For this reason I'm saying let's wait and see how it goes. If the people wait too much for the calls, you know, and don't really care about the shots anymore, this is when I tend to get a little bit pessimistic. |
From the first moment I walked on this centre court I always had the feeling it's a nice one, ... I really had the sense I was returning very well, hardly giving him any points, holding easy on my serve. |
From the start it was a good match today. Never in doubt on the serve. I played a little better from the baseline. All in all, it was very good. |
Getting used to the conditions, I think, is obviously the main thing if you're playing against an opponent you're such a huge favorite in. I thought it was not easy today because he was serving big, taking a lot of chances on my return. So we didn't see too many rallies, which didn't really allow me to get the rhythm going. |
He beat quality players and he totally deserves to be in the final, you know. Maybe he's changed something in his game. In two weeks he's improved incredibly. |
He could, you know. But then again, he could even run into the knife more brutally, |
He deserved to win today. He was more consistent and I sprayed a little bit at the end. I didn't go for crazy but he really played better in the end. |
He did a great job this week and came so very close, but he was a little bit unlucky in the end. |
He didn't grow that much, ... but he's still doing a great job. |
He fought hard ... made life very tough for me and I am very pleased with this win, ... The whole second set he played really good tennis ... he was very tough. But in that third set I really played some unbelievable tennis. This is one of the best matches I have played on Centre Court. |
He got me a few times early in my career where he made me look like a little schoolboy. Now that I could turn it around, it's fantastic. |
He had been returning so well. Credit to him. He really didn't allow me to play my game. |
He had been returning so well. Credit to him. He really didn't allow me to play my game. But he may have got a little bit tired, maybe disappointed that he didn't win the second when he could have. I got a bit more aggressive and it paid off. |
He has not had the best start of the year so far. I hope this is not his tournament where he really wants to show how good he is. |
He hung in there and played well. I'm really happy I got a good start in the third set. I've had some tough matches with Arnaud in the past. |