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
feels players
It feels like Argentine players are under the spotlight,
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,
extra happy hoping motivation players quite top victory win
I am quite happy to be back here after my victory two years ago and I am hoping to go to Shanghai, ... It is extra motivation to be top seed. But there are still other players who can win here and who I still need to beat.
both ended games hits physical player plays point sides strong toughest until winning
On this surface, on clay, yes, he's the toughest player because every point is very intense. He plays very intense. Also, on both sides he hits very hard. Until 4-2, all the games were very tight, but he ended up winning them because he had a better physical condition. He is like a beast, an animal, on the court. He's very strong and he's very well prepared.
confidence excellent losing luck player seems tremendous
I am not disappointed losing to Rafael (Nadal). He is an excellent player with tremendous confidence inside, and it seems luck is always on his side.
against bad players rule
It's a bad rule and all the players are against it,
ease few incredible kept later people responding shots sooner
I thought that sooner or later he would give up, or at least ease up. But he kept responding with incredible shots, shots that few people would have been able to come up with.
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.
capitalize key knew
That was the key point. There was everything in this match, a lot of turnarounds, but I knew how to capitalize on my chances.
absolute mimicking point second talking tried
tried mimicking me right from the start. It was a distraction. Their captain, who has been mouthing off all about sportsmanship, is talking to the (chair umpire) on every second point of my serve. That's not sportsmanship ... that's absolute rubbish.
against form good happy leave lost luck side today tournament year
He's having a big year and is very confident, and he's also got luck on his side at the moment, ... I leave the tournament happy with my form though. I'm not disappointed as today I lost against a very good player.
foot injury lost questioned whether
I lost a toenail on my foot and he questioned whether it was a real injury or not.
admired hope soon
I have always admired you You are so great. I hope to see you as soon as I am back to Argentina. We'll play a match.
bit felt poorly
I felt poorly but after they told me it was normal, I felt a bit better.