Robby Responds! American Young Gun Shares Hi …
MERCEDES-BENZ CUP
LOS ANGELES JULY 30, 2003
Robby Responds! American Young Gun Shares His Thoughts
Ginepri discusses goals, music, sleeveless shirts and, of course, the Playboy
Mansion visit in replies to e-mails from around the world .
http://www.atptennis.com/en/newsandscores/news/news/losangeles_ginepri_q&a.asp
One year ago, he was a little-known prospect who was taught a rough lesson by
the World No. 1 in Cincinnati. Now, with his first title under his belt (at
Newport earlier this month) and a growing legion of fans who admire his game,
attitude and athleticism, U.S. young gun Robby Ginepri is riding high. So it
was no surprise when we received more than 100 questions from around the world
for the 20-year-old from Marietta, Georgia. Ginepri took time out Wednesday at
the Mercedes-Benz Cup in Los Angeles to read some of the e-mails and compose
the following responses. Unfortunately, since he's preparing for his Thursday
second-round showdown with No. 2 seed Sebastien Grosjean, he couldn't get to
every message, but he was grateful for all the kind wishes.
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Congratulations on a great year so far - you have a lot of fans here in
Atlanta. 1) What couple of things do you attribute for the great improvement
in your game this year, and 2) What type of player presents the most difficult
match-up for you?
- Dave
Marietta, GA
I've been working on my serve and conditioning a lot. The players that give
me the most difficult time are counterpunchers, ones that get everything
back. Hewitt, Agassi, the scrappy guys, like Grosjean will be.
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Being part of the contingent of the new generation of talented Americans, how
far do you see yourself going in the future? Do you think you can surpass the
success of Roddick?
- Jessica
Singapore
Hopefully I see myself getting into the Top 10, and surpassing Andy would be
nice but it's a little too far ahead to look right now.
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I was wondering what's in your CD/Mp3 player at the moment?
- Olivia
Halifax, England
A little Eminem and 50 Cent.
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You haven't played Sebastien Grosjean before. Do you know his game well?
And do you think you can beat him?
- Nyi Nyi
Australia
I've seen him play many a time, and I know how he plays. And for the second
question, if I ever go into matches thinking I can't win, then I usually
don't.
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Forget tennis! Who was your favourite playmate at the mansion? How are you
going to regain your focus for the remaining hard court season?
- Michael
Sydney, Australia
The Playboy Mansion was a lot of fun, and it was before the tournament
started so I've had some time to get my focus back.
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What do you do to prepare for a match against an opponent that you feel is
better than yourself?
- Dan
Redmond, WA
I try to focus on only the things I can do, and I just get really psyched
up for the match.
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I saw you play on TV last year vs. Hewitt in Cincinnati. Obviously, it wasn't
one of your better performances. But this year you have had much better
results, beating Safin, Blake and also winning in Newport. What part of your
game has improved the most since last summer? Also, besides yourself of
course, who do you think will win the US Open later this summer?
- Frank
Marlton, NJ
The experience I've gained in a year has really helped. I've been working a
lot on my conditioning, and progression forward into the court. For the
summer, winning the US Open would be awesome, but picking another player
right now would be too difficult since the summer swing has just begun.
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I saw you play in Indy, and I saw a lot of you playing doubles. It looked
like you and Diego [Ayala] had a pretty good relationship despite not playing
together before. Did you know each other before? Which do you prefer to play
(more fun) singles or doubles? Also, my mom and I went every day to watch…
and we noticed… was the lady with you your mom as well??
- Becca
Indianapolis, IN
Diego and I were really good friends, but we've never played before. I think
being really good friends kept us both loose on the court. And yeah, my mom
was in Indy with me, so that must be who you saw.
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My question is, I know that many of the Young Americans are all friends,
Andy said his best friend is Brian Vahaly, so who is your best friend on
the Tour?
- Eileen C.
Pennsylvania
I've got a lot of friends on the Tour - but the one I get along with best
is probably Robert Kendrick.
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After your win in Newport and your hard defeat to Moya at the Miami quarters,
which surface suits your game best, hard or grass? Also, what would you rate
as your strongest weapon and which is the one you should the most work on in
the future ?
- Alex
Liege, Belgium
Hardcourt is my better surface because I grew up on it, but I do like the
grass as well. I think my forehand is my strongest weapon along with my
quickness around the court.
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Out of all the players who have worn the sleeveless shirt so far, who do you
think wears it the best? (Yes, you are allowed to say yourself!)
- Anne
Worthing, UK
Moya's another good one, and of course James is the original.
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Do you have any superstitions or good luck charms?
- Connor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
I usually try to eat the same breakfast that I started eating at the
beginning of the week, whether it's cereal and toast and fruit, or eggs
and hash browns.
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