Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria, nicknamed El Mago, is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up at the 2004 French Open and a former world no. 3. He was named after tennis champion and compatriot Guillermo Vilas...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth13 January 1982
hard pain throughout
I had a lot of pain throughout the whole body. It was hard to move.
pain throughout
I had a lot of pain throughout the whole body,
balls beginning bit high playing speed surprised
He started very fast. He was playing very high balls. I was a little bit surprised at his speed at the beginning of the match,
game opponent slow
I didn't know my opponent very well and his game was a very slow game. He doesn't give you any rhythm. He comes out with things that I don't expect.
advantage fine loose mistake played serving
He really let loose and while it was a mistake not to take advantage of some of his serving errors, he really played a fine match.
chances crowd fantastic fourth helped net played took
He played really well, took his chances at the net and the crowd really helped him out (in the fourth set). It was a fantastic battle.
matches playing winning
I don't see myself winning too many matches on this surface, ... It's like playing on ice.
happy match objective sets three win
I am very happy to win in three sets a match that was very difficult. But my objective is to win on Sunday.
happiness hot perfect tough tournament
I am very happy. It was a very tough match. It was hot again. That's the kind of tournament I need to get back to my perfect shape.
confidence excellent losing luck player seems tremendous
I am not disappointed losing to Rafael (Nadal). He is an excellent player with tremendous confidence inside, and it seems luck is always on his side.
hope problems
I hope there are no more problems and things just quieten down now.
hope problems quiet
I hope there are no more problems and things just quiet down now.
knew last lost win
I knew that when I lost here last year, I wanted to come back and win it in 2004.
court
All I can do is say sorry, what I showed on court was not at all nice.