After the unexpected withdrawal of Misha Zverev, Marat Safin said he’s glad that he could save up energy before the finals and wished Misha success in the future.
- Marat, is it better for you or not?
- Of course, it’s better. I can save up my energy. I’d rather not play.
- When did you find out that the match is canceled?
- About three hours ago. But I didn’t relax immediately after this news. Throughout my career there were cases when my opponents were to retire but then they announced they would play and I was no longer ready for it. As a rule, I lost in such cases.
- Yesterday Nikolay Davydenko said that such a late start of the match bothered him. What about you?
- No, not really. I wasn’t falling asleep on the court.
- Who of the remaining two semifinalists would you like to play in the finals?
- If a player reached the finals he’s in a good shape. So, it makes no difference for me. We have a long history with Santoro, while Kunitsyn is playing good tennis now. So, it will be difficult anyway.
- Did you watch Dinara’s match? Why do you think she lost?
- She’s been playing better than anyone for 5 months. It’s been a long year. So she is tired.
- Yesterday Davydenko said that you are play “in waves”, sometimes losing concentration.
- How did you manage to stay focused yesterday?
- When you play a top 10 player, you need to stay focused all match long. Because they play very good consistent tennis all year long. Yesterday I realized that I have to be aggressive and attack a lot. It was useless to rally with him from the base line.
- What about today’s soccer match Russia vs Germany? Are you going to watch it?
- Sure! I will root for our team.
- How will you spend your free time tonight? Are you planning to have a good sleep on the eve the finals?
- It is 5.15 AM now, I got up at 12.00 AM today, so it’s a long way before I go to bed. I have stuff to keep me busy.
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