Feliciano Lopez Against Quotations

I am happy I won but it's always difficult to play against a friend. I was lucky.

The surface was very fast, but we knew that before... I have nothing to say against the surface, it was the same for him as for me.

He's very quick, and when you hit the winners the ball is always coming back and you have to hit another winner and then another one, so it's tough to play against him, ... You have to win the points always three or four times until you finally win the point.

The first title is the most difficult one. So once you get it, you feel happy. I remember it was a tough match, five sets against Canas, a great fighter. I was really happy at the time. Hopefully, I can feel the same now here on Sunday.

It's always difficult to play against a friend. We know each other since many years and he knows my game. I know his game, so it's such a difficult match to play. I was lucky that I win.