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D. Nalbandian – Day 4
Thursday, June 23, 2005

Q. How did that go for you today? How did you feel?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: Pretty good. I mean, I think I played very good match, and
I feel every time more confidence on the court. Feeling very good.
Q. Do you feel you’re playing as well now as you were in the year that you
reached the final?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: It’s really tough to compare, but I’m think I’m starting
the matches with more confidence than 2002. So I think I feel a little bit
better now.
Q. Does it still feel kind of strange coming on to grass after so long on
clay, or are you quite used to it by now?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: Yeah, it’s difficult. It’s a big difference of surface,
but we have enough days to adapt to these courts. So it’s not that bad.
Q. What do you know about your next opponent, Andrew Murray?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: I didn’t know him, so I can’t tell you too much.
Q. You haven’t heard of him at all?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: A little bit, but…
I know I have to be careful. I mean, he’s in the third round, so he must be
playing good.
Q. Have you seen any of his games here? You haven’t seen any clips?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: Just two, three. Not big deal.
Q. He’s obviously got a lot of support behind him, being one of the home
players. Does that make any difference to you when the crowd are backing the
other player?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: No. Of course gonna be everybody with him. I think he’s
the only one left, so should be a lot of people support him.
But I’m gonna feel okay.
Q. You’ve come across this situation before, haven’t you, with Tim Henman, I
think?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: Yeah, but is gonna be different. All match are different,
so…
All years are different so…
Q. In terms of the support.
DAVID NALBANDIAN: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I think it’s gonna be almost the
same, I don’t know.
Q. Does it kind of fire you up? Does it motivate you more?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: You mean for the people, for the support, the crowd?
Q. When everybody appears to be almost against you.
DAVID NALBANDIAN: Everybody – not almost everybody (laughing).
But, no, Davis Cup is gonna be almost the same so…
Q. But that gives you a little bit extra?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: Yeah, a little motivation extra, yeah.
Q. Because some players would wilt under the kind of pressure.
DAVID NALBANDIAN: No, I like to play like this.
Q. I ask you just about Davis Cup. You won today, Guillermo Coria won today.
Does that boost your chances, do you think, of winning in Australia on
grass?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: Even if we do a good tournament, both, it’s gonna be very
tough in Australia. They have a very good players, very good doubles. So
either way it’s gonna be tough. So we know that for grass court they have a
better team than us, but we still believe that we have a chance.
Q. How big a loss is it for you not having Guillermo Canas available for the
team?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: Well, of course not a good news for him, first of all, and
for the Davis Cup.
But, I don’t know, of course gonna be a little bit more tough, but we still
having a good players left.
Q. He’s the fourth Argentinian guy to have a positive test. Do you worry
about how that might affect the reputation of Argentinian tennis?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: No. I mean, I don’t know too deep the case. I mean, I
don’t know exactly what is going on, so I can’t tell you too much.
I think is gonna be very tough for him. Was — I think was unlucky for all
the Argentinians, but I don’t know, I don’t know why.
Q. Assuming this match against Murray is on Centre Court where he hasn’t
played before, how difficult was it for you when you played your first match
on Centre in a final to get used to the special atmosphere of the place?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: I don’t know. You have to ask him.
Q. But I mean for you.
DAVID NALBANDIAN: I can’t tell you for him.
Q. For you.
DAVID NALBANDIAN: For me, was tough because I was in the final and I never
played before. So was two thing: the final and the Centre Court.
But, I mean, you must be nervous in the first few games, and then everything
is going natural.
Q. Will you take any pleasure out of being the guy who beats the last Briton
at Wimbledon?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: I have to play first and then I’m gonna ask you the
question after that (smiling).