Greg Rusedski
Greg Rusedski
Gregory "Greg" Rusedskiis a British former tennis player who represented Canada until 1995. Born and raised in Canada, Rusedski turned professional in 1991 and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33. He was the UK number 1 in 1997 and again in 1999, and reached the ATP ranking of World No. 4 for periods from 6 October 1997 to 12 October 1997 and from 25 May 1998 to 21 June 1998. He reached the...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth6 September 1973
CityMontreal, Canada
I've had a tough last two or three years. Now I'm trying to make the most of it. I'm just going to keep playing and keep going as long as I can because it's better than being in the real world.
We've had many tough battles and I know it's going to be a difficult match.
We're very, very excited about it, but we're just taking it one day at a time at the moment,
We're cautiously optimistic so we are just hoping for the best.
We usually say it doesn't mean much, but it definitely does.
It's about you. If you win, it's you; if you lose, it's you. Black and white. Nowhere to hide.
Basically, it's just fatigue, ... I've run out of gas a little bit. I've played a lot this summer, and the body's just telling me I'm fatigued.
If I stay healthy and I'm playing good tennis I have as good a chance as anybody.
You win any which way you can. You do what you have to do to get by. That's the way it works in any job.
I don't read all the newspapers.
It is a big adjustment but I've always loved that old saying of Jack Nicklaus: 'I retired from golf to go to work.' That sums it up for me.
My biggest problem will be lack of match toughness but I am a positive, optimistic person.
You do it for the highs, when you're totally engrossed and everything's flowing and whatever you want, you get. It's like magic. That's why you play the game. That's what it's for. That's why you work.
You can't really describe how difficult it is to deal with. It is any athlete's worst nightmare to be accused of cheating by taking drugs. It really is very difficult to put into words how it makes you feel.