“Andy proved to himself and others that he can go toe to toe with Roger…”
“…Right now with the progress I’ve made over the last four or five months, I feel like I’m only getting better each time I step out there on the court.”
Andy gave it his absolute all today, and played arguably his best tennis. It was the match of the tournament, but it was Federer who emerged as the winner 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-4.
“We are looking forward to another opportunity against Fed on Tuesday night,” John Roddick told ar.com Sunday evening.
After an impressive opening performance at the Tennis Masters Cup, Andy spoke to the media about his win over Ljubicic, and his next match against Roger Federer.
“He won about 87% of his first serve points and over 50%…”
Hello from Shanghai. Andy plays his first match here in the Masters Cup. It really is a great event.
Andy drew blood early in the Red Group Sunday, defeating Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-7(9), 6-1 in his first match at Qi Zhong Stadium.
Andy will attempt to draw blood in the Red Group Sunday when he takes on Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic in Shanghai.
Andy is having a red-hot second half of 2006, and his first practice with Nadal on Friday reflected that as Andy prepares to face Ivan Ljubicic in his first Round Robin match on Sunday.