Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphanis a retired professional tennis player from Thailand. He was the first men's singles player from Asia to be ranked in the top 10 of the ATP rankings, reaching a career high world no. 9. His nickname is "Ball". He graduate a bachelor of Social Science from Ramkhamhaeng...
break chance draw experience far finish focus full knew looked match second treat
I was down one break in the second set 3-5 but I used my experience to get back to five-all and knew this would give me a chance to finish the match in two sets. I haven't looked too far into the draw but now I play (Noam) Okun and I have to treat this match with full focus and concentration.
contests matches prepare tough
Tough matches prepare you better for contests ahead.
excellent good held helped hit jeff kept match passing played serve shots swing
I feel that I played an all-around good match today. I held my serve really well today. I was able to hit some excellent passing shots and that kept Jeff at the baseline, which helped swing the match in my favor.
difficult felt games home match maybe service tight weird
I just had some weird service games in which I felt tight without any reason, ... Maybe it's because the first match at home is always difficult for me.
eight knew last match played plays points time tough
The last time we played in Japan, I had eight match points and I lost. So I knew it was going to be a tough match. When he has a tough situation, he always plays really good.
best both enjoyed enjoying fun matches played tennis
I think it's one of the best matches I've played. I think we both had fun and were enjoying it. ... We played our best tennis and enjoyed the match and enjoyed the moment.
best good match rhythm start striking tough year
It's not the best way to start a tournament, but the good thing is that I've come through. I always start my year here, but striking rhythm in the year's first match is always tough after a two-month break.
maybe shows three won
I won maybe three times with that. It really shows my flexibility.
playing week
For the whole week I've been playing really well,
playing service
He was playing great, especially his service game,
experience hot rely rising star
He is a rising star and is very hot at the moment. I have to rely on the experience that I have, which is more than his.
balls chance hits hold serves win
He hits the balls hard, which I like. I just try to hold my serves and find a chance to win points.
loses ok
But it's OK to be ousted by Moya. It's happening, and I'm notcaring so much to loses in match.
attacking caught court movement proved returns serve
He caught me off guard. He was attacking all the way. His serves, returns of serve as well as movement on court proved too much for me.