Post Match Interview: A.roddick/g.canas 6-3, 6-3

THE MODERATOR: Andy advances to his second quarterfinal here in Key Biscayne and improves his match record to 23-5 on the season. He”ll take on the winner of Moya-Robredo in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Questions.

Q. Is this routine?

ANDY RODDICK: It turned out that way. It definitely felt like a grind kind of going into the second set. I felt like that was probably the best I”ve hit my forehand in the last couple weeks. That was definitely the key to the match for me.

Q. This place, three years ago, I know you really took a step, made a name for yourself. Talk about your experiences playing here and how the South Florida conditions are.

ANDY RODDICK: I’m used to the them, that’s for sure. It’s definitely not anything new for me.

2001 was great. I knew I was playing well in the challengers, but I didn”t know what it took to get to the next level. Then I came here, had some amazing wins. It was like a dream week for me.

Then I haven”t played so hot here the last two years, so it’s good to kind of come down here and win some matches this year.

Q. When you see a result like the one that preceded your match, does it just emphasize that there is nothing routine about a match?

ANDY RODDICK: Absolutely. I mean, we don”t just say it to say it; that’s for sure.

You can”t go into a match, you know, expecting to win. You can go in a match to win it. But nothing’s a given out here, that’s for sure.

Q. How important is it, just confidence-wise, to get to a semi or final at an event like this?

ANDY RODDICK: We”ll see. I”ll let you know if I get there (laughing).

Q. Just looking at the season so far, you”ve played well.

ANDY RODDICK: It would be great because I”ve kind of been knocking on the door of a big result all year long. So, you know, obviously, you know, I’d love to progress further in this tournament. That goes without saying.

This next match will be a big one for me.