It’s Andre. It’s more emotional. … This is one of the biggest matches in my career. I better be playing well.

You can’t keep it up all the time. It’s hard on you mentally and physically. It’s a draining sport,

In the end I really had to play some good and tough points to get through because he was making me work extremely hard.

I’m very happy because today was difficult. Marat returns well and serves well on any surface so the points are quick and that’s why he’s so dangerous.

I expected a close match. I thought maybe he was even slightly the favorite because of what I’ve been going through the last few weeks. Obviously, I’m very pleased with the result because a win...

It’s great to find some momentum early in the season.

It’s fantastic to play in front of him.

He played pretty well to come back. The match could have been over very quickly, but he hung in there.

I’m satisfied to have won and relieved it’s over. It was not easy. I didn’t play great but you need time to adapt to the surface.

I’m not over-confident, just very confident, … I just know what I have to do. I know my game’s in place now. Once I win a certain number of matches, I know what I can...

Obviously it’s tough for the opponent, at two sets down at 10:15 in the evening, to believe that he can turn it around against me,

I’m as patient a father as I am on the tennis court. It takes a lot for me to get really upset, but sometimes kids can get you really cross if they really keep bugging...

I had to get back into the match. I almost had the feeling it was an uphill battle all the way.

My second trip to Shanghai is a surprise. Everything is great here. The facilities, the atmosphere and the weather in Shanghai are great, … I am looking forward to competing with the other seven great...

He hung in there and played well. I’m really happy I got a good start in the third set. I’ve had some tough matches with Arnaud in the past.

It was a tough match,

It was very tough, probably the most special grand slam final in my career. To play against Andre, here in New York, it’s a dream.

I was in control all the time. I don’t have to push 100 percent all the time. I have to save my energy but be careful that I didn’t get too much into it. I...

I lost the last two times I played him, once on clay, once on hard. He knows how to beat me.

My big goal at the beginning of the year, to try to play something close to what I played last year,

You always get surprised after being away for five or six weeks. The balls come back so quick.

I’m number one in the world, you know, so I don’t want to give away wins just like that, as presents, … Now I’m in a great situation, a great position where I can do...

Tony came to Hamburg last year, which I thought was pretty early.

I’m happy to be in a video game. I never thought I’d be in one, but I was always hoping.

I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.

When I would lose matches, I would feel, I think, three times worse than when the guy was losing. I just realized that’s not the point, either, … I wanted to enjoy it, win or...

To handle that stardom, the red carpets, the photo shoots, people all of a sudden recognizing you and following you in everyday life, it’s a bit weird. It’s strange, and it can have funny effects...

I am extremely proud and honoured to have beaten Pete’s record as he was my childhood hero and I have always looked up to him.

It was a very satisfying match and I am happy that I am in the final,

I played great last year, and it’s just looking great again, … It’s exactly the way I should be playing at this stage of the tournament. This is a great rhythm I got against David....

The best player of this generation, yes. Nowhere close to ever, … Just look at the records that some guys have. I’m a little cookie.

He knows he’s not far away,

I am amazed myself that I can back it up one tournament after another, … I wonder why I always play so well, especially in these big occasions on center court. When I was down...

It was pretty good,

I thought I was the worst injured of all. Now that I can play, for me, it means very much ? this is equaling like a Grand Slam.

Obviously he is one of the rising players and will be fired up for the big occasion.

I’m not really too worried about the match because I feel like I’m playing really well.

I’m not sure if I played much better than before, but it’s just the feeling I have now, it’s more relaxed.

I played very aggressive and tried to do the same in the beginning, but obviously it’s not so easy to do that on a consistent basis. I chose again, once I was down 3-Love, to...

I was struggling in the beginning, … The start of the match was crucial, and I couldn’t get on top of him there. Still, in the end, to turn it around and not play my...

It’s always a pleasure to play against him because it’s so different. It was because of him, not because of me, that the match was so great.

I think it’s very hard for coaches to work with me. They’ll no doubt have a good CV afterwards, but at the same time they’re under a lot of pressure.

I really have the feeling my game is in place very early in the season on clay. I have the feeling I’m playing a little bit better than last year on clay.

I just had a sort of strange feeling, not a negative one. I knew how close I was to another Grand Slam, and worked so hard to get there. To lose in the semis would...

It just seems to click for me.

It’s a huge priority for me to maintain the No. 1 ranking during 2006.

I expect a tough match, … He always makes the opponent run. I’m ready to run, defend myself and play aggressive when I have the chance.

I expect myself not to be at the top at some point.

It feel great. I’ve been waiting for this moment a long time,

I had been waiting impatiently for this match,