I felt like he was throwing his best stuff at me and I was just hanging on with my serve, ... If I hadn't raised my game, I'd definitely be going home. |
I felt like I had a little bit of a momentum, and then he played a pretty good game to break me. He put a lot of returns in off my first serve. |
I felt like I hit the ball better than I normally do in the first round. I was in control. |
I felt like I hit the ball pretty well, especially my forehand, which was the shot that essentially won me the match, |
I felt like I needed to (get more aggressive), ... I need to make these guys scared of my forehand, and that's what I tried to do today. I tried to serve with a little bit more authority and ended up hitting my second serves great. |
I felt like I served a lot better than I did (against Martin). I felt comfortable at all times. |
I felt like I was in control of everything out there, ... I wasn't struggling through points. I was putting the ball where I wanted. |
I felt pretty good all the way around, except for that first game. |
I felt pretty good coming off of last weekend. The transition coming off grass last week to clay was pretty evident in this match but I thought if I could get through this one I'd be all right. |
I get asked about it, and I?m the last person people should be asking because I played two doubles events in the last year, |
I got out there and it was just stiff. It got progressively worse the more I moved. I just didn't feel real comfortable for the whole match. |
I guess I'm at the right place at the right time. There's no better feeling than to win with all these fans cheering you on. |
I guess I'm the one in the right place at the right time. I always play first on the last day. I like playing on the third day, and my team has always put me in position to come through.before. It feels good. I just hope I can keep it going. |
I had a really bad stretch in the second set. I was dumping balls at one point. He had momentum on his side at that point and I thought it would be a good time to try and change it at the beginning of the third set. |
I have a little bit of a bigger picture in mind. I know the whole goal of these tournaments is to do well at the Open. |