Nicolas Massu
Nicolas Massu
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried, nicknamed Vampiro, is a Chilean former tennis player, a former World No. 9 in singles, and a winner of two Olympic gold medals. He is the only male player to have won both the singles and doubles gold medals during the same games in modern Olympic tennis. Massú also reached the final of the 2003 Madrid Masters and won six singles titles...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth10 October 1979
CityVina del Mar, Chile
usa win
We will try to do our best. We don't have anything to lose. The USA have to win the tie.
given latin luck matches tour
These matches in the Latin American Tour have always given me luck. But I still need to take one more step.
bit crazy days gold gonna history kids last maybe medals people tennis trying videos
I see some videos the last days from Chile. The people get a little bit crazy because they are very happy. They are the first two gold medals in the history of Chile. Tennis now maybe gonna be the most important sport in the country. There are a lot of kids now trying to play tennis.
best confidence matches playing tennis
First matches are always difficult. You need to get used to the court, get your rhythm. I have a lot of confidence and probably playing my best tennis ever.
against bad best both friend giving good meet mine round since trying weird
Fernando is a good friend of mine and it will be weird to play against him, but we are professionals and we will both be trying our best and giving everything to win, ... It is good and bad that we meet at a quarterfinal round since one Chilean will lose.
hurt
Everything hurt, my legs, my arms, my back.
advantage adverse ball beats entered gained happy obtained passed points situation strong turn
I entered concentrate well, but it is very young, beats very strong in the ball and obtained the advantage. But I reacted, I gained points important and I am happy for having passed for an adverse situation and obtained to turn the game.
ended gave happy match played points second sooner tennis third turn
I had match points in the second set but I played very badly, and I pretty much gave him that second set. I could have ended this match sooner than I did but this is how tennis is, things can turn around really quickly. In the end the most important thing is the result. I am very happy I was able to come through 7-5 in the third today.
great happy last terrible victory work year
This victory is a great step, but there's more work to do tomorrow. I am happy with this especially because I had a terrible year last year.
played
But I will do my best. I feel I played well today.
beaten cup davis finalist last
This is fantastic. We have beaten the finalist in the Davis Cup last year.
bit deserve hours last lost mean played sad seven since tired today tournament
I was a bit tired today since I played over seven hours in the last two days, but that doesn't mean that he didn't deserve the win. I am sad that I lost at home, in my hometown, because I really wanted to win. For me this tournament is big and important, but unfortunately it could not happen.
bit days optimistic prepare three wait
Physically, I am a bit tired, but I have three days to prepare myself for the court. We are optimistic and we can't wait for Friday.
glad matches toughest
This was one of the toughest matches I have ever played. I am glad I am through.