Feliciano Lopez has revealed that he will look back on his 2015 Australian Open campaign in a positive light having reached the last-16 stage of the tournament.
The 33-year-old equalled his best-ever finish at the Grand Slam event by seeing off Jerzy Janowicz in straight sets, although eighth seed Milos Raonic proved to be too much in their meeting earlier today.
Having survived two match points to take the contest to a fifth-set decider, Lopez was unable to live with his Canadian opponent's strong serve to bow out of the year's first Grand Slam prior to the quarter-finals.
Despite this, the world number 14 remains in an upbeat mood, telling reporters at the Hisense Arena: "I have to be happy overall. If I see the whole picture, obviously I have to be happy.
"I was out in the first round more, even more out in the second round. I took the opportunity to beat Janowicz playing much better. Today I was much closer. I saved two match points again. But he played better the fifth set.
"I gave him this silly break and it was over. Looking back, I have to be happy because I managed somehow to be in the fourth round and managed to play a good match against Milos."
Lopez previously reached the fourth-round stage of the tournament back in 2012.
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