This is what you do your off-season work for and hopefully this is going to pay off. |
This will hurt for a few days. |
This year the majors are the most important things to me. |
To come through these situations is very important because Davis Cup can make or break guys' careers in a lot of ways. |
To rely on wildcards or to go back and play qualifying in some of the Masters Series isn't easy. |
Today was great conditions to play tennis. Not a lot of wind. |
We felt like the better team out there in the first set but things didn't quite go our way in the tiebreaker and we didn't take our chances. |
When he keeps coming at you like that he's a tough player to play against, |
When I played him in (London), I didn't find a huge difference from grass to hard court, |
When Taylor chip-charges and hits deep balls, he's tough to pass. He's a big guy and he's got a lot of reach across the net. The conditions made it tougher as well. |
When you've been number one in the world for a couple of years and won a couple of slams and whatever else that's been, you look at the big picture and what motivates you. |
When your ranking gets outside 150 or 200, there's no doubt that it's hard for anyone to come back and play well week-in and week-out, |
With my baby due in the next two weeks, it is not possible for me to come. |
With my baby due in the next two weeks, it is not possible for me to come. I wish the event well and am sure it will be a great success and I hope to qualify for next year's Masters Cup in Shanghai, |
Yeah, you're always going to have those kind of characters out there, I guess. You know, different personalities. You know, you look at McEnroe and Borg, totally different situations, playing styles, strengths and weaknesses, I guess. |