Interview with Tomas Berdych after
his wins over Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon 2010
Wimbledon 2010
By LadyDragon
WIMBLEDON, United
Kingdom --(LadyDragon.com)
03/07/10--Interview
with Tomas Berdych after his wins over Novak Djokovic at
Wimbledon 2010
Q. On a scale of
one to ten, how will describe your match today? Where do
you place your match?
TOMAS BERDYCH: I don't know. It's tough to find some
number. I mean, at least it's gonna be eight or nine.
Still, the tennis -- I mean, if the tennis, the best one,
then you still needs it keep it away. So, yeah,
definitely eight to nine. Yeah, I was playing really well
today.
I felt, you know, quite tired since the morning, but then
all of a sudden just came on court, feel great, and just
win it in three sets.
Q. What does it feel like to be in the final?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, I mean, right now it's great feeling
so far. I'm just trying to be enjoying the victory of
today. You know, I think I will try to do the same as I
did after Roger. So, you know, today just be thinking
about today's match, and since tomorrow, just leave it on
side and just get ready for the finals.
I'm still not done yet here. One more to go.
Q. You beat Federer and Djokovic in successive games.
You are fear no one now?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Yeah, of course it would be bad if I say
I'm in fear of somebody. So, you know, playing well,
feeling great, still healthy, and I hope some energy
still left there for the last one.
And of course I'm looking forward to the next one, and
definitely not fear to anybody.
Q. Did you feel your performance improved today
compared to your performance in beating Federer?
TOMAS BERDYCH: It's tough to compare if my performance
was better or not. It was different opponent and just
different match. We played semifinals, so I don't think
so.
I just play my -- not the best tennis, but I was playing
what I need, just, you know, finish it in three sets.
That's important.
Q. Are you surprised at all considering the importance
of that match that you were able to do it in straight
sets, though?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Oh, of course. It was the tiebreak of the
second set. But, you know, it shouldn't be the tiebreak
because, I mean, I was serving to close the set. There I
just made couple of mistakes and lost my serve. Then
again I have 6-3 up and give some set points to Novak.
So yeah, I mean, I was much better in that second set. I
just make it a little more complicated. Finally I just
made it on my side, and then he starts to be really,
really down, you know, I think more mentally than
physically.
Q. Did what happened to you in the semifinal in Paris
make you more determined if you ever got in that position
again that you wouldn't waste the chance?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, I don't know if I can be talking
like about the wasting of chance. I mean, well, I'm quite
happy that it's quite soon after the Paris. Still the
memories from there are really fresh.
I just took all the positive things from the semifinals
in Paris. You know, I just show that I learned from those
experience in Paris. It worked pretty well today.
Q. What is the key to your Grand Slam success now at
the age of 24?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, it's many things. Definitely starts
in the first round. You just need to go step by step and
beat every player. You know, coming to every match, every
opponent with the same goals, same tactics: be
concentrated, be patient, and try your best.
So far, works pretty well.
Q. Did you feel mentally or physically stronger than
in the past years? Do you sense there's a difference in
you?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Of course it is. I mean, it's many things.
I mean, I feel, yeah, more confidence. I feel more
stronger by mentally side, physically as well.
Yeah, I think this is quite enough to just, you know,
show the good results.
Q. You talk about the same tactics going up against no
matter who you play, but on Sunday you're gonna have two
different styles. Is there a way you're looking at each
individual yet, how you might face them?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, definitely not. They're still
playing. In tennis, you have no chance to choosing your
opponent.
So the better is gonna win. The one is gonna be waiting
for me in the final. Even if it's Rafa or Andy, it's
tough to be finding some, you know, special tactics or
anything for them. They both have some experience with
the Grand Slam finals. Me, not.
So I will try just keep, you know, concentrate for myself
and playing my tennis.
Q. With the way you are playing now, don't you see
yourself as becoming the Wimbledon champion on Sunday?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, so far I'm playing, well, quite well
here. Of course there is one more match to go, so just
need to bring all what I have to that Sunday match.
Yeah, that's why I'm here and why I'm trying to win every
match.
Q. Are all your family gonna be here? Anybody coming
over now to watch you in the final?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Yeah, my father, mother, they came already
for the semis. So they are already here, and they are
gonna stay until the final.
Q. This is your first Grand Slam final. Do you think
all these years you have been an underperformer with your
game, because people are talking about you have the game
to be really good?
TOMAS BERDYCH: What was the question? Like if...
Q. Do you think all these years you have been an
underperformer up to this stage?
TOMAS BERDYCH: No, definitely not. I know what I'm doing.
Every day if I'm gonna go practice, I know why I'm doing
that. Somebody is trying to win at least one, two matches
in the Grand Slam tournament.
I'm in different position. Right now I'm in the final.
I'm trying the same way I did before. And, you know,
that's just how is the tennis. It's really tough sport
that you can face really tough opponents since the first
round.
So definitely not. I mean, right now I'm playing well;
I'm in the final. That's how it is. I don't think it's
the way just to be looking for the past or to the future.
Right now I'm in the final, and that's it.
Q. Are you a good sleeper, and do you expect to be
sleeping well the night before or will it just be another
day as far as being able to relax?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Definitely I think the best thing what I
like is to have a good sleep. I mean, I don't think it's
anything gonna disturb me from that.
Yeah, I will enjoy that, get really relaxed, and that's
what I need. You know, the energy is getting lower and
lower, and, you know, I think the sleep is the best thing
how you can just, you know, bring it a little bit higher
and get it back a little bit.
Q. Do you have a hobby outside of tennis?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, it's not much time to have any
specific hobbies. I mean, you know, not much. You know,
if you're just spending the time between those matches
and everything just relaxing and watching some movies,
music. Nothing special.
Q. Have you worked specifically on your movement over
the last few years? It appears that you're much faster
and that your balance is a better on your shots.
TOMAS BERDYCH: I don't know if something -- I don't know
-- well, no, definitely not. I mean, I'm doing still the
same things what I did before. I don't know how long you
asking for, but no.
I mean, I know that the movement is my weak part of the
tennis and I need to improve that. I'm almost working on
it every day. It works pretty well. I mean, the work for
my movement is pretty hard. Yeah.
Q. Who was your sport idol when you were a kid? Does
Ivan Lendl mean something special to you? Did you used to
watch him playing an television?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, I never had any tennis idols. Well,
of course so many people just putting me on side with
Ivan Lendl, with part of the similar style of the game
and any other specific things, like when I won my first
tournament and when he did.
You know, it's really nice to be in the part of his name.
But still, you know, he achieved much, much more than me.
You know, but the things needs to start somewhere.
Hopefully this time it's really good time to start to
building hopefully the similar results as he did.
Q. When did you first feel like you were ready to win
a Grand Slam?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, I think this question I can get
after the match on Sunday. If it's gonna go well, I mean,
why now? Still one to go. Definitely I'm not gonna give
you an answer for it.
Q. Was there a moment this year - you've had a very
consistent year - maybe a match or a set or a week where
you felt like this could be a really special year for
you?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, I mean, I start quite well since the
beginning of the year. You know, I never had it -- I
mean, the first tournament just reached the semis because
the years before just, you know, were losing first rounds
and nothing special.
But then I lost quite early in Australia, which was, you
know, quite upset for me. But, you know, just threw it
away and went through to the tournaments in the States.
There I played really great two weeks or two tournaments,
Indian Wells and Miami.
I think in Miami just came in the match against Roger
when I won that match from match point down. It turns
quite a lot in that match.
Q. Coming back to Lendl, did you ever talk to him?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Yeah, we talk after the French Open and a
couple of other times when we just met in the United
States in US Open. I know him.
Q. You said you were tired. Do you have any major
issues with your body at the moment, or is it okay?
TOMAS BERDYCH: No, nothing. Just feel tired a little bit.
Also like all the stress from the match, which is just
gone, so then you just feel a little bit like mentally
tired.
But that's all right. You know, that's what just came
after every winning match. I hope this feeling is gonna
come one more again.
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