US OPEN

September 5, 2000

Juan Carlos Ferrero

MODERATOR: Questions for Juan Carlos.

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Yeah, I try. I think when me, I don't do nothing in the court, no, I can to choke on some games. Today I didn't do nothing in the court. He plays normal. I don't know, no, thinking about the final also. So maybe when I lost the first service and the second also. After then I can't to play, no, because I feel so bad in the court and my head is not so good for thinking about the match, you know.

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: No, not nervous. I know him, no, and he's playing good this year. I think before the match I have to play so good for win him, no? At the beginning of the match, I play not bad, no? But then when he broke my service in the first set, I did so many doubles, I lost the confidence in my service, and I think it so important for the rest of the match, no? Because the service in hard court, I think it's more important for my confidence and for the match, you know.

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Yes, I feel so good because the last year I lost against Rusedski, no, in fourth set in the central. This year I win so many difficult matches here, Meligeni, Federer, Gumy, is good player in hard court, no? I feel so good because now in this tournament I play so good these three rounds. In this match, I hope more than me, no? But tennis is the tennis, and some days you going to play bad, no? And today is the day.

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Yeah. I feel okay with my physic. I don't have problems.