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
break control corner felt match playing today tough turned
My getting that break was tough on him, ... I felt like I was in control of the match at that point. Today I felt like I turned the corner to playing well. I felt good, feel like I'm in a groove.
aggression content letting poke stay
My aggression out there is my weapon, ... ... I think it's more letting them know that I'm not going to let them get away with something, and I'm not just going to kind of poke it back and be content to stay in rallies.
great needed serves
Luckily, I had some great serves when I needed to.
bit felt shock totally
I'm a little bit in shock right now to be honest. I've never felt better going into a slam. This has totally blindsided me.
bit felt shock totally
I'm a little bit in shock right now, to be honest. I've never felt better going into a slam. This has totally blindsided me.
bigger bit goal picture
I have a little bit of a bigger picture in mind. I know the whole goal of these tournaments is to do well at the Open.
clay coming evident felt good grass last match transition week
I felt pretty good coming off of last weekend. The transition coming off grass last week to clay was pretty evident in this match but I thought if I could get through this one I'd be all right.
except felt good
I felt pretty good all the way around, except for that first game.
bad felt hurting points worse
I felt it in between points and it's just getting worse and worse and worse. It's hurting pretty bad right now.
felt served
I felt like I served a lot better than I did (against Martin). I felt comfortable at all times.
authority bit ended felt guys hitting needed scared second serve serves tried
I felt like I needed to (get more aggressive), ... I need to make these guys scared of my forehand, and that's what I tried to do today. I tried to serve with a little bit more authority and ended up hitting my second serves great.
ball felt hit shot won
I felt like I hit the ball pretty well, especially my forehand, which was the shot that essentially won me the match,
ball felt hit normally
I felt like I hit the ball better than I normally do in the first round. I was in control.
bit break felt game good played returns
I felt like I had a little bit of a momentum, and then he played a pretty good game to break me. He put a lot of returns in off my first serve.