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
career maybe playing title win
I'm playing really good, really confident. Maybe I will win the first title of my career here.
behind break changed complexion confident crowd playing third
The break in the third set changed the complexion of things. With the crowd behind him, he's playing confident tennis.
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.
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,
crowd favorite good great james last lives minutes playing since tennis weeks
James has been playing some great tennis the last two weeks and he'll probably be the crowd favorite since he lives 25 minutes from here, ... It should be a good atmosphere. It should be a very interesting match.
almost best died james match mother playing remember
My coach's mother died just before that match and I remember I almost didn't play, ... I wasn't really at my best and James was playing well then.
confidence definitely gives good hopes next victory
This is definitely a good victory, not only for my own confidence but the game, and gives me good hopes next week.
came fight good hang second shots win
After the second set being so close, I had to fight and hang in there to win it in the third. I came up with good shots at the end of the match.
ankle decided opportunity shoulder surgery
I had the opportunity for surgery but I decided I had enough, ... I had enough with my shoulder and I had two ankle surgeries in 1996 and 1997.
good meal ready rest
I need a good meal and some rest and I'll be ready for the final.
per surprised
I'm not surprised that I didn't feel 100 per cent,
boost happy straight won
I'm happy that I won in two sets. It's a psychological boost to know that you could do it in straight sets.
break fun good point
It was a good point and a very important point, but it was not much fun because I got a break down.