http://www.shanghaimasters1000.com/news/en/2009-10-17/111.shtml F. LOPEZ/R. Soderling 7-6, 6-3 An interview with: FELICIANO LOPEZ THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. I think I'm right in saying it's your first Masters semifinal? FELICIANO LOPEZ: Yeah. It is, yeah. Q. And a very impressive way to get there, as well? FELICIANO LOPEZ: It's true. I've been on the court a few times, but it's true that it's my first semis, and I'm so happy because I won already four matches this week against four great players, so I have to be happy for that; even more, being in the semis of a 1000 event. Q. You've had a few disappointments this year, haven't you, along the way? Some early exits from tournaments? So what was your motivation coming into this part of the year? FELICIANO LOPEZ: I just I was trying hard, and it just didn't happen, no? I was losing a lot of tournaments in the first round, which is tough for me to get into the rhythm and to have some confidence, no? I'm the kind of player who really needs few matches, and then I start to become more dangerous for them. And this year I was terrible since I start in January, so it's a bit late now. It's almost the end of the season, but I happy for that. Q. Soderling was very impressive yesterday, so what was your game plan going into today's match? Because Soderling was very powerful yesterday and looked very good. FELICIANO LOPEZ: Yeah, I think I played a pretty good match. To be honest, everything went perfectly on the court. And I think I have a game maybe again which is difficult for some kind of players, no? He's very solid from the baseline, but I was trying to be aggressive, to go to the net to make him also coming in a little bit. So I just tried to play my best tennis and to play my best weapons as best as I can, no? I think if my game plan today was to beat Soderling from the baseline, I think that that wouldn't work, so I think I did what I have to do. Q. It's always difficult to presume who you might play, but if it were to be Rafa, what would the excitement levels be in that one? How would you approach that particular game? FELICIANO LOPEZ: Of course I want Rafa to win. I prefer to play Rafa instead of Ljubicic, no? Once I'm there in the semis, I prefer to play against Rafa, no? I'm playing so good, and it's going to be interesting match to watch, no? We play a few times. I think on clay will be crazy to think about winning him, no? But if I play good, if I keep playing like this, I will have my chances, no? So I'm really, really happy to approach this match against Rafa if he wins tonight, so I think it would be interesting. It's a great goal to play Rafa in the semis, no? For me, it's an honor to be there and to play against No. 2 in the world. Q. (In Chinese.) Last week in China Open, ATP 500, you fell in the first round, but in the Shanghai ATP 1000, now you're going to be in the semifinal. So what happened? How did you improve between these two weeks? FELICIANO LOPEZ: Well, it's a good question, eh? I was talking to my coach right now after the match, and he just said, Did you remember playing against David Young in the quallies in Beijing? And I said, Better not remember, no? He just wanted me to realize the difference that I made between this match last week and the match I played today, no? But unfortunately I'm this kind of player. I can play very good one week and terrible the next week, but I was convinced that sooner or later it's going to come, and this week I'm playing really, really good. (很有自知之明嘛XDD) Q. (In Chinese.) A lot of the fans cheer for you. So it seems today it's your home game. So did you expect to be so welcomed in Shanghai? FELICIANO LOPEZ: No, I think it's a lot of fans in China in general. They love tennis, and with the Masters Cup here, I think that makes tennis popular in China. We are so great to have great support on the court, and it's really nice to have a lot of people there supporting you when you play. It's definitely a good country for me, and I hope to come here many, many years. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.shanghaimasters1000.com/news/2009-10-17/272.shtml 问：如果我没记错的话，这是你第一次进入大师赛的半决赛。 答：是的。 问：你在上海站的表现很不错。你觉得呢？ 答：我想是的。我已经参加过很多次大师赛，但这还是我第一次进入大师赛的半决赛。这 一周内我连续击败了四位优秀选手，从而闯入ATP1000赛事的四强。对此我非常高兴。 问：今年你的整体表现有些令人失望，几项赛事都在首轮出局，是什麽动力让你在本站赛 事表现得如此出色？ 答：几项赛事都首轮出局给了我很大压力，很长一段时间我都难以找回自信，也找不到自 己的比赛状态，但是我仍然尽力去打好每一场比赛。我想我是需要比别人多打几场比赛才 能慢慢找回感觉，从而给对手造成威胁吧。年初我的表现可以说是太糟糕了，现在状态回 升似乎晚了点，因为已经到了赛季末。但是不管怎样，我很高兴能够打入大师赛的四强。 问：昨天索德林淘汰特松加展现了非常好的竞技状态，今天你是靠什麽击败他的？ 答：今天我在场上的表现称得上是非常出色，可能我的打法对某些选手来说正好相克。他 的底线非常稳定，所以我一直努力打得更具有进攻性，比如更多得来到网前，或者吸引他 来到网前，尽力用我最擅长的战术来击败他。如果我一直守在底线，那几乎不可能击败他 。所以我想我今天的战术是非常正确的。 问：现在还不能确定你明天的对手是谁，如果是纳达尔，你计划怎麽来准备这场比赛？ 答：比赛进入半决赛阶段，无论对手是谁都一定会非常精彩。不过我更希望纳达尔能够胜 出。之前我和纳达尔打过几场比赛，要在红土上赢他实在是太困难了，不过在硬地上—— 如果我能够持续现在的状态——我想会多一些机会。 所以我很期待明天能够对阵纳达尔，如果在半决赛击败世界排名第二的纳达尔，那感觉一 定不错。 问：上周在ATP500赛事的中网，你首轮即遭失利，而在上海大师赛这个ATP1000赛事上你 却打入半决赛。短短一个星期内，你是怎样调整自己的状态的？ 答：比赛结束後我的教练也问我，是否还记得中网资格赛输掉的那场比赛。那麽糟糕的表 现，我想还是彻底忘了好。但是他让我意识到这两周内我发生了多大的变化。 我想我的状态的确不那麽稳定，这个星期可以打得非常好，下个星期又突然表现很糟糕， 但是我一直坚信自己能够打出很棒的网球。 问：有很多球迷在场上支持你，这里几乎成了你的主场，你之前有没有预料到你在上海如 此受欢迎？ 答：这我确实没料到。不过我知道中国有很多球迷，他们非常热爱网球，尤其是上海，举 办过多次大师杯赛，极大地推动了网球在中国的普及程度。我也很高兴有这麽多球迷支持 我，我希望将来能更多地来这里参赛。 --

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