"Dudi Sela, I play him tomorrow", indicating that he would take it match by match.
"It is like yesterday when you come back to a venue after a long interval," the 2008 singles champion said about his return to Chennai.
"Like Stuttgart in 1995 where I won my first ATP Tour title, it's nice to come back to Chennai with happy memories of the 2008 final here".
On whether one-handed backhand was a dying shot in tennis these days, the 31-year-old said: "Now it is 50-50 with some players switching to double fisted backhand but I don't think the one-handed backhand will die."
On former ace Stephan Edberg coaching players, Youzhny, a great fan of Edberg, recalled his stint as one of the ball boys during a Davis Cup final.
"It was a great experience watching legends like Pete Sampras then, and see how they play," he added.
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