Jeremy Bates
Jeremy Bates
against biggest fantastic federer home interest open playing rightly sportsman win
Federer is rightly one of the biggest sportsman in Switzerland and his win at the US Open will heighten the home interest in the tie, ... It's fantastic to be playing against him in his own country.
alan dave endless federer individual playing
If you put someone else in to play Federer what would that do to the individual if you had Alan playing or if you had Dave playing. The permutations are endless and, as of yet, I have not made up my mind.
bit choice chosen coming federer heard sorts sure
I'm not sure where they're coming from with that choice of surface. I've heard all sorts of things, one of them, which may be a bit far-fetched, is that they've chosen it because they're not sure Federer is going to play.
beating far high hopes peak remember
We have to remember he's only 18 and far from his peak. There's a lot of high hopes for his peak and one day I hope we will see him beating Federer.
bit criticize effort fault fourth good guys momentum obviously performance third tight
I thought it was a good doubles. Obviously it was very tight and the third set was crucial. After that they got a bit of momentum going into the fourth set but I can't fault the effort or the performance from Greg and Andy. I don't think you can criticize the guys when they give that much.
centre gone period short stage
He's gone from no stage to centre stage in a very short period of time,
across human message needed reality shots
He is an outstanding player, and some of the shots he retrieved were super- human. We need to get the message of reality across of what is needed at this level.
davis desperate finals front last pressure proved scottish shy type wimbledon
He is not the type of person who will shy away from any pressure situation, which he has already proved in Davis Cup, in Wimbledon and finals of tournaments already in the last year. He's desperate to play in front of his Scottish fans.
looks lost
I lost everything I had. Everything's gone. That's all I know. From the looks of it, what I can see, there's nothing left.
bit expect perform pressure puts seen
I feel they (the Swiss) did not expect what they have seen and it puts a bit of pressure on Wawrinka to perform first.
capable chance determined group next players playing result tough year
This will be a tough tie, but one that we are more than capable of getting a result from. We have a chance of playing in the World Group next year and I know the players are determined to give everything they have to try and make that a reality.
class crowd cup davis team tennis
Serbia are a world-class team but in Davis Cup tennis the crowd are such an important factor.
incredible passing playing ridiculous serve shot shots stands
One thing that stands out is that the better shot I hit, the better shot he hit. I was playing serve and volley, and he had incredible passing shots from the most ridiculous positions.
above andy level playing quality
Andy is playing at a different level and his quality of play is well above his ranking of 110,