After I lost in a tournament, I didn't want to practice the next day. I was in a bad mood. It was a little bit of a nightmare. If I'm going to do something with tennis in my life, I knew that now's the time to do it and you can't wait to be in a good mood. |
Andre was just too good today, |
Any time you lose a match, it's rough to get over it, ... You hope that you play your best tennis. Today, I didn't feel like I did. I played up and down the whole match. The tiebreaker was a letdown for me. |
Coming into the match, I didn't think (a rout) would be the case, ... But as the match was progressing, I felt if I just held serve and kept making my shots, then good things would happen, and it did. |
Coming into the match, I didn't think (a rout) would be the case. But as the match was progressing, I felt if I just held serve and kept making my shots, then good things would happen. And it did. |
Every day is a new day. Everybody can play at the top of their game or at the bottom. You never know what happens until you step onto the court. |
First tournament of the year you get a little nervous and don't know what to expect. I didn't play extremely well at Australia. I was getting back my rhythm a little bit, but I never had that happen to me before, being up two sets and a break, but it's something I can fix and is part of the learning process. |
He kind of picked it up at the end of the first, and the second set could have gone either way. I just won the big points at the right time. |
He runs down so many shots. The balls that he gets back you kind of want to go for a little bit more, a little closer to the lines, and then you end up missing. |
He's got an unbelievable backhand. You can't read it, ... You don't know if he's going up the line or he holds it to go cross-court. He's very talented. He's going to definitely be up there in contention for Grand Slam titles. It was such a tough match. I know that his arm was bothering him. I don't know how bad that was hurting. |
He's the king and I know that I have to take the opportunities to stand any chance. |
I always would like to take [Agassi] out before he retires. He's gotten me four times in a row now, so I wouldn't mind returning the favor on him. |
I came out playing extremely well, |
I came out playing extremely well, ... I served well, got off to a good start and David wasn't on the top of his game at the beginning. |
I can hang with any player, ... I shouldn't be intimidated or afraid to walk on the court with anybody. It definitely enlightens the future for me. |