Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten, also known as Guga, is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000, becoming the only player to defeat Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi in the same major tournament...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth10 September 1976
CityFlorianopolis, Brazil
compete exams high hip lacks past ready spend undergoing undergone weeks
I still don't feel ready to compete at a high level. I have undergone exams this past week, and my hip still lacks stability. I will spend the upcoming weeks in the U.S. undergoing treatment.
best forward gone haven looking neck pain playing
I was really looking forward to playing in New Haven again, but unfortunately the pain on my neck hasn't completely gone away and I am not able to give my best on the court,
feeling
I was feeling a lot of tightness in my body,
aspects few improved lots past
I don't feel well enough yet to play competitively. Lots of aspects have improved in the past few months, but I must find more stability.
bit days expected feeling happen playing
Right now, its very tight. But, I think I expected a little bit that this would happen because playing two days ago, and even this morning, I wasn't feeling 100 percent. I was feeling a lot of tightness in my body.
fully goal great intense recovered shape six weeks
My goal now is to be fully recovered and to be in great shape I need, at least, six weeks of intense work,
foolish fools-and-foolishness jeopardize plans year
I have a lot of plans for the year and I don't want to jeopardize those by doing something foolish in one day of play.
friend good match maybe moment tournament using win
For me, every moment is a different situation. Maybe in 2000, '99, I could come here and win a match, it would be one match for me, not a good result. But right now, it's important because I'm able to play another match. Basically, I have no contracts, so I try to find different shirts. In Brazil, I have a friend that is making them for me. Every tournament I'm using a different shirt.
happened pity ready
It was a pity this happened right now. I was ready to compete.
again element failed hard highest level lots match matches playing strong tough ups weird
It was a very weird match with lots of ups and downs. I started playing very strong but couldn't keep the level I had in the first set. I need to get used to be playing at my highest again day after day, in tough matches like that. It is hard to keep my concentration, which is probably one of the most important part of the game, and the element that failed me today.
best helped second serve third trainer
At the end of the second set, it got very tight. The trainer helped me out a little bit. ... I was able to play well in the third set, but, unfortunately, I couldn't serve the same way. And that's probably the best part of my game.
advantage against beginning best chances definitely gives played player players second
I played two very different sets. I had a lot of chances at the beginning of the second set that I couldn't take advantage of. When you have a player that has been in against the best players and you gives him such chances, it definitely makes things more complicated.
good practice rush time
I'm being able to practice again, which is a good sign, but I can't rush things. There's a long time before the tournament. We'll have to see how I improve.
season stop top
I am 29 and if by the end of the season I haven't rediscovered my top form, I will stop playing.