TENNIS ROLAND GARROS 2014 – 25th May 2014. M. Raonic d. N. Kyrgios 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. An interview with Milos Raonic
Q. It could have been a bit tricky for first round against him. How did you feel out on the court today?
MILOS RAONIC: I felt very good. I was able to do the things I wanted to do. Sort of the first round you go in not knowing exactly how things are going to play out, and I was able to, when it mattered, put forward the right attitude and the right level of tennis.
I’m happy with that.
Q. How do the conditions compare with Rome?
MILOS RAONIC: They’re quite similar. I think here though they can change a little bit more due to the cloud coverage and not really that much sun the last few days.
It wasn’t bouncing as much as it had actually the last days on the outside courts.
Q. What’s been the follow up, especially the first two sets of Novak, how much encouragement has that given you?
MILOS RAONIC: It’s been great. It’s given me a lot of confirmation on the things I have been doing, especially what I have been trying to do and the approach I have had on the clay courts, but also it’s given me a lot of motivation just aside from everything that, to put it together and get it right, and I could give myself a possibility to do very well.
Q. At the end of the second set how did you feel your game, you seemed a little bit frustrated?
MILOS RAONIC: I was getting it together when it mattered, and that’s all I can really ask. There was some moments where I was losing a little bit of concentration on my level, and I was able to put it together when I was in the important moments.
Q. You both double faulted twice in a row fairly early in the match. That’s not that common, but is that just nerves or was something going on?
MILOS RAONIC: I was just struggling throughout the whole match especially on the second serve to sort of get the range and distance, and I just, it started from early on.
