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MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERSApril 16, 2013Jo-Wilfried TsongaMONTE CARLO, MONACO J. TSONGA/N. Davydenko THE MODERATOR: Questions in French, please. Q. That's a very good start. He can be a tricky player. JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: Yes, it was a pretty good start. But I can do better. I got broken from the start. But I did play a solid match and I was able to manage the situation quite well. Of course, I didn't play a huge match. I can do better. But I'm happy I won because he can be a very dangerous player. He's proven it in the past. If I was able to win, it means I was able also to do something good on the court. Q. Gilles was talking about how difficult it was to come back from Argentina. What about you? JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: It's true that it is not easy. We had a long tour. We are jetlagged. During that time there was a lot of tension. I believe all of us had a letdown after that. I didn't play at all last week. I was with my family. Long time no see. Of course, it was good for me mentally. I feel really good in my mind, but I didn't really prepare for this tournament. Anyway, I'm coming here very eager to play. Q. What about your next opponent? JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: I don't know who it's going to be yet. I will probably play Thursday. Q. The day off, is it a positive for you, getting over the jetlag and so on? JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: Yes, I will have time to adapt a bit better to the surface and to feel better with my game. I will work tonight and tomorrow. Tonight it will be physical conditioning, and tomorrow I'll hit a little bit. Q. What about Rasheed? JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: He will come next week. We try to organize his trips intelligently knowing he lives in Australia, he has a little girl. So it makes sense that he would come just for the next two Masters Series followed by the French Open and Wimbledon, which will be two months in a row for him. It was logical that he would stay a bit longer at home this week because I'm just coming back from Argentina. I have no real preparation for this tournament. So it's not that I don't want to do well here, but there's going to be a long stretch for him after that. Q. Apparently Djokovic is playing, maybe against Youzhny. Is that good news? JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: Yes, it is. Novak is one of the major players in tennis right now. I believe it's good for the tournament to have him participate in the tournament. It is positive. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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