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Fed sparring partner wasn't koubek but a russian who lost yesterday in quali! He is doing a forehand training session! Now with Luthi!

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30mins to exib! Training session is just ended! Fedex look good, he seems to be more slim then last year'

“I only arrived this morning (Sunday), I’ve been practising as hard as I could here in Italy
– up in the hills, tucked away. I won’t tell you where as I like my privacy!
Pierre (Paganini, fitness coach) was there and I was basically getting used to clay court movements – the sliding.
I mixed it up with some tennis – (Stefan) Koubek was there as a hitting partner
– and I made sure I did my four hours a day. At the end of the day, movement is a big part.
The best clay-court players are the best movers.
The only difference is, here it’s still fast even when it rains.
It only gets quick in Monte Carlo or at Roland Garros when it’s hot and the dust starts kicking up,
and you can see the hard court underneath.
Clay is better for my back though, and I’ve been pain-free for a long time now which is great.”

“I wasn’t prepared for Monte Carlo due to the wedding,
so I went there more to see what I was missing than expecting to do well.
What I was missing was my serves and my forehands,
so I’ve been working hard on that and hopefully it’ll show this week.”

“Whether I am number two in the world or three, five, eight or ten, it’s not number one.
Being the second best player in the world on clay is nice, but it doesn’t satisfy me.
It’s not necessary to be number one, what is important is winning the French Open.”