Peter Luczak Quotations

The preparation down here, you can't beat it. In December when we've got hot conditions, you're hitting hundreds of balls every day, doing a lot of hard work. I think I have a bit of an advantage.

You love it when people say that you've got no chance. All you want to do is go out to win and compete as hard as you can. It's almost nice knowing that just about everyone feels we don't have a chance.

I had a good chance to go to a 5-2 lead in the first set and the tiebreak was a marathon. I played a couple of good points, but he came up with some big shots. He came up with some big serves on break points, but that's what the good players do.

The court is excellent, really smooth and even - just the way a clay court should be.

A bit of extra responsibility and also, obviously, an extra expense. It's going to be hard to travel with a coach and a girlfriend -- just trying to save a few bucks.