Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
Thomas Mario "Tommy" Haasis a German-American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 2 in May 2002, Haas's career was interrupted by injuries: he has twice dropped out of the world rankings due to being unable to play for twelve months. His first period of injury saw him miss the whole of the 2003 season, and he...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth3 April 1978
CityHamburg, Germany
against expect feeling good playing since tough
You never know what you can expect when playing against Vince since he's kind of a streaky player. He's tough when he's feeling good, and he must be feeling good since he's through to the semifinals.
maybe outcome points
One or two points here and there going the other way and maybe the outcome would have been different.
decided exhausted pure
I am exhausted and nothing is decided yet, ... I was pure adrenalin.
changed lost racket second totally
I am totally frustrated. I should have never lost that second set. I changed my racket at 5-1, that was a big mistake.
high
I'm a little tired, but I'm on a high being in the final,
against chance few players playing roger
There are only a few players that I think can probably have a chance against Roger if he is playing his best.
emotions involved playing sports
There were a lot of different emotions involved in playing someone you get on so well with off the court,
bag came extremely match nice point saved win
It's always nice to win your first match of the season...I thought I had it in the bag but he saved a match point and came back extremely well.
battle breaking eight game good midway proved second tough
It was a tough battle and things did not look good for me midway through the second set, but breaking Robby in game eight proved vital,
fantastic moves plays
When it comes down to it, he plays fantastic tennis, he moves unbelievably well.
happiness happy played title win
I really played solid, and I'm really happy to win this title again.
appreciate chance good health james might pro relish tennis
If you think there might be a chance that you can't play pro tennis ever again, you relish good tennis. You appreciate the times when you play good tennis, ... Right now, James is appreciating his health and his tennis game.
best caliber facing game gives great guy player players
Facing a player of Roger's caliber gives you an idea where your game is. Obviously, he is one of the best players ever and also a great guy off the court.
great jump top
When you play him, it's great to jump on him, get right on top and show him that you're there and in for a battle.