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U.S. OPENAugust 30, 2012Martin KlizanNEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK M. KLIZAN/J. Tsonga THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. If you could, describe the match. MARTIN KLIZAN: I was coming to the match to play a very solid game.  I wanted to play really good tennis to play with the top star player. I played very, very well today. I mean, I was concentrating each point and I won; I'm very happy that I did. Q. And you did it against a No. 5 player. I think it's your first defeat of a top‑10 player. Advances you to the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time. Is it fair to say this might be the best victory of your career? MARTIN KLIZAN: Yeah. He's like No. 6 in the world and I beat him. I feel great. I don't know what to say. I'm very happy, and that's it. Third round, I think it's my best result in my career, and I'm looking forward to play Saturday third round. There is a chance to win again. Q. Did you feel you feel better than ever? MARTIN KLIZAN: I play good. I feel comfortable on the court and I tried to do my best. That's it. Q. Were you surprised in a way maybe sometimes Tsonga was low? MARTIN KLIZAN: First set 6‑4, then I lost 1‑6. In the first game I was leading Love‑40 on his serve, so if I break him it's a little different story then. He hold the serve, and then I don't know what happened, but he started play very good. He killed me 6‑1. So it was a little bit different set than the first one. Then again, I started to feel better and better after each point and I won 6‑1, and then I broke him first game again the fourth set and I was holding the serve good. ThenI made a very, very ‑‑a lot of unforced errors when I was leading 4‑0. But, I don't know. I won 6‑3. Q. Was it helping maybe to see how frustrated he was at some points, smashing racquets or trying one‑handed backhands? MARTIN KLIZAN: I was concentrating only on my serve to play good game, and I didn't look at him, what he's doing. I didn't care what he's doing. I just was concentrating, thinking straight to me. Q. Did you have a game plan going into the match? How did you prepare? MARTIN KLIZAN: For this match? Well, like always, like normal match. For me, it's no different if there is No. 5 player or No. 100 player. It doesn't matter. I want to play a good game every match. For me, I mean, I had no pressure. If I lose, then I lose. I lose with good player. But I won and I'm very happy. It means for me more that I beat finally a guy from top 10. Q.  Is there any difference playing in a stadium like Louis Armstrong or any other court here for you? MARTIN KLIZAN: It was really different, because there were like, I don't know how many people, but the atmosphere was perfect and I like. The crowd was clapping also for me. When I did the good shot they were like clapping for me. I know Tsonga is a big love for them or something like this. But it was very‑‑ how do you say? Also they wanted me to win, so I'm very happy that I played it and I enjoyed it. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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