I played almost perfect from the beginning until the end. So I’m very happy.

I didn’t serve good, I couldn’t find my game.

I feel that I can keep going, so I have to keep working, keep playing, keep focus.

I think I surprised all the world, beating (Federer) with his record, the No. 1 of the world. He doesn’t lose matches almost, so it’s really incredible.

I’m very confident we can win and it’s going to be incredible.

I was the last guy to get into the tournament, so it’s normal,

When Roger plays like this, … he is very tough to beat. His forehand is very good. He improved so much the backhand. Against me, against nobody, he makes (no) mistakes.

An opening match is always tough, so the most important thing is the result.

I think he’s playing good right now. You never know.

I think he played much better than me. I didn’t serve good, so that was a big, important thing. I couldn’t find my game. I couldn’t find any free points with the serve. That complicates...

I didn’t spend a lot of time on court, so I am happy for that. I am happy because I played very good. Every round, better and better.

The advantage came with the tiebreak, … From that point the match followed the path I wanted it to follow.

I think Paris might be in danger. I have to see tomorrow what is happening with my leg.

I didn’t feel hundred percent yet. In the middle of the third set, I lose power, lose everything, and don’t feel good. But, well, that’s normal. I was sick in the beginning of the week,...

He did a very big mistake, like both of us. The umpire has to be concentrating on the game. I think that kind of mistake is so big, they have to have a fine or...

I’ll be damned if I’m going to Houston to sit on my butt for a week.

Almost perfect. When he play like this, it’s very tough.

Federer played much better today than the other days, but always you have a chance to win,

In the beginning it was very tough, Fabrice has a very special game. When I got a bit of confidence I started hitting harder and harder and got good angles near the line.

I knew that if I won the fourth set, I would win the match,

I didn’t hear the first warning. He didn’t tell me anything.

I got a lot of chances to win the match. I can’t understand how I missed that opportunity to win it.

He lost because of physical problems but he has plenty of time to work on his fitness.

It’s not a bad match to play in the first round, … I’m not 100 percent to start tomorrow and he’s not 100 percent.

I tried to play my game, but I never couldn’t make it. So was tough. Was windy. He played incredible. So was really tough.

Roger is now at gorgeous form, and it’s difficult for anybody to beat him. But if you play 100 percent and be focus at the time, you can get a chance.

In the beginning it was very tough, windy. Also, Fabrice has a very special game. It’s not easy to come and hit winners from the first point.

To win like this, it’s really incredible,

Every time we play is different,

He beat a lot of very good tennis players in this tournament.

He is a good player and it would have been much tougher. But I still would have won.

Roger, don’t worry, it’s not your last final, … You’re going to win a lot of tournaments, so let me keep this one.

It is now 1-1, as if we are at the start again. Tomorrow will be crucial for both teams.

I missed a few chances to break in the first set which was frustrating. But once I broke to go up 5-4 it all started to go perfectly for me.

I think I surprised all the world,