TMS - LISBON

November 29, 2000

Alex Corretja

MODERATOR: Questions for Alex.

ALEX CORRETJA: My feeling is that, as you said, many chances. I believe I played pretty well on those chances. I cannot say that I was playing bad tennis. I have to say that he just served unbelievable. He played great on that moments. It seems strange to see how he recovered from yesterday, the way he played, and today he played magnificent tennis. It surprised me a little bit the change he can make in one day, no? He shows why he's a good player, or special player, I would say.

ALEX CORRETJA: I have to be honest. I believe I was a hundred percent concentrate. It didn't affect my serve, the fact that yesterday I lost to Safin the way I lost. I think it is not easy to lose a match yesterday and today come back on court and be focused again and be a hundred percent ready to win. And I think I was ready to win. I did what I had to do to win. But, unfortunately, I had two set points in the first set. He just served great. Then I had many breakpoints in the second set, a little bit more of everything, of the same thing. I have to say that when you play your hundred percent, you play your best tennis, and you cannot win, it's because maybe the other was better than you.

ALEX CORRETJA: I think it could be a nice test for myself for next week, for myself, all my fellow friends on the team, Ferrero and Costa. They might play him as well. It's good to see tactics, the way we're going to play. It can help for next week, even if it's on a different surface in a different tournament. But, of course, it is good to see how we develop our game, each other.

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