I just faded in the second. I had 6-5 on my serve [in the tiebreak], and that's a point you have to win to turn the momentum. I still had the second set to play and didn't really compete very well. |
I looked around and my stuff was gone. I thought I was sleepwalking. |
I lost some valuable things, but the worst thing is knowing someone was in my room while I was sleeping. |
I think my career, if you compare it to other Americans, it was maybe in the shadow, not as good, but was much better than 90 million people that were playing and quit. |
I was just trying to forget about it. You want the battle to be on the court not at the hotel. |
It was a long day, so I'm glad to get through with a short set. |
My return was good today. I've lost to (Lee) twice but this was a good sign to me that my game is improving. I'm hitting the ball close to or as good as ever. This was the best I've served this week. I try to rise to this occasion here in Delray. It would be a dream if I could win this. |
My rise will again be accomplished with help from my sport performance psychologist, John F. Murray, who formerly helped me back from my longest losing streak. |
You always get bad calls out there. That's expected. You saw how many mistakes I made. You don't think they made any? |
You need a weapon to beat him or you have to out-tough him. That's his game, being tough. |