5/11/06 Post-Match Interview

ASAP Fastscripts transcribed Andy’s post match interview following his victory in Rome against Greg Rusedski. Read it here, and on asapsports.com.

Q. You served particularly well today.

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I thought I did. I needed to up my percentages a lot. I felt like with Greg, if I got a high percentage of first serves in, that I’d like my chances of holding, and that’s what happened.

Q. Interesting tactics, a lot of high stuff. That was obviously part of the plan.

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, it’s tougher to come in on a ball that’s above your shoulders more so than — or at least if you do, you know, it’s not as comfortable. So that’s kind of what I wanted to do. Even though I didn’t break him in the first set, I liked the way the games were going. I was getting a 30 in most games, had a real good look to break, and just didn’t get there. So, you know, that was definitely part of the plan.

Read the full interview at asapsports.com.