Mario Ancic Quotations

We knew it was going to be a tough match. I'm really satisfied to have beaten Ivan who is certainly with Roger Federer one of the best players in the world at the moment.

I've lost twice against him, ... This is his home and I know there will be lots of people on his side. No matter what, I will have to play a little better in the quarterfinals, but I'm feeling good.

The score may look easy but it was a very tough match.

It is very painful and doctors told me that this injury takes eight days to heal. I have a huge wish to play, but the risk is also very big. I will decide on Friday just before the match.

I lost the opening singles here against Romania in five sets, but I will try to use that experience to my benefit, ... I just hope I get the win on Friday.

I've played with a lot of big servers, ... but I've never felt like today, that I really couldn't do anything.

It's great that he's with us for the semi-final after missing the last two matches.

It was not his best day. He was missing more than the last two times we played and he gave me a lot of opportunities to play my game. I was aggressive, a lot of times finishing the point at the net.

It was a tough match because Ruben is a clay-court player, ... But I think I was playing very well. I was doing the things I needed to do, playing from the back but also looking to come in.

It was unbelievably difficult. I knew he was serving big and I'd have a really tough time, but the way he returned was impressive. I didn't really expect that. I was expecting many more free points, and he was not giving me any.