Federer Haas Roddick Murray: Thoughts before the semifinals on Day 12 0 comments
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Here are the final scores for yesterday's men's singles quarterfinals:Roger Federer beat Ivo Karlovic 6-3 7-5 7-6(3) Andy Murray beat Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 6-3 6-2 Andy Roddick beat Lleyton Hew ...
Here are the final scores for yesterday's men's singles quarterfinals:
Roger Federer beat Ivo Karlovic 6-3 7-5 7-6(3) Andy Murray beat Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 6-3 6-2 Andy Roddick beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 6-7(10) 7-6(1) 4-6 6-4 Tommy Haas beat Novak Djokovic 7-5 7-6 (6) 4-6 6-3.
Let's go through some of their thoughts on their opponents and tomorrow's semifinals:
Federer vs Haas
Q. Before the tournament started you said you wouldn't start thinking it wouldn't creep into your mind about Pete's record until maybe the semifinals. Now you're here. What are your thoughts about Pete's slam record and your opportunity here at Wimbledon this year?ROGER FEDERER: Well first of all I'm happy the way I'm playing which is always most important is to focus on my own game.
So from that standpoint obviously everything is good. I just won you know my quarters so obviously my mind has not started wondering yet. I think tomorrow you know I'll prepare for a tough weekend ahead of me you know heavily.
Against Tommy I have to play you know a good match from the start. And as we saw in Paris it was brutal. Yeah it's gonna be tough. But you know I'm happy to be back into another semifinals. 21st in a row. It's amazing. Means the world to me. Let's see what happens now.
Q. Wimbledon has been a happy hunting ground for German tennis plaTOMMY HAAS: Those are big footsteps to get into. I mean obviously Steffi had such great success here. I was watching Boris when I was young. Every year I was looking forward to watching it on TV him playing Wimbledon. He had what seven finals here; he won it three times. One time Michael Stich came along and beat Boris in the finals.
We were very blessed in Germany having three of those pla
I think German tennis is still in many ways if you look at the past with Kiefer or Schuettler we've had some success with getting very far in Grand Slams. Not as much as they have. Which country has by the way? How many Steffi Grafs are there or Boris Beckers? There's not many.
We just go out there I just go out there and try my best no matter what. You know like I said my next opponent is somebody that's probably gonna go down as the greatest pla
Q. You mentioned a moment ago that your next opponent will probably go down as the greatest pla
TOMMY HAAS: What do I like about his game the most or in general?
Q. Everything.
TOMMY HAAS: Oh well let's talk about that after the match.
Murray vs Roddick
Q. Have you got anything left in the tank for Andy Murray?ANDY RODDICK: Yeah I should. I mean I felt fine out there physically. I'm sure I'll pull up a little bit sore tomorrow but that's to be expected. That's not a new condition.
Q. A lot was made after Monday's game about Andy Murray's recovery that he's only 22. You have four years on him. Is that a significant time in tennis or are you still there or thereabouts at the same level as a 22 year old?
ANDY RODDICK: Physically?
Q. Yes. Is it a significant time factor that four years in your recovery compared to his?
ANDY RODDICK: Not yet. I'm sure when I'm 30 it will be. You know you can look at it in years. Also matches played. I've played a lot more in my career. But you know I'm looking at it as far as a two day thing not a years thing.
At this point I feel fit and I feel healthy. You know I'm in better shape now than I was when I was 24. Shouldn't be too much of a factor.
Q. Is it possible to grind with him and win?
ANDY RODDICK: You're gonna have to do some of it. You're gonna have to. You know obviously I'm not gonna get into a match where we're both trying to poke the ball around on the court. That probably wouldn't work. But you're gonna have to do it at certain times for sure.
Q. What do you think are the weaknesses of Andy Murray's game?
ANDY RODDICK: That's one of the things. He doesn't really have a lot of weaknesses or any for that matter. He's improved his serve a lot. He returda3ns well.
You know but to be fair once you get into the top part of the game that's why a lot of the guys are up there.
Q. Having come through that having won comfortably today do you feel unstoppable now? Do you feel this is the best tennis of your life?ANDY MURRAY: No I understand that I can lose the next match if I don't play my best. That's been one of the things that I've learned and it's made a huge difference to me over the last year or so.
I realize that if I don't bring my best game then I'm gonna lose to guys like Roddick. I feel confident because I've won a lot of matches on the grass. But every day when I get up to play the matches I know that I'm gonna have to perform very well and that gets the nerves and the adrenaline going and makes me play better.
(Via Wimbledon official website; Images by Getty Images Reuters)
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