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...
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.
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.
maybe shows three won
I won maybe three times with that. It really shows my flexibility.
contests matches prepare tough
Tough matches prepare you better for contests ahead.
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.
attacking caught chance effort failed hope missed next
He was attacking all the way and caught me off-guard. I failed in my effort to get back into the match, but hope to make up for the missed chance next year.
good happy met player quite score shots though tough
Even though the score was quite easy, it was a tough match. He is a good player and I had never met him before. I am happy about the way I played. I went for more shots than usual.
bit final four playing pressure
I've been playing the final here for four years, so there was a bit of pressure on me.
coach individual kids longer parents tennis
Tennis is an individual sport, so parents can coach their kids longer than other sports.