I served very well in the first set, I held my serve and that was key just like yesterday. I won with my heart today. Winning the tiebreak gave me confidence.
Quotes about tiebreak (10 Quotes)
I think it all went with the first set. Losing a tiebreak like that is painful, ... It affected me mentally, and I got tired after that. He took care of the rest.
I played a good tiebreak, a good second set and served well,
(The tiebreaker) was anyone's to win, ... I chased the balls as hard as I could which forced her to hit winners. I was also moving well. The most important thing was I felt I lifted the level of play. I wasn't complacent after winning the tiebreak, I had to fight hard to win and take advantage of every opportunity.
Today, it was my mistake because we had different balls (than were used in Montreal and Cincinnati). I tried to make it different, my tension for strings was harder here and I tried to make no mistakes because the tension was hard and I had more control. I tried to come back but at 6-5 broke my string. I took my old racket and I lost in the tiebreak. I played really slow, Chela played good today and tried to make winners, and for me, if I play slow I can beat nobody.
It's incredible. (He) could have won just as easily. But things went my way and I had the luck of the tiebreak going in my favor.
I should have closed the first set in the tiebreak earlier than I did, but I tried to stay positive all the way through and I think that was the difference between us today.
The advantage came with the tiebreak, ... From that point the match followed the path I wanted it to follow.
It's tough to play James. His game is really on, especially at this moment, ... I had a chance to serve at 5-4 just to win the second set. But he played great in that game. He played a good tiebreak. He deserved it. He played better today.
In the tiebreak, I decided not to come off the court saying I could have gone for a bit more and with regrets, so in a few points, I went for some big shots and it paid off.