Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphanis a retired professional tennis player from Thailand. He was the first men's singles player from Asia to be ranked in the top 10 of the ATP rankings, reaching a career high world no. 9. His nickname is "Ball". He graduate a bachelor of Social Science from Ramkhamhaeng...
exciting
For me it was a very exciting match.
best good match rhythm start striking tough year
It's not the best way to start a tournament, but the good thing is that I've come through. I always start my year here, but striking rhythm in the year's first match is always tough after a two-month break.
ball bangkok break came court exactly good losing second serve trying
It was exactly the same as in Bangkok -- 7-5 in the third, losing my serve at 5-all. I was down a break in the second set and came out with nothing to lose, just trying to put the ball in the court and play good tennis.
difficult felt games home match maybe service tight weird
I just had some weird service games in which I felt tight without any reason, ... Maybe it's because the first match at home is always difficult for me.
pressure supportive thailand
I often feel like that when I play in the Thailand Open. It's not the pressure from the crowd. They are supportive and have nothing to do with this.
monks
In the temple, the monks have nothing of the world.
contests matches prepare tough
Tough matches prepare you better for contests ahead.
playing week
For the whole week I've been playing really well,
attacking caught chance effort failed hope missed next
He was attacking all the way and caught me off-guard. I failed in my effort to get back into the match, but hope to make up for the missed chance next year.
break chance draw experience far finish focus full knew looked match second treat
I was down one break in the second set 3-5 but I used my experience to get back to five-all and knew this would give me a chance to finish the match in two sets. I haven't looked too far into the draw but now I play (Noam) Okun and I have to treat this match with full focus and concentration.
against champion defending difficult finish heart playing serve tennis
I think it was about more than tennis today. It's really to do with your heart when you are playing against the defending champion and against him in his hometown. It's really difficult to serve it out and finish the match. I think that's the most difficult thing.
best both enjoyed enjoying fun matches played tennis
I think it's one of the best matches I've played. I think we both had fun and were enjoying it. ... We played our best tennis and enjoyed the match and enjoyed the moment.
again believed game second since slow start tough
I think that it was a really slow start for me again today, just like since the quarterfinals, ... I still believed that I was going to play better in the second set, which I did. His game is really on especially at the moment, so he's tough to play.
experience hot rely rising star
He is a rising star and is very hot at the moment. I have to rely on the experience that I have, which is more than his.