Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddickis an American former professional tennis player...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth30 August 1982
CityOmaha, NE
CountryUnited States of America
animated chips coming definitely fans passionate props stepped
I'd also like to say props to the Chilean fans for coming out and being that passionate about their team. That's amazing. When the chips were down, though, our fans definitely stepped up as well and got pretty animated and pretty heated, which was fun.
bit shock
I am in a little bit of shock right now,
apologize event expected fans honor loyal masters qualified sponsors tennis
I apologize to the loyal fans and sponsors that have expected my participation in Tennis Masters Cup, ... It is an honor for me to have qualified for this event for the third-straight year.
ball hitting lost move ready reason regroup
But that's not the reason I lost the match. He wanted it more than I did. He is hitting the ball better than I am right now. I didn't come here ready to play. I'll regroup and move on.
champions deciding expect finish grand playing race ride route since sitting slam title trophy
I was sitting there in May not really playing much after the French, kind of deciding what route I wanted to go, ... I didn't really expect to finish up so strong. To have a Grand Slam title and then the Champions Race No. 1 trophy as well, it's been a ride since then.
feels guess hope last playing position team third
I guess I'm the one in the right place at the right time. I always play first on the last day. I like playing on the third day, and my team has always put me in position to come through.before. It feels good. I just hope I can keep it going.
cheering fans feeling guess win
I guess I'm at the right place at the right time. There's no better feeling than to win with all these fans cheering you on.
worse
I got out there and it was just stiff. It got progressively worse the more I moved. I just didn't feel real comfortable for the whole match.
fortunate gave gotten
I didn't really take my chance, he kind of gave it to me. This is one of those where I feel fortunate to have gotten through.
draw feels open
Obviously, for Roger, I think every draw feels open to him. But, for me, there's no such thing as an open draw.
happiness returned
I was super-happy with the way I returned tonight,
good match melbourne news practice tomorrow
Selfishly you want to play that match just to get some form. But the good news is I have another one tomorrow so I'm going to go over and try and get some practice at Melbourne Park.
against court good hard max miss played serves
Max played well. He always serves good and didn't miss many volleys. Sometimes you don't feel you're on the court against him. It can go by so quickly, it's hard to find a rhythm.
changes dynamic percentage totally
My first-serve percentage was up where I wanted to be and that totally changes the dynamic of a match. All the important stats were good.