Q. Could you just take us through that match? Pleased to be back on center court? Pleased to get the win in fairlystraightforward?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I was happy with the way I played. It always takes some time to getting used tothe match conditions here on center court, you know, but started maybe a bitslow but reacted, you know, all right.
Once I got the upperhand, things were pretty much in control. Yeah, it was good. I served wellwhen I had to, and mixed it up. That'show I want to play. I'm happy to bethrough without a fright.
Q. Was the heat a problem a little bit?
ROGER FEDERER: Not really. I mean, maybe what, 30 degrees? You know, it didn't ‑‑ definitely felt warmer than the last fewdays. This and in America and Australia we play at, you know, 40,45 degrees, you know. So it's stillpretty mild for my liking, but, you know, the ball flies more, bounces more, soit's more like Madrida little bit.
Obviously I played aguy who played really far behind the baseline, so the court felt reallybig. I just have to get used tothat. It was nice conditions, not toomuch wind. Little warm, so it was good.
Q. The dropshot seems to have become one of your weapons on clay. You tried a couple today. Could you tell us about it?
ROGER FEDERER: They worked well. That's what I mean, mixing it up, coming tothe net, hitting dropshots. You can'thit them against everybody, you know. There are certain types of players that don't allow you to do it, andothers you can do it all the time. Todaywas sort of the right time to do them, but, you know, I'm happy I got to learnhow to use it over the years. I used tonot be a fan of the dropshot at all. Ialways thought it was a shot you only hit when you're panicking from thebaseline, when you're scared maybe to take on the fight, you know.
But today I realizedthat actually you can use it to your advantage against like players liketoday. It just makes it a little bitmore easy.
Q. Just in general, not in the tournament, how distracting can it be, allthe media activities, all the sponsors, all that stuff you have to do outsidethe court?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, the sponsors slow down once thetournament starts. It's maybe the weekbefore, you know. But I think once youget used to that, it's no problem. Imean, it's nice to be, how you say, in the limelight and that people areinterested in you.
You'd be a fool sayingit's wrong. Of course, sometimes I haveto do a little less media, you know. That's in the rule books. Sure,after a match like this, how much can you really talk about, you know?
So maybe other guys don't have to dopress. Some guys only do 5 to 10minutes. I do 45 minutes. It's not always most fun, but at the sametime it's part of the business today, you know. Times have changed. I told myselfmany years ago when I was coming up and about, and I was coming through theranks that I was hopefully having a decent relationship with the media, becauseI'll see them for the next hopefully 10, 15, 20 years, you know.
So far it's been okay, so I do stillenjoy coming to the press rooms sometimes, because usually it's pretty full,and it's nice that people want to hear what I say.
Q. (InFrench) This is not about today's match,but Santoro is playing his 20th Roland Garros. What do you think about the player, Santoro? He's been playing so long.
ROGER FEDERER: It's become a great accomplishment for me toplay against him a great many times. He's very talented the way he touches the ball, hits the ball. He's one of the greatest tacticians in termsof his play.
You know, he was quitelimited when he plays two‑handed, but he's always trying to fumble his waythrough. I've always enjoyed playingagainst him and watching his matches, as well. We respect each other, I think.
Q. Now, we're talking about the other ones. What about Guillaume, young one. He's just won a match, if you're aware of this. What do you think about this?
ROGER FEDERER: I don't know him, unfortunately. It's a good thing for him. Now that I know him, it's going to be a greatmoment for him. (laughter.)
No, I don't know howold he is. 19? Yes. 19. Wonderful. Great. To play on the main draw.
When you're young and to win a matchimmediately, it's something I couldn't do when I was younger. I didn't manage to do this. Well, my draw was more difficult againstRafter here, but it's always a good thing for the beginners, and mainly for himhere in France.
Q. Youwere asked what you think about the heat. Now, to me, when I think about heat, I think about your spouse. Have you said anything about the fact thatshe wouldn't attend or she wouldn't watch you during one of your matches? You've always said it's very important forher to be with you.
ROGER FEDERER: Well, yes, for her it's even more importantthan for me. You know, nothing againsther, of course. She likes watching mewhen I play. She wants to be here ateach and every single match, but if it's too warm, maybe if she needs a bit offresh air, no problem.
If Mirka or my coach ormy physical trainer or if anybody else can be here in my corner, I can playtennis correctly. So I don't reallywatch them very often. Five times permatch only, so it's quite simple. Well,I prefer if she's here. If I see she'sokay, like today, she was feeling good, so it's simpler for me.
Q. Last time you played on the central court last year, the end was notgood. What did you feel today when youhad to go on the court?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I didn't even think about last year'smatch on the same court, because I was so much concentrated. I wanted to do my best. I didn't want to lose my first match. I wanted to start well. I wanted to get into the match, to lookaround. Maybe you wouldn't believe me,but now that you say it, I realize that was true.
The final was verydifficult. It was the very lastmatch. But, you know, after what countsis how you played in Madrid, Monte‑Carlo and Rome and on clay surfaces,and what you look at is the matches you've won. If you've lost, okay, no problem, because between then and now, you haveplayed something like 60 matches, so that was okay today for me.
Q. Was it a good thing to play just after him, to watch Rafa's match, ordid you watch anything? Or would yourather focus on your style?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, it's Stan I watched. He was fighting hard. I was more interested compared withRafa. Well, sometimes I do other things. I had to eat, and then to practice. So one set I watched Nadal and two or threesets played by Stan.
So I'm really happy forStan, because he played after a number of difficulties he had.
Q. It's the first round, okay. Whatwould you think about your play and what you've done today that's going to beuseful in the future?
ROGER FEDERER: It's a good thing that I won this firstround. I have a few days. Now I can focus. I can unwind for a while. I have less pressure, because the pressure iswhen you have to manage the first round. I have a bit of time.
I think I playedwell. I could play even better. I served well, that's true. It's a good thing for me, because my serve isgood to start the tournament, which is what I like. Now the rounds are going to be tougher andtougher, so I hope I can play better and better, as well.
Q. Is it you who asked to play today rather than tomorrow to have more daysof rest? You could have played Tuesday. ROGERFEDERER: I asked for Sunday, but Mondayand Tuesday would have been okay. Wednesday, as well. Well, we cango through the whole week if you want to. You know, what counts is that ‑‑ well, in any case, you have to winseven matches. Never mind who you'regoing to play against and the type of weather you have, but what you have to dois end this race and win the battle.
ATP - A VICTORY IN STRAIGHT SETS TO START OFF WITH
Roger swept into the second round of the French Open today by defeating Spain's Alberto Martin 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
"I started a little slowly," he said afterwards. "He plays very far behind the baseline so I had to make adjustments. Then I started to serve well. That allowed me to play more freely and I was able to dominate."
It was a bit of a rough start for Roger when he was broken in his first serve but he later levelled to 2-2. Roger then went on to break Martin for a second time in the 10th game to take the set. From then on our champ was clearly in control, dominating during his serve and breaking his opponent regularly.
Roger eased to victory in an hour and 43 minutes, setting up a second-round meeting with either José Acasuso or Santiago Ventura.
1. Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) v. Novak Djokovic (SRB)[4] 2. Julien Benneteau (FRA) v. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)[9] 3. Bobby Reynolds (USA) v. Gael Monfils (FRA)[11] 4. Fabrice Santoro (FRA) v. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 5. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)[5] v. Michael Llodra (FRA) 6. James Blake (USA)[15] v. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 7. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)v. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 8. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)[21]v. Arnaud Clement (FRA) 9. Marc Gicquel (FRA) v. Rainer Schuettler (GER)[27] 10.Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) v. Mardy Fish (USA)[22] 11.Brian Dabul (ARG) v. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 12.Evgeny Korolev (RUS) v. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 13.Tommy Robredo (ESP)[16]v. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 14.Andrei Pavel (ROU) v. Tommy Haas (GER) 15.Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)[29]v. Bernard Tomic (AUS) 16.Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v. Juan Monaco (ARG) 17.Ivan Navarro (ESP) v. Andreas Beck (GER) 18.Viktor Troicki (SRB) v. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 19.Victor Crivoi (ROU) v. Simon Greul (GER) 20.Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)v. Andreas Seppi (ITA)
ปล. Mythbusters เคยอธิบายว่า ความเชื่อว่ากิน Vit C แล้วจะไม่เป็นหวัดมันไม่จริงอ่ะค่ะ (หมอที่มาออกรายการ Martha ก็บอกเหมือนกัน) แต่ Vit C มันก็มีประโยชน๋อย่างอื่นอยู่ดีแหละเน๊อะ
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