I don't normally let leads like that slip away. I had chances. He is obviously a very good player and has a lot of experience. |
I felt my left hamstring pull and after that I couldn't really move to my backhand well, |
I got up at 3am and couldn't sleep for an hour and a half, coming to terms with beating a guy (Roddick) who won a slam and was No. 1. But I felt good when I woke up and controlled my emotions well against Hewitt, I feel pretty good right now. |
I haven't thought about my new coach yet and will take my time to try to find one that can help me develop the next stages of my tennis. We're not in a hurry. It has barely been a full year that I've been on the professional tour full-time and I'm continually learning things. |
I knew I wasn't a 100 per cent fit coming into the match. I had very little time to practice because of the ankle injury and then the sickness (during Davis Cup). |
I learned a lot playing with Tim. He's got probably the best volleys in the game. Mine aren't exactly the best, so I know I've got a lot to work on. |
I like playing against serve-and-volleyers because returning is one of my best things that I do on the court. So playing against him, it kind of suits me a bit more than him playing against me. |
I liked the way we responded. One of the things we talked about was composure. I guess you could say we had composure because we got the game-winning goal. I don't know how you relate that, but we found a way to get a win. |
I mean none of the teenagers played well. I think we?re not going to play well every week ? even Federer, it took him a while before he started to play as well as he is now. |
I mean, you're so used to writing the same names down. I'm afraid I might make that mistake. |
I might try to bulk up a bit, |
I played pretty consistently. I played pretty solid, used my slice and I made him go for it. When he did, he started to make mistakes. |
I played very solid. I don't think he made many mistakes, but I returned really really well today. I think I got at least two points in every one of his service games. He may not have played his best match, but I played really, really well. |
I played well against him last time, but since then he has been playing a lot better. I haven't looked at the draw beyond that. |
I reached the final of an ATP tournament and now I know I can live with the best players, but I still have a lot to work on, |