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
beat behind crowd good shot tough winning
It will be tough to beat him here this week, ... He's got the crowd behind him, which really helped. I give him a good shot at winning this title.
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.
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,
focused game match might serve tough
When you serve for a match and you don't get that game and it's 5-all, it is tough to get yourself focused again. I thought he might be frustrated.
beat tough
I think it'll be tough to beat him here this week.
balls cool heavy played quite second seem tonight tough
It is always tough to play someone you haven't played before. Tonight was quite cool and the balls were quite heavy and it didn't seem like they were going anywhere. He let go in the second and I put it up a notch.
conditions good match needed served tough
The conditions were tough but there were some really good rallies. I served well when I needed to. It was an important match to get back into a final.
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.
career maybe playing title win
I'm playing really good, really confident. Maybe I will win the first title of my career here.
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.