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Nishikori feels 'confident' on clay

Thursday, May 28 2015 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Reaction from Nishikori and Kerber after their wins and Halep after her defeat

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Kei Nishikori, defeated Thomaz Bellucci 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 (Q. How does it feel to be an outsider here this year in Paris?)

    "Well, I don't know. I have a lot of confidence on clay right now, so I hope I can do well here, because I haven't done, you know, not the best result coming yet. But I'm feeling really well on these two matches and winning three straight sets against, you know, a tough player like Thomaz. Very happy to be going next round."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Kei Nishikori, defeated Thomaz Bellucci 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 (Q. How important is it for you to play for Japan, to represent your country very far from it?)

    "It's always, you know, an honour to be Japanese, especially right now, I am number one Asian player. And I had many kids start playing tennis in Japan, and you can see five people in the main draw this week. I'm very sure that, you know, Japan is getting stronger, especially men's. I hope I can do, you know, more stuff and more, you know, better result and I hope I can bring good news to Japan."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Simona Halep, lost to Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 7-5 6-1 (Q. Are you feeling some strong emotions after your loss?)

    "Maybe I had pressure, as well, but, you know, I feel more relaxed now than before the match. So this is a good point, because now I relax myself and I can smile, look forward to go to the next tournament. I have nothing to do now. Everything is lost here."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Angelique Kerber, defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3, 6-2 (Q. You've had a great run in the last few weeks. What do you put that down to? You've done really well in the last few weeks, especially on clay.)

    "I was working very hard in the last few months. Clay was not always my, yeah, favourite surface, but right now I think I'm playing very well. I have a lot of confidence from the last week, so I'm really happy about my performance here. I'm looking forward to play my next matches."

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