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		  January 12, 2011
		   
		   
		  SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES
  
		  F. MAYER/J. Del Potro 
  6-2, 7-5 
 
 THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.  
 
 Q. Never easy to play a player like Del Potro, a player of the quality of Del Potro, even though he's been off injured. 
 FLORIAN MAYER: Of course. I mean, he was injured for a long time, but he won a Grand Slam tournament two years ago, so he's a really good player.  
 I think I played a very solid match today. Didn't miss a lot from the baseline. Yeah, I'm quite happy with my performance. 
 
 Q. One half of the draw has opened up for you with Baghdatis not there. Is it a good feeling for you this week in Sydney? 
 FLORIAN MAYER: Of course it's a change for all the players now with Baghdatis gone from the bottom half, so it's a good chance.  
 But tomorrow's getting also a very tough match.  
 
 Q. You lost to Del Potro for a couple years now. Tell us, playing today, what kind of level is he at, do you think? He's obviously still coming back.  
 FLORIAN MAYER: Of course you could see he's not 100%. His serve is really strong, but from the baseline he missed a lot. I think also he was maybe a little bit tired from his long match Monday. Because when you didn't play for such a long time and you play your first match over three hours, it's really tough.  
 But I really played well from the baseline. I knew when I played my game I had a good chance to win today, and I took it.  
 
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