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...
playing week
For the whole week I've been playing really well,
playing service
He was playing great, especially his service game,
bit final four playing pressure
I've been playing the final here for four years, so there was a bit of pressure on me.
needed played playing third win
He played well. I started playing better in the third set but I wasn't able to win the important points. I needed to be more patient.
best expecting front great home playing tough
I will play Johansson now which will be tough in front of his home crowd, ... It should be a great match. I'll go into it not really expecting much and try to keep playing my best tennis.
against champion defending difficult finish heart playing serve tennis
I think it was about more than tennis today. It's really to do with your heart when you are playing against the defending champion and against him in his hometown. It's really difficult to serve it out and finish the match. I think that's the most difficult thing.
came enjoy far focus form hopefully moment number playing
I came this far already. I'm just going to enjoy the moment and that I'm playing the number one in the world. Hopefully I can keep the form I showed this week. I'm not going to think that I'm playing Roger. I'm just going to focus on the ball.
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.
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.