Andy Blue Quotes

I got through today and didn`t lose for any other reason than being anxious and slightly nervous, and gripping my handle on my racket probably a little too tight,

I feel fresh after having such a frustrating feeling around the time of the French Open and Wimbledon,

The reason I?m playing here is because I feel I would rather substitute matches for practice, ... I think it?s really important to be out there in match situations.

It was an opportunity to spend time with my family and live a normal life back in Australia, ... When you?re traveling a lot, you hope for some time off, but having that amount of time off from the game, you realize how much you miss it. I have to admit that.

I can`t wait to get my form back to where it was in the first three months or so of the year, and I know I`m heading in the right direction.

I`m here because I would like to give myself a good draw.

The timing couldn`t have been worse, basically, ... I was playing the best tennis of my life. I was struck down with quite an unusual illness.

In this type of field where you have the top four or five players in the world and you`ve got many from the top 15, any draw is a tough one,

I feel very much a part of the best players in the world

So being a harsh critic I know what I need to work on between now and the Open. It`s getting out there, hitting a lot of loose shots, a lot of loose forehands. And if I can do that I`m going to be looking good for the Open.