Robby Ginepri Quotations

My confidence has been pretty high. I can hang with any player. It definitely enlightens the future for me.

Right now I'm struggling. Pretty beat up. This match was rough, ... He made a lot of balls. We were both running each other side to side. Other two five set matches definitely didn't help this match out...definitely wasn't looking for another five-set match today. It takes its toll on the body. Luckily, I have two days off to get ready for Saturday's match.

I don't know what's going on right now. I'm a little foggy, a little dizzy. It's crazy. Crazy!

I can hang with any player, ... I shouldn't be intimidated or afraid to walk on the court with anybody. It definitely enlightens the future for me.

I'm a lot smarter upstairs now, ... I don't check out in the middle of the points.

If I'm going to do something with tennis in my life, I knew that now's the time to do it and you can't wait to be in a good mood.

He runs down so many shots. The balls that he gets back you kind of want to go for a little bit more, a little closer to the lines, and then you end up missing.

He kind of picked it up at the end of the first, and the second set could have gone either way. I just won the big points at the right time.

I was lucky growing up, ... I had two wonderful parents who helped me and supported me through my whole career. And I went through high school with normal friends and people treating me like a normal kid. That's the way I want to be. I don't want to be like on a plateau with stars. I want to enjoy life like it should be, with my friends.

I was almost there, so I feel that anyone on any given day could take out anybody.

I thought the process was going to take a lot longer, ... I was hoping it would have clicked by the end of the year, but by the end of the summer, it seems to be falling into place.

Just a little fling, and that's over with, and now I think I'm making my name with tennis, ... So that's what I'm here to do.

Just a little fling and that's over with, ... And now I think I'm making my name with tennis. So that's what I'm here to do.

I was (upset) I didn't get chosen. They should give me a chance to play.

I was hoping it would have clicked by the end of the year but it seems to be falling into place already,

I think he was a little uptight in the first few games of the first set. It was a little gusty out there ? that could have been a factor as well.

I thought I returned extremely well, which helped me get into a lot of his service games, and that won the match. I don't feel as sharp as I did in the summer but that's going to change shortly.

I thought I played a good match, but it (hurts) to go down again. But he was playing very well. He stung me on a lot on drop shots.

That was a little strange. But I think we're both professional, and we can put aside the doubles match and the friendship for today.

I wasn't that into the game as much as I was starting off,

I wasn't feeling that great towards the end of the first set. But I took a timeout and got some medication. I had a really sore head. I don't know why.

Winning in three is a much better start - it's easier on the body.

Those matches were a big part of my results, playing the No. 1 player in the world and having him on the ropes, and also finally beating Andy got the hiccups off my game and made it a little easier when I go out there.

We avoided it. We'll put our friendship aside tomorrow and duke it out.

Every day is a new day. Everybody can play at the top of their game or at the bottom. You never know what happens until you step onto the court.

Coming into the match, I didn't think (a rout) would be the case. But as the match was progressing, I felt if I just held serve and kept making my shots, then good things would happen. And it did.

Coming into the match, I didn't think (a rout) would be the case, ... But as the match was progressing, I felt if I just held serve and kept making my shots, then good things would happen, and it did.

First tournament of the year you get a little nervous and don't know what to expect. I didn't play extremely well at Australia. I was getting back my rhythm a little bit, but I never had that happen to me before, being up two sets and a break, but it's something I can fix and is part of the learning process.

There was a little letdown because Robby probably had his chances there, but Andre is Andre and this is Robby's first semifinal, ... I think it's a great learning experience for him and I think he will nurture from it. Kudos to Robby for getting here and it was a wonderful challenge.

I stayed strong mentally and physically throughout the whole match and I feel great, ... I'm just working a lot harder and every day is a great day, I'm trying to stay positive.

I served well and hit well off the ground and won the big points at the right time,

I've called a few times to congratulate him, for Wimbledon, for the US Open,

I've never played that well overseas before so this is a good result to get to the semifinals of a Masters Series in Europe.

It was a little different, especially out of 128 guys, that you got to play your doubles partner second round,

After I lost in a tournament, I didn't want to practice the next day. I was in a bad mood. It was a little bit of a nightmare. If I'm going to do something with tennis in my life, I knew that now's the time to do it and you can't wait to be in a good mood.

That's why he's still out here playing and in the finals tomorrow.

You never know what to expect with Marat. He can be on fire every shot and blow you off the court 6-0, 6-1, so you've just got to be on your toes.

It was in the back of my mind.

It's actually fun to realize you're not going to get tired and the other guy is going to crack before you. But you have to stay sharp, and that's not easy.

It's anybody's match out there when you're that close. I thought I was playing good enough to win.

it's all on you. When I was younger, in team sports, I'd get mad at people if they screwed up. I sort of had to take matters into my own hands, and tennis was the way to do it.

It's always good to come out victorious when you play one of your countrymen, ... This match is by far the best I've played this year, but over the end of last year as well.

It's going to be a tough, gruelling match,

It's going to be a rough, grueling match again. But he's the king and I know that, you know. I got to take my opportunity if it's there . . . I've loved watching him grow up and play the game. Hopefully, this won't be his last run here, but I wouldn't mind to be the one to take him out from the Open.

It's pretty devastating. It was a bad way to go out in Australia and then this, it doesn't seem like much, but I've been in putting in a lot of work.

The next match will be tough but I've beaten him both times we've played,

It was like two entirely different seasons. I feel like I'm playing top-five tennis right now.

I've heard that my game suits the clay better than the hard courts, even though I don't have too many great results on the clay, ... I totally play like a clay-courter. I'm a baseliner, I don't come in too much and I hit a heavy ball.

I've had brief conversations with Patrick but he hasn't told me anything outside of it's between James (Blake) and I, ... I know that this week and next week will be a factor in his decision. Anytime I can get a chance to play Davis Cup, I definitely want to do it.

I've been working a lot harder, taking every day more serious, not wasting hours on the court.

It's no fun waiting around to see when you're going to play, if the rain's going to stop. I'm pretty thrilled that the day's now finished.

Any time you lose a match, it's rough to get over it, ... You hope that you play your best tennis. Today, I didn't feel like I did. I played up and down the whole match. The tiebreaker was a letdown for me.

Slipping to 103, ... was a good reality check for me.

The last three matches took so much out of me, I'm just dead right now, ... I don't know how I got through that match. I don't know what's going on right now. I'm a little foggy, a little dizzy. It's crazy! Crazy!

The last three matches took so much out of me, I'm just dead right now.

I'm done playing tennis for today, ... I don't know how I got through that match. I don't know what's going on right now. I'm a little foggy, a little dizzy.

I'm just dead right now. I don't know how I got through it,

I never played too well overseas before. This is a good result to get to the semifinals of a Masters Series, especially in Europe. I've been working hard on my game, and it's paying off right.

I never played too well overseas before, ... This is a good result to get to the semifinals of a Masters Series, especially in Europe. I've been working hard on my game, and it's paying off right.

I never played him before and mentally I wasn't into the match in the first set. I was thinking a lot. Things happened. But I stayed focused and hoped for good things.

I hope that I can do something at the U.S. Open. That's what I'm preparing myself for with this summer sequence. And I've had a good run so far. I'm confident, I just need to keep the ball rolling from here.

I played pretty poorly. I didn't like the shot selection I was picking. Nothing felt right to me.

I didn't know a thing about him, I had to feel my way.

I didn't realize that if I didn't win that first-round match, I might have had to get a wild card into the Open. That was a good wake-up call.

He's the king and I know that I have to take the opportunities to stand any chance.

He's got an unbelievable backhand. You can't read it, ... You don't know if he's going up the line or he holds it to go cross-court. He's very talented. He's going to definitely be up there in contention for Grand Slam titles. It was such a tough match. I know that his arm was bothering him. I don't know how bad that was hurting.

I came out playing extremely well, ... I served well, got off to a good start and David wasn't on the top of his game at the beginning.