It's a bit of a bummer, but I just have to take it on the chin and keep working on it. |
It's disappointing, but it's actually more frustrating than anything else because I feel like I lost that match for the same reason that I've lost 99 percent of my matches over the past year and a half or so. My serve just really let me down today. |
It's disappointing, but it's actually more frustrating than anything else, |
My theory on return games is making the guy play as much as possible and if I get a short ball, I'm going to come in and make him pass me, ... But God, he hit a lot of winners and was playing really well. I had to track down a lot of balls. |
Physically I felt great. He didn't put me under that much pressure. |
played tennis because of [Agassi and his peers]. |
The advantage is going to be with guys taking those blocked returns out of the air. Mark my words. |
The conditions were so tough out there, they were so tough, ... I just consider it a victory getting out there and toughing it out and coming through the win. |
The problem I'm battling with is the consistency. I can serve four aces one game and come out the next game, hit a couple of double faults, not make any first serves and get broken. |
The tournaments are saying these guys are costing us a whole bunch of money. At the end of the day, sports are a business, |
This is costing me a lot in pride, too! |
We just have to try to step up and be a little bit better, ... just keep moving the bar up a little bit. |
You know, it's a shame they were so good, ... But tennis was so big in the States because of them. I played tennis because of those guys. You can't really fault those guys for being so good. |
You know, it's a shame. Obviously, all the hype with Andy coming in here, this was his tournament. It's a bummer for the tournament that he lost. |
You've got to make do and try to handle whatever anybody throws at you, ... I just consider it a victory getting out there and toughing it out and coming through with the win. |