Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny; born 25 June 1982), nicknamed "Mischa" and "Colonel" by his fans, is a Russian professional tennis player who was ranked inside the top 10 and was the Russian No. 1. He achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionalsfor the first time on 13 August 2007, and reached a career peak of World No. 8 in January 2008, and again in October 2010...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth25 June 1982
finally happy playing tournament win won
I am really happy because I finally won a tournament after two years, ... I had been playing well but, for some reason, I couldn't win a tournament.
either five good great players ready singles team
It's a great win. There are five good players in our team who are ready to play either in the singles or doubles.
cheering crowd great helped played spectators
I played a great match, but I think the crowd played a big part today, ... There were so many spectators cheering for me that it probably helped me to play even better.
best closing game raise stages
Again, I did not play my best tennis, but was able to raise my game when it was important, at 5-2 down in the first set and in the closing stages of the match.
felt pain result second serving
In the first set, when I did not feel pain, the result was like it should be. In the second set, I felt pain when I was serving at 1-0 and my play changed.
break defeat french key pair played points poor reason served teamwork
The French played better on key points -- even when we had break points they served perfectly. Our poor teamwork was not the reason for our defeat -- the French pair just played better today.