Rogers Cup - Interviews
R. NADAL /S. Grosjean
6-4, 6-4
An interview with:
SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN
(Translated from French interview.)
THE MODERATOR: Questions in French .
Q. You said you did not concentrate on the easy balls. Is that one thing you
regret about today's match?
SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN: It's not necessarily the easy balls, but sometimes I knew
where I was going to hit, but he anticipated and went on the good side to
return the ball. I think sometimes I should have waited for him to make a
move before hitting. But maybe he's a player who has the best movement on
the circuit.
Mostly, he doesn't only hit the ball back, but he counterattacks so you
have to stay focused in the point and be vigilant.
Q. Is he as difficult to play on clay as on hard court?
SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN: I'd say that the balls are hard and the balls bounce
even higher on hard than they do on clay. I don't think he served that
well, so I could have broken him more times than I did. But his balls
bounced so high, and there was also a lot of wind.
Since I hit balls flatter than he does, it was more difficult for me to
keep my balls in play.
Q. If you had advice to give to his next opponent, what advice would you give?
SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN: I don't know who it will be. It depends on who he will
be. I really don't know. Maybe to be concentrated a lot. Of course, there
are times where I made some stupid errors that cost me a service break
against the best players, and that would not have cost me as much against other players.
I think whoever wants to beat him must play with constant concentration.
Q. Do you think eventually Nadal is the type of player who could win on
all types of surfaces or is it too early to know?
SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN: In any case, on hard I think he can win. Maybe not
on grass. I don't know if it's his goal. There are only one or two
tournaments on grass yearly. But outdoor on hard, he could win.
Q. Have you ever played a player who moves that well on court, as
fast as him?
SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN: Don't forget I played him at Roland Garros . And there
are a few players who move very well also: Clement , Coria . They are
players who move well and who are very fast. But I'd say about him, that
he even counterattacks after having moved very fast and he comes right
back in the point.
Q. What would you say your week has been like if you had to make an
assessment?
SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN: I'd say for the level of play, it's not that bad.
My three matches were good matches. I'm glad the way I played those
three matches. I was aggressive. I tried to do what I did well on
grass on this hard surface. There's no shame to lose against a player
like Nadal .
I'd say I am sad to have lost, but on the whole, this tournament was a
good tournament for me.
Q. Would you compare this match with the match you played against him
at Roland Garros ?
SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN: I'd say we played a long match. I had chances to
break him, just like today. But small errors prevented me from doing
so. It's about the same type of match. It's the same type of fight
because he plays with a lot of intensity in all the points, from the
first to the last. Those are good matches to play against this guy.
Q. Would a player have to do wonders to beat him?
SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN: I wouldn't say you'd have to do wonders, but I'd
say you have to expect the ball to come back. Sometimes we somehow
relax because we hit a good ball and we know it's not going to come
back - but not against this guy. We don't have to make miracles, but
we have to be ready.
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