Playing Federer in my first ATP final is like a dream come true. |
Pretty much all the matches I have lost in ATP tournaments have been very close so I know this is not out of my depth now and I am just looking forward to starting again next year. |
Salute the Mighty Ducks. It was good for hockey in Southern California. |
Sean's got some ability, no question about it. What you need to have with Sean is to identify his role for him, and he can be very effective in that role. He's one of the better skaters in the league and he's got the ability to pull away from people. |
That was definitely the biggest win of my career, |
That was the toughest first set that I've played on tour so far. From 3-2 to the end of the set, I actually burnt a hole in my insoles. I'm happy to get through. |
The Aberdeen Cup promises to be a memorable event. To play for a Scotland team on my home turf against an England team containing the likes of Greg Rusedski is a great opportunity. To have the chance to play alongside my brother will make it a particularly special occasion and I'm sure the people of Aberdeen will make it an event to remember. |
The effort was fine. I can't fault our players for their effort. We just have to play a little smarter. |
The first set was one of the toughest sets I've played. It was a pretty long match for the score. |
The fitness side has taken time, because I grew a lot at the start of the year and played a lot of tournaments soon after that. |
The main thing I have to take away form this year is that I have played against two or three top-10 players and have gone the distance, |
The penalty at the end of the game, you're not pleased about, but the focus today for the most part should be on the fact that Sean had a great game. Sean knows how I feel about things, and I think our players are going to deal with that with Sean. We always want him to stay on the positive side of things, but certainly we're not pleased with the penalties. |
The story of the hockey game was the second period. I thought we wore ourselves out killing penalties. |
There have been two matches that if I'd won I'd be in the top 100 already, so hopefully this time I'll crack it, ... I've also entered some Challengers, and if I do get into the top 100 I'll still play three or four of them before the end of the year. |
There were some things that were real positive but we need a few other guys to step their game up. |