Taylor Dent
Taylor Dent
Taylor Phillip Dentis a retired professional tennis player from the United States. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 21, winning 4 singles titles...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth24 April 1981
behind center court crowd felt matches played surprised
I've played center court matches where the crowd has been surprised I've been there and surprised that I played so well, ... But today, I felt like they were actually behind me.
beak chance great hitting overcome passing playing serves shots solid top
After the first set he started making a lot of first serves and I didn't play solid enough from the back to have a chance to beak him. On top of that he was playing very well and hitting great passing shots and I wasn't able to overcome that.
felt leaning tower
Felt like the Leaning Tower of Pisa out there sometimes,
happy locker room waste win
I'm just happy to be back in the locker room after a comfortable win as well and not waste a lot of energy,
few missed served solid
I missed a few volleys here and there I probably shouldn't have missed. But I served well and was solid from the baseline.
bit experts kindness matches react second seeing seem side
I don't really react too much to what they say, ... I think they kind of see what they want to see. They seem to be experts on my tennis, seeing me play one or two matches a year. I find that a bit humorous. You know, there's always a second side to a story.
bit expert few jim lose matches people react seeing seem
I don't really react too much to what Patrick McEnroe and Jim Courier says. They kind of see what they want to see sometimes. I've had discussions with a few people why I lose matches. They seem to be the expert on my tennis, seeing me play one or two matches a year. I find that a bit humorous.
accused agency armstrong leaking results wrongly
I'm disappointed in the system, ... This agency is leaking these results prematurely. I think Lance Armstrong was wrongly accused and it may be the same for Mariano.
bath covering feeling forward fresh good helps ice legs looking sure
I'm feeling good, you know. I'm not looking forward to my ice bath later, but good right now. Just good for the legs, good for me. It helps my legs recover, so just do it every night. It's just to get the legs fresh and make sure I'm covering all the bases.
found penalties unfair
If he's found guilty, it's unfair and penalties will have to be enforced,
This is costing me a lot in pride, too!
good second serve
It was disappointing, but more frustrating than anything else. My serve really let me down today. I didn't have enough good first or second serves.
double easy etiquette face fault grey hits misses
If you have etiquette saying, 'you can't really get in a guy's face that much when he hits a double fault or if he misses an easy ball,' then absolutely. He is in the grey area.
bit chin
It's a bit of a bummer, but I just have to take it on the chin and keep working on it.