Jarkko Nieminen Quotations

Olivier just couldn't miss when I had a match point. All I could do was just keep fighting.

I felt many times that I could win this match,

I think I played very smart today. I think that's my strongest part, I can adjust my game even during the match and see how the opponent is playing,

I was changing the pace and the tempo and it was working very well.

I was a little bit surprised that he didn't feel so confident on the court. I felt many times that I could win this match. But he played the important points better in the end.

Usually you hear those, ... I was also a little bit surprised that he didn't seem to feel so confident on the court.

The second set was huge. I knew at the end of the second set that I could win.

This is tennis history for Finland. Winning my first title is also very nice for my country.

This has been great for me. To play in the quarter-finals against Hewitt, and feel that you are able to win the match and maybe play semifinals in a grand slam, it's just a great feeling.

It was a very tough but I think it was a good quality match. There were some good rallies and I really had to work hard to win this match but I really enjoyed being out there.

It's getting more popular, ... Hopefully this helps even more, when I play well here.

It's difficult to put my feelings and emotions into words. It really feels great to finally win a title. I've played well in many semifinals and finals but then haven't been able to finish it, but now I've finally won a title, so it feels unbelievable.

It was a great match and it's always tough to play against Olivier. I am just happy to win, it doesn't matter what it takes. We were fighting hard the whole time.

It went very quickly, but it's always better to win in two sets. I didn't notice anything wrong with him during the match, but I wanted to make him work hard.

I'm playing in the quarter-finals. It's my best achievement,

I played very smart. I changed my game, kept changing the pace. My best part is I can play different games.

I felt that he's not that confident on the court because he doesn't show those emotions that he's usually showing.

I don't see the reason why we couldn't have more good players. But of course in Sweden they have a huge tennis culture that we don't have in Finland.

I feel I am playing better with every round, and really have nothing to lose against Lleyton.