I couldn't quite break through those two times, ... This time, maybe it will be different. I'm a little stronger mentally and a little better prepared. |
I definitely feel like I'm a better player than when I was 22, ... There are certain things that have improved: My defense has improved a lot, my serve has improved a lot. I feel like mentally I'm just a little stronger. I don't think there is any way I would be able to do what I'm doing right now two or three years ago. |
I did check however many voice mails I have now, and one of them is Andy, ... I'm sure it's a message first congratulating me and then making fun of me for something I'm sure I did wrong on the court. I'll get back at him and I'm sure it will be a similar message where I make fun of him. |
I didn't want to just rest and try to win just on my name, or just because I thought I had done well last week. Obviously the score line shows that I kept my focus the whole time. |
I do feel confident in my game. It's just a matter of putting a few wins together and maybe getting lucky here or there on a few tough points. |
I don't feel the pressure too much, |
I don't generally have a lot of fun losing, but I have a memory forever, even if I wish I'd have won. |
I don't know how I did it. |
I don't know how many winners I hit today, ... but whatever it was [53], you can double it, because that's how many winners I would have hit against other players. Every single shot I hit, I expected it to come back, and that's just out of respect for him and knowing that he can reel off winners, that he can play defense better than anyone else out there. |
I don't know how many winners I hit today, but whatever it is, you can double it, because that's how many winners I would have hit against other players. I felt like I had to hit two winners at least to win each point. |
I don't think I'll be nervous because I know I've got nothing to lose, |
I don't think I'll nervous because I know I have nothing to lose. (Losing to) Andre Agassi in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open, I'm sure as heck not going to go home and say I had a bad tournament. |
I don't want respect just because I'm in the Nike ad or just because I've got some sort of endorsement deal, ... I want people to look at me as a tennis player, as a legitimate player that's won a lot of matches. I'm doing my part these last couple days to prove that to them. |
I feel confident to go after my shots and feel pretty clear-minded at big moments, |
I feel great, ... It's amazing how good you feel after you win. I might have been tired if I had lost. |