Great Tennis Photos: Richard Gasquet - Toronto 25. July Interview

Maria, Daniela and Tatiana featured in Sports Illustrated 2009 Swimsuit Issue

Posted by Lana On February 10 2009

Maria Kirilenko, Daniela Hantuchova and Tatiana Golovin did a photo shooting for Sports Illustrated on a beautiful beaches in Dominican Republic and were photographed by Walter Iooss. The new issue of the magazine has been released and here are some photos which I have to say are amazing! They all look great, especially Tatiana!

Hot, hot, hot - Spaniards in the May issue of Spanish Elle magazine!!!

Posted by Lana On April 22 2009

Ok guys I hope you have a good heart, because this is just tooooo hot! The Spaniards striped off on the beach in Miami and posed for Spanish Elle magazine. Fernando Verdasco, Feliciano Lopez, Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro will show their perfect bodies in the new issue of Elle Magaizne that will come out in May. Oh I can't wait for that!!! Here are some photos from the shooting and several from the magazine! Enjoy, I certainly did!!

Fernando Verdasco girlfriend? Mystery solved...

Posted by Lana On March 24 2009

Finally the mystery has been solved, Fernando is dating Camilla Belle! As we already wrote, during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Eurosport commentators said Camilla was Verdasco's fiancee. The next day, they said that he and Caroline Wozniacki were an item. And then during his match against Roger Federer, both girls were snapped together in his box!

Q. What did you think when you had Rafa in the first set there?
RICHARD GASQUET: I was playing incredible, maybe my best set in my life. But you have to win two sets to win him. I had three breakpoints in the second set, and after it was really difficult for me.
But he never miss. He has an incredible forehand and incredible backhand, physical, so it's really, really hard to win him.
I think he's playing just incredible.

Q. Did fatigue play a role in the second set at all? Were you a little tired?
RICHARD GASQUET: Yeah. I was a little bit tired, but I knew it was a really difficult for me to win the match because Rafael is just a good player and such a great fighter.
I tried to play my game so I was a little bit tired. It was harder for me with my forehand, with my serve. I didn't have easy points with him.
It's hard, but I try to do my best. I have to work to try to play a better third set.

Q. What's it like trying to put him away? It took six set points in that tiebreak, which was a really a remarkable tiebreak, and he just kept coming and coming.
RICHARD GASQUET: Yeah, he was playing great, but physically and mentally it was really hard to win this tiebreak. After it was physically and mentally really hard to continue like that.
But I knew with him it's the same. He never miss. He's like that all the match. You have to play so aggressive. If you don't play aggressive he has such a big forehand. He's the best player in the world for me, and it will be really hard for one player to win him.

Q. Is there anybody else in the sport who matches his mental strength?
RICHARD GASQUET: Maybe, but in tennis, he's the best for sure.

Q. Overall, this week gives you confidence moving forward for the rest of the hard court season. How do you feel your game is at the moment?
RICHARD GASQUET: Yeah, I'm playing really good. I played great shots in the first set and all during the match. For me, I am confident for next week and US Open because I won a set against Rafael. It was a big set. I did my best, and I'm confident for the season.

Q. At 1-1 in the second set you had a couple of breakpoint chances there. How disappointing was that right there?
RICHARD GASQUET: Yeah, I was really disappointed after it because it was really important for me to do it. Maybe with my serve I could do 3-1 after. You never know what could happen. We never know what could happen if I won this game.
But, you know, it's really -- I don't know, maybe it will be a better match after.

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