Wednesday, 2 July 2008 Marat Safin def. Feliciano Lopez 3-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 Q. You've beat him four times before. He managed only once to beat you. What was the difference this time? FELICIANO LOPEZ: Well, he was the better player today than me, than the other times we played. I think after losing the second set I really went down, no? I lost all my confidence and he start to play better and better. That's probably the reason that he won the match. Q. When he played against you, has he ever bean up to this level, or that was the best tennis he showed in matches against you? FELICIANO LOPEZ: I think, no, the best match we played I think was in Madrid. He also beat me. He was playing I think his best tennis at this moment. He won that tournament after and he won Paris, also straight. So I think he was playing a little bit better. But, anyway, Marat is playing very good now. Q. Do you practice with him when he's in Spain? Have you ever been hitting partners? FELICIANO LOPEZ: Not much because he's in Valencia and I am in Barcelona or Madrid. But we hit sometimes in the tournaments. Q. How big a chance do you give him to go all the way? FELICIANO LOPEZ: It's tough to say. Against Roger, is the king of the grass. Is difficult to predict what is going to happen, but of course he's going to have chances, no? If he plays good, he's gonna have chances. But, of course, Roger is the favorite, no? Q. Before the rain delay he seemed to be getting very frustrated. How did that help you? FELICIANO LOPEZ: After the rain? Q. Before the rain you were much stronger. He came back after the rain much calmer. Did that affect your game? FELICIANO LOPEZ: We came back 5-2 in the first and I still won the first set. In the second set I was playing okay until the end. After losing the tiebreak in the second, then I start to play bad, no? But I don't think it was because of the rain. Q. Did he surprise you in any way, or it was just your poor game? FELICIANO LOPEZ: No. Q. Did he surprise you with coming in a bit more? FELICIANO LOPEZ: I'm not surprised. Marat is a great player, no? He was No. 1 in the world, I think. Why I have to be surprised? Q. Did he offer something new that you couldn't handle? FELICIANO LOPEZ: No, no. He played his game and that's all. I don't think he did something different today. -- All come crashing down, your desperate icon. You've got to gob on, your desperate icon. You'll all come crashing in, your desperate icon You've got to gob on, your desperate icon. Am I a God or am I Jesus? Am I a man or am I a boy? Do I feel love or just possession? Do I feel holy or nothing at all? You can't deny, That your shit just tastes as sweet as mine. And you can't deny, That your shit just tastes as sweet as mine. Sweet Jesus. --

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