Taylor Dent
Taylor Dent
Taylor Phillip Dentis a retired professional tennis player from the United States. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 21, winning 4 singles titles...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth24 April 1981
half lost match matches past percent reason serve year
It's disappointing, but it's actually more frustrating than anything else because I feel like I lost that match for the same reason that I've lost 99 percent of my matches over the past year and a half or so. My serve just really let me down today.
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As soon as you try to start controlling what the other players are doing, you're going to find yourself pretty frustrated, ... At the end of the day, I am not going to lose the match because he's cheering on my bad shots.
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I've played center court matches where the crowd has been surprised I've been there and surprised that I played so well, ... But today, I felt like they were actually behind me.
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I am extremely disappointed to still feel the affects of the final match in Indianapolis. I'd be doing the tournament and myself a disservice to go out there at 50 percent. I'm going to take a few days to recover and prepare for the ATP Masters Series events.
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I lost this match for the same reason I lost 99 percent of my matches over the last year and a half; my serve let me down. He played awesome; he made me pay for my lack of serving.
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I don't really react too much to what they say, ... I think they kind of see what they want to see. They seem to be experts on my tennis, seeing me play one or two matches a year. I find that a bit humorous. You know, there's always a second side to a story.
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I don't really react too much to what Patrick McEnroe and Jim Courier says. They kind of see what they want to see sometimes. I've had discussions with a few people why I lose matches. They seem to be the expert on my tennis, seeing me play one or two matches a year. I find that a bit humorous.
face gets matches style won
He gets in your face a little bit, but that's his style of game, ... He's won a lot of matches doing that. If I was his coach, I'd say keep doing that.
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If I was his coach, though, I'd say keep doing it. At the end of the day, I'm not going to lose the match because he's cheering on my bad shots.
This is costing me a lot in pride, too!
accused agency armstrong leaking results wrongly
I'm disappointed in the system, ... This agency is leaking these results prematurely. I think Lance Armstrong was wrongly accused and it may be the same for Mariano.
bath covering feeling forward fresh good helps ice legs looking sure
I'm feeling good, you know. I'm not looking forward to my ice bath later, but good right now. Just good for the legs, good for me. It helps my legs recover, so just do it every night. It's just to get the legs fresh and make sure I'm covering all the bases.
happy locker room waste win
I'm just happy to be back in the locker room after a comfortable win as well and not waste a lot of energy,
few missed served solid
I missed a few volleys here and there I probably shouldn't have missed. But I served well and was solid from the baseline.