It is good to get a lot of confidence and get the ball rolling. |
It looked like Rafael was getting a little upset towards the end of the match noticing that my fans were pretty vocal, ... I'm proud that they never make it personal and they never do anything too negative toward the other player...maybe it helps that it was during the day and they maybe didn't have quite as many Heinekens today. That helps, I think. |
It makes it so much easier to be home, |
It took a while for the fans to warm to Pete Sampras, |
It was a fun crowd. I was down there in the first two rounds in the first few rounds he was kind of on the back court and hearing the crowd go crazy. It seemed like they were almost a soccer crowd because I don't think they were all real tennis fans at the beginning of these few weeks, but by now I'm sure they are. It really does help and make a big difference when you know you have people cheering for you. |
It was definitely unfortunate. He gave it his all. He did everything he could to win that match. |
It was exciting for me to go farther than I ever have in a grand slam, |
It was fun to compete; I generally don't have a lot of fun losing, but this was a whole lot of fun playing. This is incredible. |
It was impressive to watch him on the courts of the French Open, ... Let's hope it is different here in New York. |
It was just a matter of showing everyone else I'm playing well. Everyone is saying that this is my welcome back, but I feel like I've been back for a while. And this is just the fruition of it all. |
It was one of those days when he is playing well and he is getting the breaks. Things tend to feel like they are snowballing. |
It was one of those days where everything seemed to be going in, ... That?s a good feeling once you get a little bit of confidence in the beginning and then just keep rolling. |
It was one of those days where everything was going in, ... I felt like I was able to dictate. He didn't get many free points on his serve, but I was able to get some on mine. |
It was one of those days where everything was going in. |
It was tough conditions, I wanted to get ahead early but I couldn't quite do that. But I came through at the end of each set. |