Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria, nicknamed El Mago, is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up at the 2004 French Open and a former world no. 3. He was named after tennis champion and compatriot Guillermo Vilas...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth13 January 1982
boring difficult focused good match rhythm sports ugly
It was an ugly match, boring for spectators. I was not focused and the rhythm was slow, it was difficult to concentrate and a good match to forget, but the important thing was to win.
challenge difficult facing favorite player surface task today
Hardcourt is the favorite surface of Johansson, and it will bea difficult task for me to challenge the Swede. I must player better than today when facing Johansson,
almost difficult forward next
It was a very difficult match, I almost lost. However, I could get up and look forward to the next battle.
almost difficult
It was a very difficult match, I almost lost.
beat best break difficult finals hope hungry invincible playing record tournament win
Moya is playing at his best and it will be very difficult to beat him. But I am really hungry to win a tournament this year. I know he has been invincible in finals here in Umag but I hope I can be the first one to break this record of his.
break confident difficult match moments next
It was a difficult match and I had to be very focused. I made the most of the moments where I could break his service, and I really made the most of the moments where I could win. I feel very confident about the next match.
bit difficult finding game luck played tired today win
I am finding my game and today it was another difficult first set. Volandri played very well and there was nothing I could do. Then I had luck in the 3-2 and managed to win the set. Probably he got a bit tired from yesterday.
feeling four gets happening knew losing tight
I was losing feeling on the hand, ... It has been happening for four days. I had a lot of treatment...but during the match, the more I serve, the more it gets tight -- the forearm, the shoulder. I knew it could happen. That's just the way it is.
court fought goals left sure
He's always fought for his goals. He always left everything on court and off the court he's a fighter. I'm sure he'll be back.
faking
It was a misunderstanding. He (Massu) said, 'That's not a real injury, you're faking it,'. I said, 'No, it's real, I'm not faking it'.
conditions court easy energy good happy next rounds save since sure weather won
I am happy to have won this easy. It is good for the next rounds since I will save energy that I am sure I will be needing. It wasn't easy to play today. The weather conditions made the court very heavy.
full luckily match recover
Luckily by the end of the match I was able to recover my full speed.
knew last lost win
I knew that when I lost here last year, I wanted to come back and win it in 2004.
balls beginning bit high playing speed surprised
He started very fast. He was playing very high balls. I was a little bit surprised at his speed at the beginning of the match,