I'm pretty beat up, |
I've been working a lot harder, taking every day more serious, not wasting hours on the court. |
I've called a few times to congratulate him, for Wimbledon, for the US Open, |
I've had brief conversations with Patrick but he hasn't told me anything outside of it's between James (Blake) and I, ... I know that this week and next week will be a factor in his decision. Anytime I can get a chance to play Davis Cup, I definitely want to do it. |
I've heard that my game suits the clay better than the hard courts, even though I don't have too many great results on the clay, ... I totally play like a clay-courter. I'm a baseliner, I don't come in too much and I hit a heavy ball. |
I've never played that well overseas before so this is a good result to get to the semifinals of a Masters Series in Europe. |
I've played enough tennis for today, |
If I'm going to do something with tennis in my life, I knew that now's the time to do it and you can't wait to be in a good mood. |
It was a little different, especially out of 128 guys, that you got to play your doubles partner second round, |
It was in the back of my mind. |
It was like two entirely different seasons. I feel like I'm playing top-five tennis right now. |
It's actually fun to realize you're not going to get tired and the other guy is going to crack before you. But you have to stay sharp, and that's not easy. |
it's all on you. When I was younger, in team sports, I'd get mad at people if they screwed up. I sort of had to take matters into my own hands, and tennis was the way to do it. |
It's always good to come out victorious when you play one of your countrymen, ... This match is by far the best I've played this year, but over the end of last year as well. |
It's anybody's match out there when you're that close. I thought I was playing good enough to win. |