Paradorn Srichaphan Quotes

You know, to win today I think is give me a lot of confidence that, you know, I still can do well like a couple years ago. And I still believe that I can make it back to top 20.

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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.

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I felt like I was moving well even in the heat. Both of us were taking our time between each point because it was very hot.

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It's a pity that I failed to reach the final to face Federer.

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I was really happy to make it in the first set. He was returning just so well. His backhand down the line was really killing.

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It's helping my tennis between the point, not when I'm running and hitting the ball. It's between the point that I have 20 seconds, I control my breathing, like in and out. A lot of time if you don't play well, is because you're getting nervous and you can't control. Your heart is pumping sometimes really quick. Meditation is helping me that I can control my breaths, I can just relax and ready for next point.

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If I'm too calm, it's not really my game because my game was aggressive on the court, just attacking. Then once I go into the temple, then I really learn. I really figured out what that monk told me is really true.

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He really mixes up the game not like any other player. A normal player will play the same way the whole match, but Roger, he's really good with mixing up the ball, with the spin, with the slice and the serve. Even when I had chances, he was always controlling the point. So it is really difficult to play against him.

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The last time we played in Japan, I had eight match points and I lost. So I knew it was going to be a tough match. When he has a tough situation, he always plays really good.

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I will play Johansson now which will be tough in front of his home crowd, ... It should be a great match. I'll go into it not really expecting much and try to keep playing my best tennis.

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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.

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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.

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In the temple, the monks have nothing of the world.

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I've been playing the final here for four years, so there was a bit of pressure on me.

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I came this far already. I'm just going to enjoy the moment and that I'm playing the number one in the world. Hopefully I can keep the form I showed this week. I'm not going to think that I'm playing Roger. I'm just going to focus on the ball.

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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.

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Tennis is an individual sport, so parents can coach their kids longer than other sports.

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My shoulder had some problems eight months ago, but now my shoulder is almost one hundred percent fit. It's all about the bad draw since my ranking has been much lower and I was not seededfor this year's China Open.

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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.

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I won maybe three times with that. It really shows my flexibility.

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It's tough to play James. His game is really on, especially at this moment. I had a chance to serve at 5-4 just to win the second set. But he played great in that game. He played a good tiebreak. He deserved it. He played better today.

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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.

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I feel that I played an all-around good match today. I held my serve really well today. I was able to hit some excellent passing shots and that kept Jeff at the baseline, which helped swing the match in my favor.

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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.

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It was pretty interesting for me that week, my time away from tennis. It was a really calm week. Everything I have the phone, the family I just cut it, left it behind, walked into the temple and became a monk.

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