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WIMBLEDONJuly 7, 2013Gianluigi QuinziLONDON, ENGLAND G. QUINZI/H. Chung THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. You seem very excited. You've been close. You must be excited. GIANLUIGI QUINZI: Yeah, I'm very excited. Q. Talk a little bit about the match. GIANLUIGI QUINZI: Before the match I was a lot of tight because I knew that I was playing in the big court my first time. So I was a lot of tight, but my coach said to me before the match, Don't look around. Look only the court. Look the Korean guy. Think what we have to play. And I go to the court. I was a little bit tight the first two games. But after I play my game and I win the tournament. I can't believe that I win. I'm so happy. (Smiling.) Q. It was a pretty close match. What do you think the difference was? GIANLUIGI QUINZI: Play very, very good the important points. The first two game I play very good. I was aggressive. I think he was a lot of tight because he did too many double‑faults for two games. But after I was tight again, me. My serve was not very good in the first set. 5‑3 him, I break him; three winner from my backhand. So at 5‑4 I play three aces. 5‑All I break again, 7‑5. I was a lot of confident for the second set. Second set, until 6‑All there was no break. The tiebreak was unbelievable. I play my best tennis in the tiebreaker. Q. Can you talk a little bit about how physically demanding the match was, because the weather was very hot and a lot of the rallies were long.  It was a very high standard. Did you find it tough to compete out there? GIANLUIGI QUINZI: Yeah, I was pretty good the first game. The first set I was too tired because we play like 20, 25 shot in a row. So was a lot of tension. And with the tight, you are too tired. But after I get some recovery stuffs so I was better. But I play good with my first serve the second set, so I didn't play too much. Like I say before, I play good the important points so that I win the match. Q. What are your thoughts on grass? Obviously you didn't play growing up on grass court. GIANLUIGI QUINZI: Yeah, grass court I feel good last year. I play unbelievable tennis last year. But this year, after Roehampton, after the quarterfinal that I lost in Roehampton, I thought that I play unbelievable tennis. He play unbelievable, too. But I was confident. I didn't think I have to do semifinal again. So I went to the court the first round, and after the first round that I win, I tell to my coach, Maybe I'm going to win this tournament. And then I win. Q. Your family seemed pretty excited there. GIANLUIGI QUINZI: I didn't talk to the family yet. Maybe I'm going to talk later or after. I don't know. Q. You said all through the week you felt you were mentally ready to win here. How did you feel this morning? GIANLUIGI QUINZI: Yesterday I didn't sleep at all. I was a lot of tight. 11:00, 11:30 I went to sleep. I was thinking on the match until 12:00. But after I was tight. I was not 100% today because I didn't sleep well. But after, it's a match. I went to the court, I play my game, and I play unbelievable tennis and I win. Q. Did you know much about your opponent in terms of like a past history? GIANLUIGI QUINZI: Yeah, he's IMG player. I don't know if until now he's IMG player. He's one of my best friends. I know him pretty well. He's a great guy. I practice with him all the time when I was IMG. I play him two years ago in Bonfiglio and he was a really good player. He improve a lot in these two years. In grass court, today was unbelievable rallies we play. He was better at the back. I play good important point. He played not good the important point. That's why I win the match. But in the back, he was better. So I play with him in Bonfiglio two years ago. 6‑1, 7‑5 I win the match. But today was impressive for me. Q. Are you looking forward to the ball? GIANLUIGI QUINZI: Of course. I'm going over there, yeah. Q. Do you have somewhere special to put the trophy at home? GIANLUIGI QUINZI: Somewhere special? I don't know, maybe in my windows. I don't know. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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