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
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.
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.
base beat people players playing prospects pulling
I don't base my prospects on people pulling out. You have to beat the players playing best.
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.
happiness returned
I was super-happy with the way I returned tonight,
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.
great needed serves
Luckily, I had some great serves when I needed to.
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.
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.