Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
Thomas Mario "Tommy" Haasis a German-American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 2 in May 2002, Haas's career was interrupted by injuries: he has twice dropped out of the world rankings due to being unable to play for twelve months. His first period of injury saw him miss the whole of the 2003 season, and he...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth3 April 1978
CityHamburg, Germany
definitely gives good hope hopefully next
This was definitely a good victory. It gives me good hope to hopefully play well next week.
best caliber facing game gives great guy player players
Facing a player of Roger's caliber gives you an idea where your game is. Obviously, he is one of the best players ever and also a great guy off the court.
against chance few players playing roger
There are only a few players that I think can probably have a chance against Roger if he is playing his best.
maybe outcome points
One or two points here and there going the other way and maybe the outcome would have been different.
guy hat man pushed somebody tip
This guy right now is pretty much the man to beat. If somebody can do it this week, great. I think I pushed him as much as I could today. You've got to tip your hat and just say, 'Unbelievable.
emotions involved playing sports
There were a lot of different emotions involved in playing someone you get on so well with off the court,
against expect feeling good playing since tough
You never know what you can expect when playing against Vince since he's kind of a streaky player. He's tough when he's feeling good, and he must be feeling good since he's through to the semifinals.
beginning break came chances convert dominating few strong
After dominating the first two sets, he came off pretty strong in the beginning of the third, ... Then I had a few chances at 3-all, couldn't convert those break chances. Obviously, getting the break at 5-all was very important for me.
behind break changed complexion confident crowd playing third
The break in the third set changed the complexion of things. With the crowd behind him, he's playing confident tennis.
battles close good
Pavel is a very good player, ... We have had some close battles in the past.
accident months motorcycle parents ranked shoulder surgery
I was ranked No. 2 in the world and then I was out for 15 months between my shoulder surgery and my parents getting in a motorcycle accident in 2002,
career maybe playing title win
I'm playing really good, really confident. Maybe I will win the first title of my career here.
ankle decided opportunity shoulder surgery
I had the opportunity for surgery but I decided I had enough, ... I had enough with my shoulder and I had two ankle surgeries in 1996 and 1997.
good meal ready rest
I need a good meal and some rest and I'll be ready for the final.