Nic Ja pamiętam przed sezonem 2006, że Rod opowiadał, jak to wpadł na genialny pomysł, by wreszcie poprawić return. Returnowanie to jest bardzo specyficzna umiejętność, tego się nie można tak po prostu nauczyć, zwłaszcza w wieku 26 lat. Ale niech pracuje, nigdy nie zaszkodzi.

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Wywiad A-Roda po wygranej 2r AO

Q. In every which way tonight that was a thoroughly good performance. Would you agree with that?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I felt good from the first ball. Credit to him. He came out with a good game plan and he was just going to fire. I was leaving some forehands hanging to him and he was taking advantage.

But things didn't quite go my way in the first set. He came up with some good shots, and then I kind of just stayed the course and was able to make some adjustments to get through it.

Q. Do you worry at all that a guy who comes on like that isn't going to punch himself out or keep doing this all night?

ANDY RODDICK: You can't sit there and wonder. The thing that I got to do is make it as tough for him to keep up that level. If he's going to hit good shots, make him hit it off of deep balls and do it every point. Don't let him hit one and then miss two: You know, just make it as tough a possible. He's what I tried to do.

I got my teeth back into the match and was able to kind of make it a little bit of a war out there. You know, so it was good to get through that.

Q. He's now ranked 200, something like that. Where do you think a guy like him belongs actually?

ANDY RODDICK: I don't think Xavier would be the normal guy ranked 200. I don't think anybody views him as that.

I think health and motivation are going to be big things with him. If he comes and plays like he did here, he'll be back to where he's normally been and in the top 30.

Q. You gave him a pat on the back. What did you say to him?

ANDY RODDICK: I said, It's good to see you playing well again.

Q. Andy, you have a lot of respect for lots of athletes. Are you interested in the sport that's very popular in America, like motocross?

ANDY RODDICK: Motocross? You know what, I'd be bordering on ignorance if I talked about it. I don't really know a whole lot of what goes into it. I know the one thing ‑‑ I know who they are. The one thing I don't get is how you try that crap that they did the very first time. Like how do you decide, I'm going to go flip upside down six times in a row?

Yeah, that's ‑‑ whatever I think athletically, that's just gotta be ‑‑ it's got to be either crazy or genius, and I'm torn. But they can have it.

Q. You have Santoro next. Will you expect an easier ride given that he's the oldest guy in the draw?

ANDY RODDICK: No, oldest and probably craftiest. Probably the best set of hands. He came back and won in five tonight, and that's quite an effort.

You know, he's capable of making any match pretty tough.

Q. Is there something about a new you this year? You know, you got a new coach. You look slimmer and trimmer.

ANDY RODDICK: You look good, too.

Q. Thank you. And I'm neither, unfortunately.

ANDY RODDICK: Red is a good color. If you're out in the sun long enough your freckles might connect and then you might get a good tan.

Q. Do you feel a lot different about yourself coming into this year?

ANDY RODDICK: You know what, I didn't want to come into ‑‑ I feel like a big reason I got hurt last year is I didn't have a lot of preparation in the off‑season. Went from Davis Cup kind of straight in. I played well, but then come May my body and shoulder wore down a little bit.

Whatever happens this year, I didn't want it to be for lack of preparation or for lack of anything, any work left on the table during the off‑season.

You know, I don't know about a new me and all that. It's kind of the same deal. But I just had a six‑week period where you could focus on what you need to do on a daily basis, and you had all sorts of ‑‑ the meals were controlled and everything was controlled.

So, you know, that's a rarity that we get as top players in this game. I really tried to take advantage of it and kind of enjoyed it.

Q. What have you gotten from Larry so far, and how is working with him different from other coaches?

ANDY RODDICK: You know, they're all different. I don't know if I'm going to sit here and give a guy‑by‑guy breakdown. Larry is a worker, too. He likes getting out there. He says it's that much easier if you do it a thousand times in practice. His favorite trick is doing two‑on‑ones and he'll say, Two more and eight balls later you're still going.

It's frustrating, but at the same time, you know what the end goal is. I just enjoy it, because I think the most appealing thing about him when I was going through the process of choosing someone was the various styles he's worked with and the various personalities he's been able to work with. You know, he's on par with anybody, if not better.

Q. Did you feel if he could handle Marcelo Rios he can handle you?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I might be a little nicer.

Q. When you're playing a match against somebody that comes out really hard and fast and you might not be familiar with their game, is there ever a sense you might sacrifice a set to feel them out a bit to try and find their weaknesses?

ANDY RODDICK: No, no. I think anybody that tells you they sacrifice a set ever is full of whatever. You know, you don't really do that. I think you can try to figure it out and win a set also. I think you just kind of fight off their hot streaks and concentrate on getting through service games and just make them work for whatever they're getting.

Q. You've learned a lot from a lot of different coaches. Larry comes in. Is it you who are asking questions or him saying this is what I think you needed to?

ANDY RODDICK: No, I didn't want to. I said, Listen, I'm hiring you to be the boss. Whatever you tell me to do I'm going to do. I don't have a problem with that, and I haven't had a problem with that. I think he was a little bit surprised that I was ‑‑ and I said, It's your show. Just let me know what I need to do.

Q. Isn't there a trust level that needs to be built up, too?

ANDY RODDICK: I trust his resume, what he's been able to accomplish as a coach. If I was going to give someone the confidence to be my coach, I wasn't going to second‑guess that once we get in there.

Q. You could have played Kohlschreiber. Now you've got Fabrice who you beat pretty badly a couple months ago. Does it affect you in any way?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, no. It affects the way you go about playing the next match. Obviously they're not similar in anyway, shape, or form in the way they play. I would be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to the Kohlschreiber match. But at the same time I'm playing Fabrice, and it presents a different set of obstacles.

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Wywiad po wygranej w 1/4

Q. Not a satisfactory condition out there, but were you better prepared for the conditions, do you think?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, maybe. I don't know. I felt pretty good out there. I wasn't really feeling too much.

To be honest, from watching the news and everything yesterday, I thought it might be a little bit worse out there. But I'm just happy to be through.

Q. What worked well for you today?

ANDY RODDICK: I was pretty happy with everything. You know, I was leaving returns a little bit short in the first set, and fixed that. You know, he played a great first set. I finished that set thinking that I hadn't really done much badly.

I just kind of stayed the course. I felt pretty good.

Q. Do you feel as though you're getting into position for shots, that little step quicker at the moment, and therefore able to do what you want to do rather than responding to what other players are doing?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I noticed it a lot on the first ball. When they hit a return, I'm able to stabilize on that one, or at least get there a second quicker and at least neutralize that one. I'm not getting hurt on that ball as much, which helps.

When I get going, I'm able to kind of move a little bit, and that's nice also.

Q. Could we expect to see an Andy Roddick diet book coming out soon?

ANDY RODDICK: No, no. I don't write well.

Q. What about the Larry Stefanki effect. Obviously you've had a big difference.

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, getting in better shape was his impetus. He kind of put me up to it. I think we have similar minds. We both like going to work and have a lot of same interests. We're kind of on par as far as our energy levels. We don't like sitting around being bored.

So you can only judge it on what we've done so far. It's been really good so far.

Q. You'll work through this year with him, 2009?

ANDY RODDICK: We have a three‑year contract.

Q. When did you notice that Novak was starting to struggle?

ANDY RODDICK: I didn't. I was kind of just playing my side of the court and I didn't notice until the umpire said that they had someone coming out to see him.

Q. You seemed to be getting up from the changeover before the umpire called time. Are you trying to put a little bit of mental pressure on him?

ANDY RODDICK: No, if you go and pretty much watch every match that I've played, I'm not good at sitting still. I'm normally up pretty quick.

Q. What do you think of the rule that allows the opponent, any player, to have a massage when they feel a little bit off and delay match?

ANDY RODDICK: I would disagree with it for ‑‑ if it's for ‑‑ let me preface this so no one twists it. Everything Novak did today was well within his rights and the rules. It's simply about my opinion of a rule.

I don't think you should be able to ‑‑ if you want to get something on a switchover for cramping, I think that would be okay. Actually, one of the trainers came and talked to me afterwards, and he said his idea, but you have to get it put through a council, is if you're going to take that for cramping, an extended break, make it a rule that you have to do it before your own serve. I thought that was a pretty well‑thought‑out idea.

But as for physical condition, it's very easy to say, you know, it's one injury, but you can get rubbed for a cramp ‑‑ I looked over and I was confused, because I thought it was one injury per timeout, and I saw a calf, a neck, and an arm. But I guess cramping is one condition.

There's obviously some wiggle room, a little bit of gray area there. Hopefully we'll be able to do something about it. I think the one that you have to take it before your own serve, and if you don't want to do that then you concede the game until it is your serve, I think that's a good idea.

Q. Do you feel like there is a question mark of his physical durability?

ANDY RODDICK: He's gotten through tough matches. Today just wasn't his day physically, I guess.

Q. In the game after you came off the break you made three double faults. Was it just a rhythm thing?

ANDY RODDICK: It's tough. Never mind the fact that your adrenaline's pumping. If you go for a 30‑minute run and sit down on a couch for 12 minutes and you get up and try to run quick, you feel terrible.

It's no different than when you're trying to get a rhythm on your serve and nerves are playing a part. It's not easy to get up and play right away after that.

Q. How much of what you've achieved here so far is to do with the self‑control that you seem to be showing out there? Good or bad, it doesn't seem to matter to you. Your reaction is very level and noncombustible.

ANDY RODDICK: Noncombustible? I love you English dudes. I don't know. I don't know how to put percentage points on how well I'm playing or compared to being in a little bit better shape compared to being noncombustible.

But I think when you get the combination going, it bodes well.

Q. How much of how you're playing and when you're playing better is four to five years of work trying to improve certain things, and how much of it is the last two months?

ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. I don't know. I wish ‑‑ again, I wish I could break it down to 50% here, 50% there. I'm sure it's a combination of things. I'm sure that there has been two good months with Larry, and having a good result isn't coincidental.

But I don't know. I don't know how to divide the two. With me, they're all kind of under one roof.

Q. You already looked very confident in Doha. And now, of course, again, and even more. Did you go to Doha knowing that because you had done all this work it was going to be a good year, or did it come with the first few matches?

ANDY RODDICK: No, I mean, there's ‑‑ you can be in great shape, but if you're not hitting the ball well it doesn't really matter. You have to give yourself an opportunity to kind of use it. I went into Doha excited and anxious. I felt prepared, but by no means did I automatically feel like I was entitled to playing well or anything of the sort.

The thing about our sport is you can constantly get knocked down. No one really cares about yesterday. You got to kind of prove yourself on a daily basis. So I try to come into this year knowing that and knowing that I've been ‑ still have been ‑ bumped down a couple of notches. Kind of just go at getting back there very workmanlike.

I didn't know if it was going to happen this fast, but I'm ready to keep at it.

Q. How did you feel about his decision to walk off?

ANDY RODDICK: Honestly, you know, at that point, you kind of ‑‑ obviously you know he's hurting. When you know he's hurting, all you want to do is just deliver that knockout blow.

You don't want to keep playing the game of wondering if he's going to do it or not or if he's close. Only he really knows. At that point, you don't want to see anybody go out, but I was happy that I was able to get the last break in there, the last blow. If anything, it just gives your piece of mind a little bit of a rest.

Q. You've been really consistent on the tour for a number of years. Been a long time since you've won a Grand Slam tournament. Has that kept you going, improving, really wanting to win another one?

ANDY RODDICK: Keeping going is a different thing. I'm 26 years old. What the hell else am I going to do with myself? Let's be honest. That's obviously the motivation behind it.

You know, I think the other thing is you just don't want to look back on the your career with regrets. As far as like an effort level or anything, I really haven't so far. I'd like to keep that intact.

Q. Talk about your next match. Set that up.

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, obviously it's going to be really difficult either way. You're dealing with kind of an upstart that's extremely confident who you're going to see over the next year or two how good he's going to become.

Then you're dealing with a guy who's probably the greatest ever. It's intriguing either way. It really does me no real good to talk about it until I know. I'm happy to be having some dinner while they're playing tonight, though.

Q. You've had the experience of the monstrous early morning finishes here. How difficult is to finish a match at 2:00 or 3:00 and then have to come back and play less than 36 hours later?

ANDY RODDICK: It's hard. To be fair, it's very hard. And I've had to do it at the US Open probably more than anybody. You finish the match at 2:00 or 3:00, but if you want to take care of your body ‑‑ some people ‑‑ I'm not good at sleeping until 1:00 in the afternoon.

That night of sleep is suspect, at best. It's maybe three, four hours, and it limits what you can do the next day in practice. So it is very hard.

Q. Do you feel something should be done about that?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, my whole thing is ‑‑ my only suggestion would be ‑‑ and hopefully this will be well received ‑‑ if everything is equal all across the way, I feel like maybe the men should get the first match every once in a while during the first week of a Slam. If all things are equal, then I feel like the scheduling should be the same.

Q. I think 2003, '05, '07, and '09 you are in the semifinal here.

ANDY RODDICK: Uh‑huh.

Q. What do you think about it?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, that's extremely coincidental. Beyond that, I don't know what I got for you. I mean, if I ever play lotto, I'll be sure to bet on odd numbers.

Q. You've talked about facing Federer, and now it will be 18th time without playing matches on your own terms. Talk about playing matches on your terms and not on his terms. Talk about what exactly that would mean.

ANDY RODDICK: Well, you know, the thing about Roger, one of the things that makes him great, is he makes that very difficult. You know, I think it helps that I, you know, stopped a big streak against him last year in Miami. It's certainly not going to hurt at all.

I'm probably the least favored of anybody to make it to the semis here. I'm just going to keep going and keep my head down and keep working. I'm not going to get too excited. If it's him, great. Then you're going to have to deal with a lot of artillery, same with Del Potro. I'm just going to go about it and try to work through it.

Q. There is any phrase that Larry Stefanki keeps telling you that you never heard from Jimmy Connors?

ANDY RODDICK: No. I mean, no.

Q. Something that surprised you?

ANDY RODDICK: No, I mean, they're different. Nothing in particular. Jimmy did a lot for me, and Larry has so far as well. I'm appreciative of both of them.

Q. Talk about Roger in the last year or so.

ANDY RODDICK: Last year? Maybe last decade.

Q. If it turns out being him, is this a better chance for you than it has been in the past few years?

ANDY RODDICK: No, I was really happy to see Roger win the US Open last year. If I'm being frank with you guys, he was a lot classier in that press conference with everyone here than I would have been if I was in that position.

He has nothing to prove. He's the greatest. He's created quite an animal for himself, where if someone wins a set they're questioning his form. The guy made two finals, a semi, and won a Slam last year and people are saying he's off form. I think he deserves a lot more respect than that.

Q. When somebody walks off like that, does it in any way kind of deprive you of your moment?

ANDY RODDICK: No. It is what it is. That's sports. That's what makes it fun. There's no script. I'm extremely satisfied with what I've done so far in this tournament. How you get there is details.

Q. Did it make any difference for you that in the beginning of the tournament you were sort of under the radar, that everybody was talking about lots of other players. For you, inside, when you approach a tournament, any difference at all?

ANDY RODDICK: No, because I agreed with pretty much the sentiment of everybody else. The four guys that you're talking about are the four guys that deserve to be talked about. I said that from my first press conference here. And they still have put up better results than me recently.

This doesn't put me in that category with them again yet. I certainly wasn't bitter about it. I felt like that's what I deserved.

When you're coming in and you're 6 and 7 and you're not 1 or 2 anymore, that's fair. That's how it works. If you're going to enjoy the spoils when you are there, you have to kind of be aware of when you're not.

Q. Seemed like even when you were way off the court he was pushing you off and coming in and you were hitting the ball harder. Was that deliberate, or is it just on the day that you're a little bit in the zone and you feel like you can hit whatever you want to hit?

ANDY RODDICK: No, it's a little bit easier to hit the ball when you can reach it.

Q. Tell us what Novak said to you at the very end when he shook your hand.

ANDY RODDICK: No, I said ‑‑ I didn't know what was going on, if it was an injury or cramps. He just said the heat was a little much and he was starting to cramp a little bit. I said, I'm sorry that you didn't get a proper chance to defend. I told him I had a lot of respect for him. That was pretty much it.

Q. Were you consulted about whether it was an afternoon or night match?
ANDY RODDICK: No.

Wywiad przed turniejem w San Jose

BILL RAPP: Andy, thanks a lot for joining us today.

ANDY RODDICK: Sure thing.

BILL RAPP: Just wanted to ask you a you two part question. We have media on from both San Jose and Memphis, so I'll ask you a couple of questions. First of all, when you won here in '04, '05 and '08, thought maybe you could just think back to I remember your match against Mardy Fish in the final. Maybe talk about that or any matches that stuck in your mind?

ANDY RODDICK: You know, I've always kind of the finals have been great. I mean, I think any time you win a tournament, it's a really good feeling. But I think the memories I have are just getting to the first couple of rounds there.

It's always been circumstances, and sometimes I haven't had great form going in. So I remembered a lot of the times the tough three setters and it's the first or second round.

You know, you call those matches that you just kind of have to get through. And I think getting through some of those through the years in San Jose have allowed me to get wins there.

BILL RAPP: In Memphis, you won in 2002 and had a great match against Blake. Maybe talk about that week Memphis.

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, gosh, it's scary to think it's getting to be nine times and ten times at tournaments now. But, I mean, I always enjoy coming back to Memphis. I've been a little unfortunate as far as getting hopefully, I can stay healthy there. I've had a little bit of a run of either getting hurt or sick or what not. So, hopefully, I just want to make it through the week healthy there.

Q. A lot has been made about you losing those 15 or so pounds during the off season. What exactly did you use to cut the weight, and how much has that helped you down there in Australia?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, I don't think it was anything revolutionary. I think just discipline as far as diet went. You know, having kind of six weeks cut out where you could be disciplined and kind of program workouts and meals for an extended period of time. That definitely helped. It was probably as strict as I've been as far as dieting. We just went to work.

I don't think it was anything crazy or something that hasn't been done before. I think it was a lot of work put in on the track and at the courts. A lot of discipline as far as diet went. And actually just for a change having a six week window where I could kind of set forth a program for every day and every week.

You know, it was just a matter of doing the work from there and it helped a lot.

Q. Why did you feel it was necessary to carve out that time now? Just to start a new year and get back on track? What led into that?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, my coach told me to.

Q. Well with, that helps.

ANDY RODDICK: So that was kind of all I needed. I was really looking forward to it. I wasn't great physically from about, probably may on last year. I felt like I was, you know, when I got hurt, I felt like I was playing catch up, and I was probably too heavy the end of last year just because I was going straight from the training table to play, to entering tournaments, which is tough to do. But you kind of do your best. I was just looking forward to trying to get healthy again.

Q. I was going to ask basically what went into your decision to make the change in coaches late last year?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, it wasn't really a change. I didn't have a coach from the Open on. I feel like a lot gets made of changing coaches, but if you look at pretty much every player with the exception of probably Rafa and James, everyone's kind of made changes before.

Basically, after the Open I wasn't going to rush the decision. I wanted to kind of see who was available at the end of the year. You know, Larry's track record speaks for itself. He was the first person that I kind of thought of. You know, I was lucky enough that he thought it would be a good fit.

Q. What struck you about his being the right fit? What does he bring?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, the thing that I was initially impressed with was, you know, if you look at the players he's worked with, first of all, a lot of them were pretty strong personalities, and he was able to have pretty good relationships with them.

Secondly, just the various types of players that he's worked with, you know. Sometimes you see a coach kind of gravitate towards the same style of play that's right they were or they've coached before. And he's gone from, you know, he's coached lefties, righties, net rushers, baseliners. So I kind of like that he didn't just take one style to a player, you know, all the time. He's kind of able to adjust to maybe see the game through his player's eyes a little bit more. And that was appealing to me.

Q. In this short amount of time that you've worked with him, what have you liked about the relationship and your game?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, it's good. He has a really good positive energy. He likes to we're similar in that we like to get to work. We're not really big on just sitting around and waiting for something to happen. We kind of like to try to make it happen. You know, so far it's just been a really good working relationship.

Q. In your position or with tennis in general, just curious, after a loss and a major in your case, the Australian Open, especially when you get into a tournament like that, is it best to get like that in the court or is it sometimes preferred to step back for a bit just looking for a mental blow?

ANDY RODDICK: You know, you I think each one's unique. I don't think you can, you know, generalize every Grand Slam loss as the same. For me coming out of Australia, I felt pretty good. You know, I had played well in Doha, and I played well in Australia.

You know, Roger had a really good night against me. But there were a lot more positives than negatives for me coming out of Melbourne. So, you know, I'm excited to get back out there.

Q. When I say a lot more positives, is it just feeling good about your game? Is there anything specific?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, there's a lot. I mean, it had been two years since I made the semis of a slam, so. I felt great physically. I was healthy. I was able to kind of just be consistent over the course of, you know, the three weeks or a month in these tournaments, and that was a great sign moving forward for the rest of the year.

Q. I asked James about a rooting interest in fellow American players and maybe how much you pay attention to other Americans, especially when in tournaments maybe when they go against foreign players, is there that on is there something that you may pay attention to, especially maybe with buddies when they play non Americans?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, I think whether, you know, if it's an American-American match up we're certainly intrigued as well. But yeah, there's definitely a camaraderie among the guys. And take, for instance, Amir Delic doing well in Australia. That was great to see. And a bunch of us were in the locker room watching that match. Obviously, you pay a lot more attention to the way your friends are playing as opposed to someone you don't really know, so, yes, I think that's natural.

Q. A follow up on who are your buddies on the tour? Who do you hang out with and watch matches with?

ANDY RODDICK: My probably a couple of my best friends are my Davis Cup teammates. James and Mardy, and the Bryan twins. You find yourself hanging out in the locker room. Normally the Americans are in all in one little area.

Being on tour is kind of like high school again. There are a bunch of cliques, and the countries normally stay obviously, if you speak a common language you're more likely to be friendly with that person. It's kind of like the same social circles. But obviously Bobby Reynolds, and Isner, and Delic, I think we all kind of cheer for each other and support each other.

Q. I'm not going to ask you to name names, but it will be a much more fun question. Is there anybody out there that nobody likes right now? That guy's a Jack ass, nobody wants to talk to him?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, you know, I don't know if it would be fair for me to answer that question because I haven't talked to everybody.

Q. A different line of questioning, because I don't want to get you in too much trouble. You played in a couple of matches last month at the Australian. How hot was it really to you on the court? And two, the officials are getting in a really tight spot on that conditioning rules, et cetera, on what's safe and what's not? How do you feel as a player when it's just too hot to play.

ANDY RODDICK: Well, I like it, I feel like the Australian Open maybe more than any other tournament should be about preparation and how you have to prepare physically, it's one of the only slams when you only have a month before to train. I grew up in Florida and Texas so, I'm all for the hot conditions.

But, you know, if someone ran into a serious heat problem, I mean, I could certainly see where the tournament's accountable. But I think I'm pretty much always for leaving it as an outdoor tournament.

Q. Has there ever been an occasion when you've been on the court where you or an opponent or somebody playing on the court next to you as a junior, there was an incident and you really thought maybe there are circumstances where it's not safe to play?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, absolutely. In the summer in San Antonio, Texas, you used to see kids, 13 and 14, you know, pass out on the court. But I also think it's a lot different. I think a different set of rules or standards should apply for 13 year olds than grown men.

Q. As you mentioned a few moments ago you and James have taken opposite approaches to coaching in your career than he's worked with one guy and you preferred to have your more voices. To be sure his case is a little unusual. But I wonder if you can talk about how your approach has worked and the pros and cons versus having a consistent voice versus many.

ANDY RODDICK: Well, I mean I don't think it was a conscious decision or anything I set out at 18 years old to have four different voices over the course of the career. I think Brian and James grew up together. It's someone he trusts, he knows, they have a long history.

That wasn't the case when I came on the tour in 18, 19 years old. It wasn't somebody that I'd been with for ten years. You know, but again I don't think it's something that you can generalize. There have been different reasons for me, probably, each time. So it's tough to kind of give a general statement about it, I guess.

Q. Have you valued having influences from different sources over the course of your career? Can you imagine having done what James has done and only having one coach?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, that would require me finding a coach that could have put up with me for nine years also. Yeah, I think there are pros and cons both ways. Obviously, continuity is a good thing, and there have certainly been times where I've been without someone or in transition and you're just kind of trying to make due.

But at the same time there's been a couple of times in my career where it's really jump started my playing just by having a fresh voice. So I can kind of look at it both ways. I certainly have been able to pick the brain of some of tennis's smartest people, so that's been a good thing.

Q. How long is the adjustment period generally when you really click with someone when they're new?

ANDY RODDICK: You know, it's, again, it's a case to case situation. You know, I've known Larry for a while. He's been on tour ever since I've been on tour. You know, we've done a hundred practices together when he's been with the other player and kind of joke around in the locker room.

So that scenario's a lot different than let's say Jimmy where we didn't know each other. I don't think we've spent ten minutes together in our lives. So that's obviously a little bit different. So, again, I think it's just a case to case thing.

Q. Looking ahead to the summer, did you decide not to play team tennis this year or is that still a possibility?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, it's a possibility. I, you know, I think a lot of it is going to depend on how much I play at the beginning of the year, and how well I do, he is, et cetera. I love team tennis. I like playing team tennis.

But I traditionally I played a pretty heavy summer schedule as well as far as tournaments, so I think once I get that schedule totally dialed in, I'll be able to make a better decision about team tennis.

Q. The Sacramento owner said that he was trying to trade for you. And what will the chances of you playing for the capitals?

ANDY RODDICK: I guess that would probably be a better question for him. You know, obviously, I know they have a pretty good tradition in team tennis. They've won a lot. I haven't played out are there, I don't think since maybe '01.

You know, so I think more so than I don't think it would affect my decision to play positively or negatively if I'm being honest. I just enjoy playing team tennis. I like the format. I kind of like the kind of vibe that it promotes. You know, so I don't know if I'm certainly open to on wherever I play.

Q. You've been teammates with the Bryan brothers for a long time. What kind of relationship do you have with them?

ANDY RODDICK: We've been I've been teammates with them for a long time, but I've known them since I was 8 years old, also. So we obviously have a lot of history. We're pretty good friends. It's always good to see them.

You know, I certainly don't think that we would all have a Davis Cup title if it wasn't for them, so we're certainly grateful for that. It's just great to see what they've been able to accomplish.

Q. I asked James about this yesterday, wanted to get your take. I was wondering if you were surprised at how emotional Roger was after the loss or is that something that you can relate to?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, I mean, I think in sports you can certainly, you know, everyone can relate to being disappointed. I think the thing about, you know, kind of having to stay on for an awards ceremony and from what I read, I think Roger touched on it. Kind of going after a match, taking a shower, stretching, that's kind of all part of your routine to kind of cool down and to kind of almost try to grab a sense of perspective and get away from everybody watching for a second.

You know, when you have to go straight into the awards ceremony, you know, it's not easy especially after losing a Grand Slam final. I've been on the other end of that with Roger a couple of times. So I don't think it's surprising or out of the ordinary.

Q. What are your memories from standing there at Wimbledon center court having gone through that? Does it seem sort of surreal looking back or do you even remember those moments?

ANDY RODDICK: Oh, no. You certainly remember them. It's just that you're fighting between, okay, you did a great job and staying alive. You're playing in a Wimbledon final which is pretty great. But you obviously are disappointed. You're torn up. You don't exactly want to take loss that's Wimbledon final, that's for sure. So it is hard. It is hard.

Q. There was some photos of you at the super bowl. I imagine you probably saw the game, too. Arguably it's America's biggest, greatest sporting event. When you are in that environment sitting there, did anything, any comparisons to tennis go through your mind athletically or compared to the Open or Wimbledon?

ANDY RODDICK: Oh, I don't know. I wasn't really in analyzation mode to be honest. But it certainly the thing about the super bowl, it's not a football game, it's an event as well. There's so much going on around it.

I feel like probably the majority of the people are as interested in the pregame concerts and the halftime show and the whole deal. I think they've done a really good job of marketing it to all demographics.

Q. Given your start to the year and your new coach and everything, what are your expectations for this year? Do you think you could possibly get a second Grand Slam here?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, I hope so. You know, it's impossible to kind of predict. You know, you're I'm just going to go to work and play well. I think there's two ways of going. Either progressing forward or you're not. For the last two years or three years it's been not.

So I think I just want to start that progression forward. I feel like I made a pretty good start at that in Australia, and I'll look to build on it.

Q. You moved back into the top six after Australia. Can you talk about what you liked about your game in Australia?

ANDY RODDICK: A lot of my game was good. I think the biggest thing is I'm breaking in 30% of my return games so far this year through two tournaments. And that's a good number.

If I can break one out of every three returns, you know, return games, I'm going to give myself a shot in a lot of matches with my serve being my strength.

That stat kind of tells a story for a lot of things, you obviously have to return well, but you have to be moving well to play "D" on that first ball off a return. So that was encouraging.

Q. As you've come along as a professional, they've instituted the challenges. How do you feel about those? Are they good for the game? Have they been good for you?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, I mean, it's, you know, it honestly depends on the day whether or not they're good for you. Yeah, I mean, you could probably come out about 50 50 on them, and some days good, some days bad.

But I think it's good for tennis overall. I think it creates pretty good theater. I think it holds the refs a lot more accountable and the players. You can't really complain much when it's right in front of you.

You know, I think the biggest thing is you don't really have matches that are decided on a bad call. Which is, at the end of the day as a player, is a lot easier to deal with.

Q. Do you prefer the current system over the old Cyclops system?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I think so. Well, Cyclops was only on serves, so yeah. I think if you're covering the whole court as opposed to just serves, you know, that's a bonus. Plus the Cyclops, that beep was just annoying.

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Aha, Andy zaczyna turniej we wtorek meczem z kwalifikantem.

Ja chciałem

Come on Andy, z taką grą jeszcze wiele tytułów przed nami, i to poważniejszych. Jestem kuźwa zbudowany

Stefanki mówi ze schudł,to zresztą gołym okiem widac,wczesniej ważył 88kg a ci z ATP zamiast mu odjąc co jego, to jeszcze mu kilosa dołożyli xDDDDDDDD