5/10/06 Post-Match Interview

Q. You looked pretty impressive today. Were you feeling extra confident about your clay court game?

ANDY RODDICK: I don’t know. Let’s not overreact over one match.

I feel like I hit the ball pretty well. I would have liked to have served better. But I don’t know if Victor had his best form today. I think he’s been off. I think this is his first tournament back after a couple of months of injury, so I don’t know if he played his best today.

Q. I got the impression late on that you actually wanted more of a match. Is that fair to say? You actually wanted to perhaps get into more rallies and play more shots.

ANDY RODDICK: No. I mean, I don’t know. I was having fun out there because I thought I was hitting the ball pretty well. I would have liked to have hit some more serves, like I said.

But, you know, you take the wins when you can get them.

Q. The manner of it must be good for your confidence, though, irrespective of how Victor was playing.

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, I’m happy to have gotten through. You know, I don’t know if it makes much of a difference going into tomorrow. I feel like I played okay, you know, my last couple of tournaments. So, you know, it’s nice to feel like progress is being made a little bit.

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