Friday, 02 September 2005
Men's single 2nd round : US Open 2005
Paradorn Srichaphan(THA) d. 6-Nicolay Davydenko 6-4,7-5,6-3

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. Can you just talk us through the match a little will bit, tell us what was working for you out there today.
PARADORN SRICHAPHAN: Yeah, second round match. Last year I lost in the third round, so if I won today I would have tied, you know, like last year reaching again third round. But to play Davydenko today, he's Top 10 player at this time. Is kind of tough, but, you know, I was go out there and kind of enjoying the match and, you know, whatever the result gonna come, I take it both way. But just to go out there and have, you know ?? try to play well. To play Davydenko today is I think I playing really good match, especially win it in straight set.

Q. How next opponent will be Davide Sanguinetti. Do you know him? I think you played two or three times.
PARADORN SRICHAPHAN: I think I lost him two times.

Q. Yes, two times.
PARADORN SRICHAPHAN: Maybe two times. I also lost to him in US Open the year that I qualifying. And then I play him first round and lost him in the first round maybe three years ago. Well, he beat Moya today.

Q. Yes.
PARADORN SRICHAPHAN: So it's gonna be tough. Look forward to playing. Gonna have a day off tomorrow and just try my best again.

Q. Are you having any problems with your foot there? Is that a blistering situation?
PARADORN SRICHAPHAN: Well, I always taping my foot because you never know how long you gonna go out there and how long you gonna be out there. I was running a lot side to side. I always protecting my feet by wrapping it. You know, at one point, it just came off, so I have to ask for trainer to retape it.

Q. Is it something that's ongoing for you, though, you always wrap?
PARADORN SRICHAPHAN: Yeah, I always doing it.

Q. Both feet?
PARADORN SRICHAPHAN: Just on the right feet.

Q. Does it feel, playing on the Grandstand, do you find that to be a more intense situation with the crowd?
PARADORN SRICHAPHAN: I think it's good court. I been playing that court a lot, Grandstand. Especially two years ago, I play there every match. I have to practice there a lot, just warming up outside and go out at the Grandstand and feel the court pretty good, like today. It's a great court and it's about good size and the people is packed today. You know, it was great atmosphere to play today, to be ?? I mean, to play a seeded player and the crowd always going behind you, you know, because you lower ranking maybe and, you know, I was playing well today.

Q. What were your expectations coming into this tournament?
PARADORN SRICHAPHAN: As I see the draw, I, you know, I get to face Davydenko in the second round if I win first round, which I play today. That is my first thought. I mean, my first tough match, I would say, would be second round to play Davydenko. And, 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 still believe that I can make it back to Top 20.

Q. Did you expect this result, I mean, like, straight sets win?
PARADORN SRICHAPHAN: I didn't expect to win like in three sets, but I was expect to be a tough match. And you never know what's gonna happen because, you know, in men's tennis is really difficult. Even the ranking is little far from each other you can still, you know playing, playing well against each other like today. I go out there and, more like, you know, nothing to lose and just play well.