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
everybody far focused good guys run statement trying
I think everybody here is focused on the U.S. Open, to be honest. But I think the guys here are also trying to make a statement of getting far here as well as having a good run at the Open.
emotions involved playing sports
There were a lot of different emotions involved in playing someone you get on so well with off the court,
bag came extremely match nice point saved win
It's always nice to win your first match of the season...I thought I had it in the bag but he saved a match point and came back extremely well.
crowd favorite good great james last lives minutes playing since tennis weeks
James has been playing some great tennis the last two weeks and he'll probably be the crowd favorite since he lives 25 minutes from here, ... It should be a good atmosphere. It should be a very interesting match.
boost happy straight won
I'm happy that I won in two sets. It's a psychological boost to know that you could do it in straight sets.
field good
I think the field is pretty good here,
battles close good
Pavel is a very good player, ... We have had some close battles in the past.
balls cool heavy played quite second seem tonight tough
It is always tough to play someone you haven't played before. Tonight was quite cool and the balls were quite heavy and it didn't seem like they were going anywhere. He let go in the second and I put it up a notch.
high
I'm a little tired, but I'm on a high being in the final,
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.
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.
conditions good match needed served tough
The conditions were tough but there were some really good rallies. I served well when I needed to. It was an important match to get back into a final.
few good james might serve
James is good when his serve is on, ... I might have to make some adjustments for the first few games. I know James will come up with some big serves.
battle breaking eight game good midway proved second tough
It was a tough battle and things did not look good for me midway through the second set, but breaking Robby in game eight proved vital,