Tommy Haas Quotes

If you think there might be a chance that you can`t play pro tennis ever again, you relish good tennis. You appreciate the times when you play good tennis, ... Right now, James is appreciating his health and his tennis game.

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.

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.

It will be tough to beat him here this week, ... He`s got the crowd behind him, which really helped. I give him a good shot at winning this title.

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,

The break in the third set changed the complexion of things. With the crowd behind him, he`s playing confident tennis.

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.

I think the field is pretty good here,

You look back and you always think you can probably do something better.

When I was able to come back after being down 40-15, I think that affected him mentally, ... I was able to step it up from there.