Q. 당신 seem to have run into the Roddick of 2003. Were 당신 expecting that?
You always expect your opponents to play well, especially at this stage of the tournament. And he served great. Served really, really well in the tiebreaks. I think he maybe missed two first serves.
The 초 one wasn't until 6‑4 in the tiebreak. He was serving really well at the start. And I had a few chances, 당신 know, in the first tiebreak. I had chances early in the third set. I didn't take them.
Q. How do 당신 rate your own performance?
I thought I played well. I mean, 당신 know, if 당신 look at the stats, I hit 더 많이 winners, less unforced errors, 더 많이 aces. I'm sure the points that we won were very, very similar. It just came down to a few points here 또는 there on his serve.
And he served really, really well. 당신 know, very close to the lines. Hitting at that pace, at such a high percentage, I think he was high 70s for a lot of the match. 당신 know, sometimes there's not a whole lot 당신 can do with that. But definitely didn't play a bad match.
Q. Do 당신 think 당신 were playing too passive 또는 he was playing too great?
I don't think I played that passive. I think I hit a lot of winners. 당신 know, my game style against him is not always to sort of go on the court and try and blast winners, 당신 know, all the time. Because he has such a big serve that 당신 need to try and, 당신 know, get into points and make returns.
I used my slice well. I didn't passes as well as I normally do. But he came up with some good volleys and big serves, and that is what happened. Like I say, it wasn't through being too passive 또는 me playing a poor match.
Q. Were 당신 surprised with the sheer quality of his play at the net?
No. I mean, he came up with some good volleys. 당신 know, the one when I had the set point in the third set, well, he apologized. He completely miss‑hit the volley. He was trying to hit it to the other side and it dropped very short and I couldn't get it.
I mean, he makes volleys. He doesn't normally miss a lot. 당신 just have to make the passes, and I didn't make as many as I needed to. But I wasn't surprised 의해 anything that he did. I expected him to play very well.
Q. Did 당신 have a knee problem during the match?
No, it had nothing to do with the outcome of the match. I think you're always going to be a little bit stiff and sore when 당신 get to the end of these sort of tournaments.
But it wasn't anything that sort of hampered my movement 또는 anything.
Q. Could 당신 talk about Andy's return? And secondly give us an assessment about the final. Does he have a good chance against Roger?
Yes.
I mean, I think a lot of people think that necessarily he doesn't return that well. But he has a decent return. It's not the best and it's definitely not the worst. But, 당신 know, he makes quite a lot. He doesn't miss that many returns on 초 serves.
Because he serves so well, it makes it even 더 많이 important for 당신 to serve well. If 당신 don't do that, then he's going to create chances. Because he came to the net a lot today.
I think if he serves like that he's got a chance against anyone, 'cause it comes down to, like I say, a few points in each set. So regardless of whether it's Roger or, 당신 know, me 또는 anybody else, if he serves high 70s with the pace he's got on his serve, he's got a good chance.
Q. Despite his record against Roger?
I had a pretty good record against him as well going into today. Like I say, if someone serves 130 miles an 시간 consistently throughout the match, and above, 당신 know, in the high like 75s to 80%, it's very tough to break them, especially on a court like this that's quick.
Q. Overall, how would 당신 assess this tournament?
I think it's been very good. I did better than I ever had before. I had some very good matches. And, 당신 know, I thought I played good tennis.
I thought I dealt with everything that was sort of put in front of me well. 당신 know, I'll come back 다음 년 and try and do better.
But it was a good tournament. Wasn't bad at all.
Q. On that point, 당신 went a round further than last year; you're 22 years old. You'll leave here 더 많이 convinced that 당신 can win Wimbledon now?
I think I have a chance. And I think the way that I played this year, 당신 know, it was very, very close to getting to the final. If I give myself those sort of opportunities and keep playing well, and my consistency in the Grand Slams the last 년 또는 so has been much, much better, 당신 know, a final, a semi and a quarter, I'm going to give myself opportunities to do it.
I believe I can win a Grand Slam, whether it's Wimbledon 또는 US Open 또는 Australia 또는 whatever, I'm going to give myself chances.
Q. Did 당신 say something to the crowd at the end? What would 당신 say to the 팬 about coming back stronger 다음 year?
No, I wasn't saying anything to them. I was just trying to get ‑‑ 당신 know, obviously when it gets to the big points, the important sort of moments in the match, it's great to have the support.
They were excellent the whole tournament with me. 당신 know, hopefully I'll have the same support again 다음 year.
Q. Will 당신 be able to 옮기기 on from this, 또는 do 당신 think, 당신 know, I 로스트 to a better guy on the day?
No, I'll 옮기기 on very, very quickly and go and work on my game and improve and come back stronger. That's a pathetic attitude to have, if 당신 lose one match and 당신 go away and, 당신 know, let it ruin your year.
I've had a very good 년 so far. I'm very close to, 당신 know, the 상단, 맨 위로 of the game. The US Open I've always said is my best surface, my best chance to win a slam, and I'll give it my best shot there.
Q. Will 당신 have a break before 당신 go back to the court?
I've got five weeks before the 다음 tournament. I'm not a hundred percent sure what I'll do next. But, yeah, I'll take a little bit of time off and then go over to train in America before the stretch over there.
Q. Are 당신 aware of the level of support you've had back in Scotland? How much do 당신 appreciate that?
I don't get a chance to go back there as much as I would like. But, 당신 know, my 프렌즈 and my family tell me the support's been great. So, 당신 know, that's awesome.
Regardless of who's supporting you, it's always nice when you've got people behind you. I'm sure Scotland were rooting for me.
Q. You've talked for years about your feeling for the US Open. Has to be 더 많이 than just the surface. What do 당신 like about that tournament?
I've liked it ever since I went there as a junior. I played there the first time I think when I was 15 또는 16. I 사랑 New York. It's one of my 가장 좋아하는 cities to go to. The atmosphere on the courts is great. I 사랑 the center court there. 당신 know, it's pretty incredible to play there when the crowd's full.
That's it. I really, really like the atmosphere there.
Q. I'm sure you'd like to clear up the code violation warning.
I mean, that stuff just annoys me when you're totally rushed into it. 당신 know, 당신 can ask ‑‑ the amount of times that 당신 get given a code violation when the line judge goes up to the umpire if 당신 said something at the back of the court quietly, and the line judge goes up to the umpire and tells him, in a situation like that, if he gives me a code violation and I argue it, he could also just ask one of the line judges what I said.
And, 당신 know, when 당신 say like, Hit the pass, and 당신 get a code violation for that, it's a bit disappointing. So I hope I get an apology.
Q. What is the overriding memory 또는 lesson that 당신 take from this slam to put into future matches?
I'm not sure. I mean, I need a bit 더 많이 time to think about that. But, like I said, it's been a very good, productive tournament for me. I think, like I said, I played well. 당신 know, unfortunately the last few slams that I've 로스트 I've come up against some guys that have played great, great tennis.
당신 know, mentally for me, I've got much better at it, understanding that guys can do that against you. That's happened to me a few times now in slams. I need to keep making sure I bring my best game to the court in every match.
Q. Roddick said because all the pressure was on 당신 he could 그네, 스윙 더 많이 freely than you. Do 당신 agree?
I put obviously pressure on myself to play well. I don't think there was any sort of moments where I felt too tight to sort of go for shots.
I maybe made a couple of mistakes that I shouldn't have in the first tiebreak. But if 당신 look at the amount of winners I hit compared to him, I don't think that I could say I wasn't swinging freely. I think I hit twice the number of winners as him.
Q. Which part of your game do 당신 want to improve the most?
Maybe coming to the net is something that, 당신 know, I have worked on a lot, but I haven't used it that much in the matches. The thing that is quite tough now, because of the way the rankings and stuff work, all of the tournaments become very, very important.
So it's tough to sort of go on the court and just work on things in matches. But that's something that I practice a lot and I'll try and get better at.
Q. Talk about the matchup and shots between Andy's serve and Federer's incredible return of serve. How do 당신 think that might work out?
I think Federer has a good return. I don't think that it's incredible. He doesn't break serve as much as a lot of the guys. But he'll make Andy play. And Andy gives him enough chances, Roger's gonna take them. That's the one thing he needs to serve very well, especially at the start of all of the games to try and get ahead, not give Roger that chance to sort of 그네, 스윙 freely at balls. If he can always sort of stay 15‑up, 15‑Love, 30‑Love up in games, it's gonna be tough.
But obviously Roger is the favorite. If he plays his best and passes well, then there's no reason why he can't win.
You always expect your opponents to play well, especially at this stage of the tournament. And he served great. Served really, really well in the tiebreaks. I think he maybe missed two first serves.
The 초 one wasn't until 6‑4 in the tiebreak. He was serving really well at the start. And I had a few chances, 당신 know, in the first tiebreak. I had chances early in the third set. I didn't take them.
Q. How do 당신 rate your own performance?
I thought I played well. I mean, 당신 know, if 당신 look at the stats, I hit 더 많이 winners, less unforced errors, 더 많이 aces. I'm sure the points that we won were very, very similar. It just came down to a few points here 또는 there on his serve.
And he served really, really well. 당신 know, very close to the lines. Hitting at that pace, at such a high percentage, I think he was high 70s for a lot of the match. 당신 know, sometimes there's not a whole lot 당신 can do with that. But definitely didn't play a bad match.
Q. Do 당신 think 당신 were playing too passive 또는 he was playing too great?
I don't think I played that passive. I think I hit a lot of winners. 당신 know, my game style against him is not always to sort of go on the court and try and blast winners, 당신 know, all the time. Because he has such a big serve that 당신 need to try and, 당신 know, get into points and make returns.
I used my slice well. I didn't passes as well as I normally do. But he came up with some good volleys and big serves, and that is what happened. Like I say, it wasn't through being too passive 또는 me playing a poor match.
Q. Were 당신 surprised with the sheer quality of his play at the net?
No. I mean, he came up with some good volleys. 당신 know, the one when I had the set point in the third set, well, he apologized. He completely miss‑hit the volley. He was trying to hit it to the other side and it dropped very short and I couldn't get it.
I mean, he makes volleys. He doesn't normally miss a lot. 당신 just have to make the passes, and I didn't make as many as I needed to. But I wasn't surprised 의해 anything that he did. I expected him to play very well.
Q. Did 당신 have a knee problem during the match?
No, it had nothing to do with the outcome of the match. I think you're always going to be a little bit stiff and sore when 당신 get to the end of these sort of tournaments.
But it wasn't anything that sort of hampered my movement 또는 anything.
Q. Could 당신 talk about Andy's return? And secondly give us an assessment about the final. Does he have a good chance against Roger?
Yes.
I mean, I think a lot of people think that necessarily he doesn't return that well. But he has a decent return. It's not the best and it's definitely not the worst. But, 당신 know, he makes quite a lot. He doesn't miss that many returns on 초 serves.
Because he serves so well, it makes it even 더 많이 important for 당신 to serve well. If 당신 don't do that, then he's going to create chances. Because he came to the net a lot today.
I think if he serves like that he's got a chance against anyone, 'cause it comes down to, like I say, a few points in each set. So regardless of whether it's Roger or, 당신 know, me 또는 anybody else, if he serves high 70s with the pace he's got on his serve, he's got a good chance.
Q. Despite his record against Roger?
I had a pretty good record against him as well going into today. Like I say, if someone serves 130 miles an 시간 consistently throughout the match, and above, 당신 know, in the high like 75s to 80%, it's very tough to break them, especially on a court like this that's quick.
Q. Overall, how would 당신 assess this tournament?
I think it's been very good. I did better than I ever had before. I had some very good matches. And, 당신 know, I thought I played good tennis.
I thought I dealt with everything that was sort of put in front of me well. 당신 know, I'll come back 다음 년 and try and do better.
But it was a good tournament. Wasn't bad at all.
Q. On that point, 당신 went a round further than last year; you're 22 years old. You'll leave here 더 많이 convinced that 당신 can win Wimbledon now?
I think I have a chance. And I think the way that I played this year, 당신 know, it was very, very close to getting to the final. If I give myself those sort of opportunities and keep playing well, and my consistency in the Grand Slams the last 년 또는 so has been much, much better, 당신 know, a final, a semi and a quarter, I'm going to give myself opportunities to do it.
I believe I can win a Grand Slam, whether it's Wimbledon 또는 US Open 또는 Australia 또는 whatever, I'm going to give myself chances.
Q. Did 당신 say something to the crowd at the end? What would 당신 say to the 팬 about coming back stronger 다음 year?
No, I wasn't saying anything to them. I was just trying to get ‑‑ 당신 know, obviously when it gets to the big points, the important sort of moments in the match, it's great to have the support.
They were excellent the whole tournament with me. 당신 know, hopefully I'll have the same support again 다음 year.
Q. Will 당신 be able to 옮기기 on from this, 또는 do 당신 think, 당신 know, I 로스트 to a better guy on the day?
No, I'll 옮기기 on very, very quickly and go and work on my game and improve and come back stronger. That's a pathetic attitude to have, if 당신 lose one match and 당신 go away and, 당신 know, let it ruin your year.
I've had a very good 년 so far. I'm very close to, 당신 know, the 상단, 맨 위로 of the game. The US Open I've always said is my best surface, my best chance to win a slam, and I'll give it my best shot there.
Q. Will 당신 have a break before 당신 go back to the court?
I've got five weeks before the 다음 tournament. I'm not a hundred percent sure what I'll do next. But, yeah, I'll take a little bit of time off and then go over to train in America before the stretch over there.
Q. Are 당신 aware of the level of support you've had back in Scotland? How much do 당신 appreciate that?
I don't get a chance to go back there as much as I would like. But, 당신 know, my 프렌즈 and my family tell me the support's been great. So, 당신 know, that's awesome.
Regardless of who's supporting you, it's always nice when you've got people behind you. I'm sure Scotland were rooting for me.
Q. You've talked for years about your feeling for the US Open. Has to be 더 많이 than just the surface. What do 당신 like about that tournament?
I've liked it ever since I went there as a junior. I played there the first time I think when I was 15 또는 16. I 사랑 New York. It's one of my 가장 좋아하는 cities to go to. The atmosphere on the courts is great. I 사랑 the center court there. 당신 know, it's pretty incredible to play there when the crowd's full.
That's it. I really, really like the atmosphere there.
Q. I'm sure you'd like to clear up the code violation warning.
I mean, that stuff just annoys me when you're totally rushed into it. 당신 know, 당신 can ask ‑‑ the amount of times that 당신 get given a code violation when the line judge goes up to the umpire if 당신 said something at the back of the court quietly, and the line judge goes up to the umpire and tells him, in a situation like that, if he gives me a code violation and I argue it, he could also just ask one of the line judges what I said.
And, 당신 know, when 당신 say like, Hit the pass, and 당신 get a code violation for that, it's a bit disappointing. So I hope I get an apology.
Q. What is the overriding memory 또는 lesson that 당신 take from this slam to put into future matches?
I'm not sure. I mean, I need a bit 더 많이 time to think about that. But, like I said, it's been a very good, productive tournament for me. I think, like I said, I played well. 당신 know, unfortunately the last few slams that I've 로스트 I've come up against some guys that have played great, great tennis.
당신 know, mentally for me, I've got much better at it, understanding that guys can do that against you. That's happened to me a few times now in slams. I need to keep making sure I bring my best game to the court in every match.
Q. Roddick said because all the pressure was on 당신 he could 그네, 스윙 더 많이 freely than you. Do 당신 agree?
I put obviously pressure on myself to play well. I don't think there was any sort of moments where I felt too tight to sort of go for shots.
I maybe made a couple of mistakes that I shouldn't have in the first tiebreak. But if 당신 look at the amount of winners I hit compared to him, I don't think that I could say I wasn't swinging freely. I think I hit twice the number of winners as him.
Q. Which part of your game do 당신 want to improve the most?
Maybe coming to the net is something that, 당신 know, I have worked on a lot, but I haven't used it that much in the matches. The thing that is quite tough now, because of the way the rankings and stuff work, all of the tournaments become very, very important.
So it's tough to sort of go on the court and just work on things in matches. But that's something that I practice a lot and I'll try and get better at.
Q. Talk about the matchup and shots between Andy's serve and Federer's incredible return of serve. How do 당신 think that might work out?
I think Federer has a good return. I don't think that it's incredible. He doesn't break serve as much as a lot of the guys. But he'll make Andy play. And Andy gives him enough chances, Roger's gonna take them. That's the one thing he needs to serve very well, especially at the start of all of the games to try and get ahead, not give Roger that chance to sort of 그네, 스윙 freely at balls. If he can always sort of stay 15‑up, 15‑Love, 30‑Love up in games, it's gonna be tough.
But obviously Roger is the favorite. If he plays his best and passes well, then there's no reason why he can't win.
