Q. آپ seem to have run into the Roddick of 2003. Were آپ 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 سیکنڈ one wasn't until 6‑4 in the tiebreak. He was serving really well at the start. And I had a few chances, آپ know, in the first tiebreak. I had chances early in the third set. I didn't take them.
Q. How do آپ rate your own performance?
I thought I played well. I mean, آپ know, if آپ look at the stats, I hit مزید winners, less unforced errors, مزید aces. I'm sure the points that we won were very, very similar. It just came down to a few points here یا there on his serve.
And he served really, really well. آپ 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. آپ know, sometimes there's not a whole lot آپ can do with that. But definitely didn't play a bad match.
Q. Do آپ think آپ were playing too passive یا he was playing too great?
I don't think I played that passive. I think I hit a lot of winners. آپ know, my game style against him is not always to sort of go on the court and try and blast winners, آپ know, all the time. Because he has such a big serve that آپ need to try and, آپ 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 یا me playing a poor match.
Q. Were آپ surprised with the sheer quality of his play at the net?
No. I mean, he came up with some good volleys. آپ 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. آپ just have to make the passes, and I didn't make as many as I needed to. But I wasn't surprised سے طرف کی anything that he did. I expected him to play very well.
Q. Did آپ 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 آپ get to the end of these sort of tournaments.
But it wasn't anything that sort of hampered my movement یا anything.
Q. Could آپ 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, آپ know, he makes quite a lot. He doesn't miss that many returns on سیکنڈ serves.
Because he serves so well, it makes it even مزید important for آپ to serve well. If آپ 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, آپ know, me یا 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 گھنٹہ consistently throughout the match, and above, آپ 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 آپ 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, آپ know, I thought I played good tennis.
I thought I dealt with everything that was sort of put in front of me well. آپ know, I'll come back اگلے سال and try and do better.
But it was a good tournament. Wasn't bad at all.
Q. On that point, آپ went a round further than last year; you're 22 years old. You'll leave here مزید convinced that آپ can win Wimbledon now?
I think I have a chance. And I think the way that I played this year, آپ 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 سال یا so has been much, much better, آپ 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 یا US Open یا Australia یا whatever, I'm going to give myself chances.
Q. Did آپ say something to the crowd at the end? What would آپ say to the شائقین about coming back stronger اگلے year?
No, I wasn't saying anything to them. I was just trying to get ‑‑ آپ 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. آپ know, hopefully I'll have the same support again اگلے year.
Q. Will آپ be able to اقدام on from this, یا do آپ think, آپ know, I lost to a better guy on the day?
No, I'll اقدام 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 آپ lose one match and آپ go away and, آپ know, let it ruin your year.
I've had a very good سال so far. I'm very close to, آپ know, the سب, سب سے اوپر of the game. The US Open I've always کہا is my best surface, my best chance to win a slam, and I'll give it my best shot there.
Q. Will آپ have a break before آپ go back to the court?
I've got five weeks before the اگلے 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 آپ aware of the level of support you've had back in Scotland? How much do آپ appreciate that?
I don't get a chance to go back there as much as I would like. But, آپ know, my دوستوں and my family tell me the support's been great. So, آپ 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 مزید than just the surface. What do آپ 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 یا 16. I love New York. It's one of my پسندیدہ cities to go to. The atmosphere on the courts is great. I love the center court there. آپ 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. آپ know, آپ can ask ‑‑ the amount of times that آپ get دیا a code violation when the line judge goes up to the umpire if آپ کہا 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, آپ know, when آپ say like, Hit the pass, and آپ get a code violation for that, it's a bit disappointing. So I hope I get an apology.
Q. What is the overriding memory یا lesson that آپ take from this slam to put into future matches?
I'm not sure. I mean, I need a bit مزید 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. آپ know, unfortunately the last few slams that I've lost I've come up against some guys that have played great, great tennis.
آپ 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 کہا because all the pressure was on آپ he could سوئنگ, جھول مزید freely than you. Do آپ 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 آپ 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 آپ want to improve the most?
Maybe coming to the net is something that, آپ 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 آپ 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 سوئنگ, جھول 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 سیکنڈ one wasn't until 6‑4 in the tiebreak. He was serving really well at the start. And I had a few chances, آپ know, in the first tiebreak. I had chances early in the third set. I didn't take them.
Q. How do آپ rate your own performance?
I thought I played well. I mean, آپ know, if آپ look at the stats, I hit مزید winners, less unforced errors, مزید aces. I'm sure the points that we won were very, very similar. It just came down to a few points here یا there on his serve.
And he served really, really well. آپ 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. آپ know, sometimes there's not a whole lot آپ can do with that. But definitely didn't play a bad match.
Q. Do آپ think آپ were playing too passive یا he was playing too great?
I don't think I played that passive. I think I hit a lot of winners. آپ know, my game style against him is not always to sort of go on the court and try and blast winners, آپ know, all the time. Because he has such a big serve that آپ need to try and, آپ 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 یا me playing a poor match.
Q. Were آپ surprised with the sheer quality of his play at the net?
No. I mean, he came up with some good volleys. آپ 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. آپ just have to make the passes, and I didn't make as many as I needed to. But I wasn't surprised سے طرف کی anything that he did. I expected him to play very well.
Q. Did آپ 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 آپ get to the end of these sort of tournaments.
But it wasn't anything that sort of hampered my movement یا anything.
Q. Could آپ 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, آپ know, he makes quite a lot. He doesn't miss that many returns on سیکنڈ serves.
Because he serves so well, it makes it even مزید important for آپ to serve well. If آپ 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, آپ know, me یا 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 گھنٹہ consistently throughout the match, and above, آپ 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 آپ 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, آپ know, I thought I played good tennis.
I thought I dealt with everything that was sort of put in front of me well. آپ know, I'll come back اگلے سال and try and do better.
But it was a good tournament. Wasn't bad at all.
Q. On that point, آپ went a round further than last year; you're 22 years old. You'll leave here مزید convinced that آپ can win Wimbledon now?
I think I have a chance. And I think the way that I played this year, آپ 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 سال یا so has been much, much better, آپ 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 یا US Open یا Australia یا whatever, I'm going to give myself chances.
Q. Did آپ say something to the crowd at the end? What would آپ say to the شائقین about coming back stronger اگلے year?
No, I wasn't saying anything to them. I was just trying to get ‑‑ آپ 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. آپ know, hopefully I'll have the same support again اگلے year.
Q. Will آپ be able to اقدام on from this, یا do آپ think, آپ know, I lost to a better guy on the day?
No, I'll اقدام 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 آپ lose one match and آپ go away and, آپ know, let it ruin your year.
I've had a very good سال so far. I'm very close to, آپ know, the سب, سب سے اوپر of the game. The US Open I've always کہا is my best surface, my best chance to win a slam, and I'll give it my best shot there.
Q. Will آپ have a break before آپ go back to the court?
I've got five weeks before the اگلے 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 آپ aware of the level of support you've had back in Scotland? How much do آپ appreciate that?
I don't get a chance to go back there as much as I would like. But, آپ know, my دوستوں and my family tell me the support's been great. So, آپ 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 مزید than just the surface. What do آپ 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 یا 16. I love New York. It's one of my پسندیدہ cities to go to. The atmosphere on the courts is great. I love the center court there. آپ 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. آپ know, آپ can ask ‑‑ the amount of times that آپ get دیا a code violation when the line judge goes up to the umpire if آپ کہا 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, آپ know, when آپ say like, Hit the pass, and آپ get a code violation for that, it's a bit disappointing. So I hope I get an apology.
Q. What is the overriding memory یا lesson that آپ take from this slam to put into future matches?
I'm not sure. I mean, I need a bit مزید 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. آپ know, unfortunately the last few slams that I've lost I've come up against some guys that have played great, great tennis.
آپ 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 کہا because all the pressure was on آپ he could سوئنگ, جھول مزید freely than you. Do آپ 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 آپ 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 آپ want to improve the most?
Maybe coming to the net is something that, آپ 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 آپ 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 سوئنگ, جھول 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.
