Q. To go off then, to see the Umpire and say "It's getting a bit dark, let's call it   a night"?
 
  A. Yes, I mean I was always asking things like that, but he said it was up to    the referee, but that didn't worry me, but, yes.
 
  Q. Did you expect Greg to play with quite such sort of consistency, because   he just never let it go, did he, for three sets?
 
 A. Yes, I mean, obviously the crowd helped him through the match, I think,   you know, he was playing with a lot of adrenaline. He won the tie-break in  the first, and I think I should have won the second one, but obviously when he   won that, you know, it pumped him up and it's hard when you come off at 3-1 and try to come back the next day against a guy who serves like that.
 
 Q. Was the second set tie-break the toughest part of it, the most disappointing  aspect?
 
  A. Yes, definitely. Being 6-2 up, serving, you know, I have a bit of  experience behind me, and I was very disappointed I reacted that way, but that's how it goes.
                
  Q. Mark, was that almost like a Davis Cup atmosphere out there, with the  crowd so much on his side?
 
A. Yes, I knew it was going to be like that, tough, but, you know, that's how it  is. Maybe I'd like him to play me at the Australian Open next year and see  how it is for him, but that's how it goes.
 
 Q. For somebody with a big serve yourself, can you talk a little bit about his  service and how difficult it is?
                
A. Well, obviously someone with a big serve, you're still going to get some   hits at it, with other guys with big serves, but it's sort of like there's one on the  racquet and three aces, so there was never any rhythm there for my returns, and I definitely felt like I was hitting the ball much better today, coming out  today, but at 3-1 down, like, any time you look at a second serve, I think I just
about won the point, I was feeling good on the returns, but then he hit three    aces and that would be the game there.
 
Q. What was your attitude this morning when you came out to play, two sets  down and 1-3 down? Did you sort of give yourself any chance of getting back  into it, or was it a matter of going through the motions?
 
A. No, I mean definitely I thought I can still get back. I was going to give it  everything I've got, never give up until the last point has been played. But, I    mean, it's just so hard, obviously.
 
 Q. Mark, have you ever experienced or seen such a sustained display of serving of that quality?
 
A. That's definitely, I think - definitely probably the best I've returned against   today, the way he served. What can you say? If Greg can serve like that in his  other matches, who knows how far he can go, you know, and it's all a matter  of a couple of points on the other guy's serve for him. But if he serves this big  in his matches, I mean, good luck to him. He's going to have a good tournament, I think.
 
 Q. Mark, you said you were disappointed with the way you reacted in that  second set tie-break from 6-2 up. Can you explain what you mean by that?
                
 A. Well, obviously maybe two years ago, you know, I probably thought it was  concentration, you know, a lack of, I don't know, sort of - I mean, now being 20 I'm still young, but I've had some - you know, I've been through a lot so far,and I just felt like that, even with the crowd acting how they were, I still    should have maybe taken my time a bit more instead of rushing it. I felt like I should have known that, and should have done that, you know, sort of like  reacted like maybe I would have done two years ago and rushed through it, and not losing that second set tie-breaker.
 
Q. Do you think, Mark, sometimes, looking back at that tie-break, the second   set, that with your serve, and knowing that you can hit second serves as hardas your first sometimes, almost, do you think sometimes you are tempted to go for the big one too often?
               
A. I mean, that's the way I play. That's what's brought me here to where I am, and I'm not going to stop doing what I'm - that's just the way I play. I take lots  of gambles on big points and they pay off, and sometimes they don't.
 
Q. Some of your best serving came on when you were two match points down  on your last service game. What was in your mind then?
 
A. I just wanted to hold that serve and make him serve out the match to see if  he gets tight. I would have been very disappointed if I had lost it 6-2, but what  I was thinking was just making him serve it out and see what happens.
 
Q. He seems to have a thing about Australians. He beat three at Queen's Club  and now he's beaten you.
 
A. Maybe it's got something to do with the cricket, I don't know.

Q. You said you think he can have a good tournament, but presumably if he is  playing at that level, he will be a match for anyone, because people were  tipping yourself to go the whole way this year after what happened at Queen's.  Can Greg go that far and go the whole way?
 
A. If he serves like that, I think, why not, you know. He served huge with a   high percentage of first serves, and you never know what can happen.
 

 Q. Mark, it seemed that his return of serve had you most of the match too, that  he was making you play a lot of shots near the net and forcing the errors from   that. Were you surprised at that, that he was able to get as many balls back as  he did?

 A. No, I didn't think I served particularly well during the match. Sometimes through the match, I served well, when I was down, but I don't really think I,    you know, served that well, really.

 Q. Had you, before the tournament started, sort of mentally geared yourself for a long haul through the tournament, rather than being at or near your peakfor the first round?
                 
A. Yes, I mean, like I said before, obviously for the first round, you know,   you'd like to play someone who you think would be good on grass first round,  and, like, first round is always tough, but maybe someone who's not  comfortable serving and volleying, who's a baseliner, would probably be an  ideal someone to play, but, yes, I mean, against Greg I knew I have to be on  my game from the word "Go", and like you said, it's always in the Grand Slam  you try to work your way through, through the tournament, with some difficult first rounds, but just getting through. I'm sure both of us had to be on top of our game to win the match, and he was.

Q. Is a loss a loss, Mark, or would you feel a lot better if you played a bit  better?
 
A. I definitely would have, you know, felt good if I played better, but, I mean,  like I said, the guy served great. I mean, there was one break in the whole  match, and that was in the third set, and like I said, obviously I should have  won the second and maybe, you know, I would probably still be out there  now. I'm only 20. I'll probably play this tournament hopefully another ten  times. It's not the end of the world.

Q. Mark, there have been stories published both here and back in Australia  about the condition of your Dad. Can you tell us what shape he is in?

OFFICIAL: Mark just wishes to answer tennis questions, I am afraid.
 
A. I don't really want to answer anything about, you know, anything about me  and my family.

 Q. Centre Court is always a daunting stage. When you saw the draw and the fact you had Rusedski first up, home crowd support, what went through your  mind, being the number 7 seed?
 
A. Obviously I knew it was going to be extremely tough. He had the crowd  behind him and I'm sure the crowd were prepared for that, and I'm sure they  were loving it out there, for someone like him to play me, and I mean, I can't  say I wasn't prepared for that. I knew that was going to happen, and that didn't worry me. I would just go out there and play like I play normally, and forget  about anything else.