adidas International

January 6, 2003

Todd Reid

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

TODD REID: Yeah, that's the way it is, I guess, playing the No. 20 in the world from Argentina, you know. Big round, I guess it was. But, you know, he had to pull out some shots in the end to win it.

TODD REID: Yeah, definitely it all comes down to experience. I mean, I served for the match. He pulled out some good shots. I might have missed a couple, but, you know, it all comes down to experience. After this match, I'll get mentally tougher and stronger, I guess, going to the Australian Open next week. So it's all experience.

TODD REID: Yeah, I thought I was sort of there today, but it just never seems to come along. Hopefully, I'm there playing-wise. I mean, I'm good enough, but it's just getting that one win to start me off now.

TODD REID: Oh, yeah. I've been at Wimbledon. That was quite -- but, I mean, that was juniors. There was a lot of rain delays, so I'm quite used to the rain delays. I don't mind them at the moment. But, yeah, it was lots of fun, I guess, in the end - maybe not after, when we shook hands. But as I look back on it, it was a good match, a good experience.

TODD REID: Yeah, I should be all right. I'll be a lot stronger after that match, and a lot mentally stronger I guess after that. Hopefully, this experience will help me quite a bit now as I go into the Australian Open.

TODD REID: Yeah, he really had to pull out some shots in the end. All full credit to him, he played some good tennis in the end. I mean, I made him hit the shots. He hit some incredible backhands up the lines and forehand winners, so all the credit to him for pulling them out.

TODD REID: Oh, definitely. Just sort of been knocking on the door, but it just hasn't opened yet.

TODD REID: Yeah, definitely. I played a four-setter last year pretty comfortably. I went full on tonight all three sets. Just another one or two sets maybe. I'm sure I'm there, I'm physically strong. Played a five-set match, a practice one, against Pete Luczak in the hot sun. That was over five hours. That was good. I didn't cramp or anything, so that's good to see.

TODD REID: Yeah, I'll probably go play some challengers now, just try and get my ranking up, go to play those high tournaments at the moment, just not play the futures and satellites. I didn't get to play any challengers last year, so hopefully I'll be able to pump my ranking up a bit more.

TODD REID: Oh, you know, everything's experience. I won't be laughing at it, that's for sure. I mean, I'll take it as the years -- I guess as the years come. But, you know, it's all good experience. I'll take it into my next match, next Aussie Open, and then throughout the year.

TODD REID: I think I've drawn a seed every time so far, so, I mean... I drew Escude, Rusedski. Last week, I mean, Spadea was 8th seed. But, I mean, I keep (inaudible) with the seeds but, you know, that's the way it is. It's the luck of the draw. You can't do much about that. You've just got to win the matches. That's all it comes down to.