Andy Roddick Lay Quotations

I absolutely love playing here, and to be part of history here now is incredible... I'll be back here next year for sure,

He was playing at a super high level, ... In the first set, he was going great. I don't think it's a secret he has a very good serve.

He's playing very well right now. Over the last month, he's probably the best player on the tour. He serves well and he's developed other parts of his game.

I don't want to live and die with every point that's being played out there now. I'm going to let my coach live and die with every point.

There's no home team in tennis, no built-in fan base, so the players have to step up and do their fair share.

Almost everybody's here doing the same thing. Who am I to come up with an excuse when there's 64 other players here doing the same thing? 63 others, sorry.

It's pretty high up there on the list. Being able to return a serve at that speed is one of the biggest things that separates the professionals from the recreational players.

I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get.

He [Vince Spadea] was about as down and out as you could see from a Top 20 player. Then to claw his way back through the minor leagues and do it the hard way where he wasn't young, wasn't getting wildcards, wasn't getting any help. I guess he decided he was just going to do it.

I'm an emotional player ... I like to leave it out there.

Why would I get a wild card into an American tournament, (as the) top-ranked American? Why would that happen? That makes too much sense. Maybe I should play more Davis Cup, that's the story. Oh wait, I do.

I'm just glad to see that Pete (Sampras) shut everyone up last year. That was satisfying. You can't bag on guys like Pete or Tiger (Woods) or Michael Jordan. They can play as long as they want, they can do whatever they want. Nobody should be able to tell them differently.

I've become better at the net. I've got a 135 mph serve so I'd be stupid not to follow that in. Overall I'm a better player than I was last year.

Most players who play tennis love the game. But I think you also have to respect it. You want to do everything you can in your power to do your best. And for me, I know I get insane guilt if I go home at the end of the day and don't feel I've done everything I can. If I know I could have done something better, I have this uneasy feeling.

Fernando came out playing lights-out in the first couple of sets, and I just stuck around and found a way. It was that one game when I broke in the second set. I made a couple good shots and it turned into a riot.

I'm looking forward to playing Tommy. He's been playing great. I feel like I'm playing well, I've turned the corner and this will be a great test. He's in form and on a surface he likes. I want to play well against an elite player.

Tonight was one of those nights where you feel like you're on the verge of playing well,

Tonight is the kind of night where you feel you're on the verge of playing well, but then I'd throw in some errors, ... It was one of those see-saw matches that you kind of fight through and win stuff you feel is maybe not your best.

For two sets, I don't think I could have played better. It was the highest quality match we've played.

I was sitting there in May not really playing much after the French, kind of deciding what route I wanted to go, ... I didn't really expect to finish up so strong. To have a Grand Slam title and then the Champions Race No. 1 trophy as well, it's been a ride since then.

I felt pretty good coming off of last weekend. The transition coming off grass last week to clay was pretty evident in this match but I thought if I could get through this one I'd be all right.

I felt like I had a little bit of a momentum, and then he played a pretty good game to break me. He put a lot of returns in off my first serve.

I feel like Taylor might have actually played the better match tonight,

I feel like I'm hitting the ball well. Now I just need to find my playing form.

I feel more prepared. Last year, you know, I didn't - we played Davis Cup in December, so by the time this came around it felt pretty quick to me. I definitely feel like I did more due diligence this year, was a little more ready to go and had a little bit more time to prepare on my terms.

It's good. I feel like I played well two matches in a row here against pretty good players. I haven't done that probably since last fall.

To his credit, he knows how to take care of his body. He knows better than anybody else what keeps you out there at 35 years old and still playing well, ... He made a decision that he felt was best for his health and for his prospects the rest of the summer.

I put in the work and wanted it so badly but this guy is the best for a reason. He is such a complete player ... maybe I'll just punch him or something, I don't know.

My getting that break was tough on him, ... I felt like I was in control of the match at that point. Today I felt like I turned the corner to playing well. I felt good, feel like I'm in a groove.

He kind of wrapped some presents for me and handed it over. I was average in most regards, but a win is a win. I feel like I'm on the verge of playing well.

It's pointless talking about playing Roger now. I have to get there first.

I didn't play that badly today. I think I would have beaten most people today but let's give credit where credit's due, he played a great match.

I didn't play that badly - plus eight in winners to errors - I looked and I won more total points. I think I would have beaten most people today, but credit where it's due - he played a very good match.

It's disappointing your biggest draw isn't here, but we have other great players here. The depth is so much better this year.

I let him get into a groove in the second set. He started getting confidence and swung from the hip. If I'd let it go any further in the third he would have gained a lot of confidence and momentum. He's an awkward player to compete against.

I was kind of playing catch-up there in the second set. But I actually feel I hit the ball better in the second set than the first.

They're not lacking in effort and heart, especially when they're playing for their country. They get really inspired to play for their flag and they give it their all, as it should be in Davis Cup.

I knew it was going to be tough because Tommy had been playing really well (and) ... he was trying to push that to a third set.

Max played well. He always serves good and didn't miss many volleys. Sometimes you don't feel you're on the court against him. It can go by so quickly, it's hard to find a rhythm.

You're going to have two or three points per tiebreaker that's either going to go your way or it's not. It didn't go my way tonight. In the second tiebreaker, I don't think I played a bad point.

Gael is a great young player and everyone in France should be very excited about him,

Without doubt, this was my best match on clay and it needed to be. I could have easily lost today.

I guess I'm the one in the right place at the right time. I always play first on the last day. I like playing on the third day, and my team has always put me in position to come through.before. It feels good. I just hope I can keep it going.

Early on I felt he was hitting the ball a little cleaner than I was but I managed to sneak a break and once I got the break back in the second set I really started playing well.

There's always stuff to work on. Obviously, the whole goal is to play well at the Open, ... You kind of try to find your game and find your comfort level and really try to hit your stride. I've always played a pretty heavy schedule in the summer.

I love playing at night here. The electricity is great.

I was totally blindsided, ... I don't really remember a loss where I've felt this bad afterwards. I love playing here. I probably had the best practice week I've ever had in lead-up. You kind of feel it and you hope for something good. I just felt like I was going to have a pretty good run here.

I think I would have beaten most people today but credit where it's due, he played a very good match. The shots he was able to come up with were very good. I was surprised that he was able to lean in and hit some of the backhands. ... I haven't seen that before.

I thought he played great, let's get that out there right now. He really took it to me so I was playing reactive instead of active.

The various pull-outs prove that the players are tired at the end of a very long season,

He never plays himself out of a point. He's very solid, he's got good energy. I like the way he plays.

I wasn't upset because I didn't think I played a bad game, ... I just tried to refocus.

Had I served the set out, who knows? ... But I let him back in and he started playing really well.

I haven't played much since Wimbledon. I've been staying in shape, though, and putting in a lot of work on fitness,

I haven't had an amazing serving day against him, ... I've played well against Roger from the baseline before, but I haven't had that monster serving day. That's what I'm looking for.

I feel a lot better leaving this tournament than I did a couple of days before this tournament. I feel like I'm on the verge of playing really good tennis again.

I get asked about it, and I?m the last person people should be asking because I played two doubles events in the last year,

We've had a lot of close matches, and I haven't come out on the better end of them, ... Which is a little rare for me. I want to get another crack at these guys. The only way I'm going to beat them is by playing them and putting myself in position enough times.

This is probably the best I have played against him. He definitely played much better particularly with his volleying.

I like where my head was at as far as competing. I played terrible the first set, but I was able to regroup and not lose it. That's a sign of confidence coming back.

I'm the most successful bad player ever.

No, actually I wanted to play five. I definitely wanted to try to lose that fourth set and test the waters in the fifth.

I can still play better. I'm playing a lot calmer now. I'm not worried about trying to win every point or win the match in every point. I'm kind of just staying a little bit even keel, and I'm serving 10 times better than I have been this year, which is a big, big plus for me.

It was a difficult match and he played well. I'm just happy to get through.

He's a very dangerous player and there's not a whole lot he doesn't do well. There are no holes in his game.

I don't really remember a loss where I've felt this bad afterwards. I love playing here. I probably had the best practice week I've ever had in leadup. It just didn't translate tonight. ... I'm in a little bit of shock right now, to be honest. I'd give anything to go back four hours right now.

I don't know whether it was his movement or hitting the ball on the run. He's not afraid to be stretched out. If he plays like he played today he's got a shot (against Hewitt).

I don't base my prospects on people pulling out. You have to beat the players playing best.

Obviously, it's a blow to a tournament any time one of the biggest stars we've ever had pulls out, ... But you have to understand, he knows his body best. That's why he's still playing at 35. So, you can't really question the decision, but you feel bad for the tournament.

I played average. He wrapped some presents for me and handed over the first set and I didn't have my best stuff, but I got through and there's something to be said for that.

Hopefully it will make a big difference, ... Switching balls is a little thing, but it makes a big difference when you're playing against such good players. I didn't feel clean with anything I was doing up there in Montreal. Obviously getting here and getting used to the conditions four, five days in advance will make a huge difference.

I tried to be more aggressive and make him scared of my forehand. I still think there's room to improve but I am playing well.

If it looked like it was easy, that's because I played really well today. It was certainly one of my best matches this season.

I thought I played maybe better in the second and third sets than I did in the first set,

On top of just getting the calls right time after time, which will be nice, it'll add another aspect for TV viewers. If a player has two challenges per set, it will add drama and excitement. This will add to tennis and take out a lot of human error.

I was a little low on energy, I wasn't expecting to play back-to-back. I'll be glad to have a day off tomorrow before playing Tommy on Friday.

I like playing tennis. I've always enjoyed the process of being a tennis player; I'm just not sure that I enjoyed the travel at the end, and my body didn't recover from the day-to-day grind.

Anybody who has won three rounds obviously deserves to be there. He's obviously playing very confidently right now. Fourth round, you don't take anyone lightly, that's for sure.