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 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.
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.
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.
emotions involved playing sports
There were a lot of different emotions involved in playing someone you get on so well with off the court,
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.
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.
definitely gives good hope hopefully next
This was definitely a good victory. It gives me good hope to hopefully play well next week.
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.
decided exhausted pure
I am exhausted and nothing is decided yet, ... I was pure adrenalin.
maybe outcome points
One or two points here and there going the other way and maybe the outcome would have been different.
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,