Энди Роддик: «В последних двух партиях я очень много рисковал»
Американец Энди Роддик, обыгравший в полуфинале турнира в Майами испанца Рафаэля Надаля со счетом 4:6, 6:3, 6:3, рассказал, что победить ему помог риск, а также прокомментировал игру возможных соперников по финалу Робина Содерлинга и Томаша Бердыха.
«В последних двух партиях я очень много рисковал. Я говорил себе на корте: «Лучшее, что я могу сделать, это бросать кубики, и может быть пару раз на них выпадет одинаковое число». И так я и делал. Удобная для меня тактика не работала против Рафы. Мне пришлось придумать что-то, что выведет его из комфортной зоны, и это сработало.
Надо отдать должное Рафе, обычно я не так часто иду к сетке после второй подачи. Обычно я выигрываю где-то 55-60% розыгрышей на своей второй подаче просто потому, что другие парни не справляются с ней так, как Рафа. Он заставил меня делать то, что мне не слишком удобно. И сегодня я справился.
Содерлинг и Бердых очень похожие игроки. Я даже не знаю, кого выбрать. Они оба бьют сильно и плоско и не любят длинные розыгрыши. Оба в последнее время великолепно играют. Но я уже могу начать психологическую подготовку к подобному матчу, потому что это не те игроки, которые радикально отличаются по стилю», приводит слова теннисиста официальный сайт турнира.
Отметим, что в финале Роддик сыграет с Томашем Бердыхом.
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Можно оригинал в студию? Что-то тут имхо не так :-)
ANDY RODDICK: A lot of similarities. A lot of similarities. I don’t know that I have much of a preference. With both guys you’re gonna get guys who hit very hard and very flat, you know, aren’t interested in rallying too much.
A lot of times they’ll take it out of your hands a little bit. Both have been playing great. We’ll be able to start preparing a little bit already mentally for what kind of match.
It’s not like you’re playing two guys who are on extreme ends of style.
:))))))
Q. In every year there are certain boosts to your morale or a player’s morale. Where does this one rank in terms of morale boosters?
ANDY RODDICK: I don’t know. You know, one thing Larry always says, and it kind of keeps things pretty simple, is: You’re never playing as well as you think and you’re never playing as badly as you think. So that kind of keeps it every day you start over.
Today was a good day. Hopefully tomorrow will be okay, and hopefully Sunday will be another good day.
Q. You were talking on TV about how you felt after Memphis with your shoulder and knee and stuff. Did you think going into the next two tournaments it might be kind of tough for you? How pleased are you that it didn’t turn out that way?
ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I remember I had lunch with Gimelstob, which is suspect decision making in the first place, and he asked, How are you feeling? That was right before we drove down to Palm Springs. I said, I really feel banged up. I don’t feel real good about much.
That’s the thing about sports. I mean, sometimes that happens when you’re not really expecting it. Maybe that makes it easier sometimes. I don’t know.
Q. Andy, Soderling? Berdych?
ANDY RODDICK: A lot of similarities. A lot of similarities. I don’t know that I have much of a preference. With both guys you’re gonna get guys who hit very hard and very flat, you know, aren’t interested in rallying too much.
A lot of times they’ll take it out of your hands a little bit. Both have been playing great. We’ll be able to start preparing a little bit already mentally for what kind of match.
It’s not like you’re playing two guys who are on extreme ends of style.
Q. How about emotionally? I mean, a match like this, it really almost felt like a final out there. The crowd and it’s Rafa and all that. How did you keep that level of intensity for Sunday?
ANDY RODDICK: Well, intensity hasn’t been my problem. Execution has been my problem sometimes, but intensity I’ll be okay.
Q. You just said something really interesting...
ANDY RODDICK: Really? (Laughter.)
Q. I thought as professional athletes you always expect to win. Coming into this tournament you really didn’t see yourself as getting into the...
ANDY RODDICK: Well, there’s a big difference between hoping to win and expecting to win. If I come in and I’m banged up and I don’t feel super confident in what I’m able to do, we are we are experts in the art of delusion.
I mean, I probably would have figured out a way to Jedi mind trick myself into thinking I had a shot.
But, you know, there’s a big difference between hoping, and expecting. I think you always hope for the best, but if someone doesn’t go you know, they’re coming off a month lay off and playing their first basketball game saying they expect to be right back where they started, it’s a lie.
Q. How would you say Rafa responded to your tactics? Did you feel like he fell off at the last two sets, or was he right there?
ANDY RODDICK: I don’t know. I mean, he would answer that better than I would. I executed as well as I could. I had a I mean, I literally took really, really ridiculous cuts at a lot of forehands.
They found the purple part. I might have missed a couple. So, you know, it was tough from there. I executed pretty well.
Q. How do you feel about upcoming clay season?
ANDY RODDICK: I’m not worried about it right now. I’m worried about Sunday.
Q. What was the immediate thought or feeling right when you won the match? What did you think or feel?
ANDY RODDICK: I was like, I can’t believe he actually just missed a ball on his forehand. Once I got past that, I was pretty happy.
You know, obviously I was a little bit more pleased not having to go through the war of a service game to serve is out. That’s always a nice feeling.
You know, but, again, there’s still tennis to be played this week.
Q. Are you looking forward to participate tomorrow in the charity event for Chile?
ANDY RODDICK: Yeah. I committed to that. I’ll honor that for sure. I’m excited about it.
у рафы впереди пахота на грунте, а Энди, возможно, слегка отдохнёт в европе.
так что надо заруливать турнирчик