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Q. You got off to a very good start and never really seemed to be challenged at any point. Were you surprised at how quick and seemingly easy it was?
ROBIN SODERLING: Yeah. Of course, I mean, second round of the Grand Slam, you’re not expecting to win that fast. But as you said, I played well and I got off to a great start. Broke him first game and I served pretty well in the first set, so, yeah, it was a good day for me.
Q. What can you say about the condition? Was it really different from the other day? It’s much slower?
ROBIN SODERLING: Yeah, it was different. It was much colder and a little bit windy. So it was different. It was not the easiest day to play on, but I think I handled it pretty well.
Q. Is it difficult when you’re that dominant to keep your focus?
ROBIN SODERLING: No, not really. You know, I played so many matches so I know that everything can happen. Of course, you have to keep telling yourself that you have to stay focused because otherwise it can change pretty the match can turn pretty quick.
But I think, you know, I did it all the way today. I was still very focused even to the end, and the last game when he played a little bit better, I was still I kept my focus good.
Q. You’ve had two short matches, pretty easy wins. Do you have a sense of how you’re playing or how things might go further ahead in the tournament, or has it been hard to judge where your game is at?
ROBIN SODERLING: Well, I don’t think like that. You know, I’m happy with the two wins. As I said before, it doesn’t matter how I play. What matters is that I won two matches and I’m in the third round. And I will always get a new chance to play better and better for every match.
Of course, I’m feeling good. I won two matches pretty easy in straight sets, and I didn’t have to run for many hours on court so far, so I feel fresh and prepared for next round.
Q. Do you remember playing a three set match lasting one hour and 11 minutes?
ROBIN SODERLING: No, I don’t remember. Maybe I did, but I don’t remember.
Q. I know that we are at Roland Garros. Everyone is talking about your last year and so on, but I’m Italian. I need your thoughts on Davis Cup, even if it’s very far away. I’m sorry. What do you expect, I mean, that could be part of the team then? I mean, because you are the only Swede here in the men’s draw. There were times when there were five or six in the top 10. Do you see any change in the future, and why the situation is so bad, I mean, in Sweden that there is only one player, men, and there are two women, if I remember well. First time there are more women than men.
ROBIN SODERLING: Yeah, but I think it’s pretty good for a country with only 9 million people to have a top 10 guy and two women in the main draw.
Of course it’s bad if you compare to 20 years ago, but what Sweden had back then I don’t think any country will have again, not even the biggest countries like France, like U.S., or Spain. So it’s been very good.
I know I kind of feel we’re coming back a little bit. We have a couple good juniors. Of course, it will take a while, but I think and I really hope in a few years’ time we will have at least a few more players on tour again.
Q. So there is only Pim Pim Johansson who can play with you? And who else could play September?
ROBIN SODERLING: No, well, Vinciguerra played a couple matches, and he’s a great player when he’s healthy; same with Pim Pim. Of course we don’t have that many players, but I think when we’re all playing well and we’re all healthy, we have a good team.
Q. You going to win?
ROBIN SODERLING: Well, we at least will try.
