Last match in Indian Wells wasn't fantastic, but I try not to go too far away from my game plan. His game asks you to give more than you have, but if I serve well and play well on the baseline, I can give him trouble. Still, he always gets out of it as the winner. |
Like 10 seconds after the match, you are mad because you think you were close. But then a week after, I'm gonna be proud the way I played and the fact that I was close. But, I mean, it's still a loss, of course. As I said, it's straight sets, so it definitely feels a little rough. |
My serve was the key today, and the crowd were fantastic, |
Nobody likes to play against Fabrice Santoro. His anticipation, his touch and hands are unbelievable. Every time we play, I know I am going to have a tough match but today, I felt good and I think I did the right things tactically. I am working on having a more complete game. I know I can't reach my goal of being a Top 10 with just a big serve. I think I am on a good track at the moment, I am playing well and have a lot of confidence from the Davis Cup. |
Otherwise, there is no point because he risks aggravating what is already a serious injury. |
The bigger points, he played better. |
The bigger points, he played better. He played more relaxed and more confident than I was. |
The confidence I got in winning the Davis Cup last year is still in me and the excitement is still there as well. |
The surface is really sticky so you can't move, ... It's really difficult to move on court. And the ball doesn't bounce, doesn't have natural bounce. So it is strange. |
The year has started brilliantly for me, it is unbelievable. |
This is phenomenal, this is unbelievable. It is such a hard path to get this far, to get this high, to get a chance to win the Davis Cup. |
Though it is my first visit, I am hopeful of getting a good start to the ATP Champion's race in the New Year. |
Today I felt like for the first time I was the better player on the court (against Federer), and that's why it feels frustrating because some shots just went out that they were not supposed to. |
We never lost hope. It happened to us before, and we managed to come back. When we got the feel on the return I knew everything was possible. |
We play similar tennis. I use my serve a little bit more than he does, he probably returns a lot better than I do, but when the ball is in play we both try to be aggressive off the baseline. |