Wayne Arthurs Quotes (11 Quotes)

I just saw the ball really well today. I wanted to really win this match and I wasn't going to lose it and I think it showed out there as well.

It's good work by Pete to qualify and I think he will do some damage against Haas in the first round,

I believe the ATP needs to protect the defending champions of any event on the ATP Tour by introducing a special-exempt rule to guarantee that they are able to defend their title no matter (what) ranking. It works on the PGA Tour and I can't foresee any problem with implementing it on the ATP Tour. It's just in keeping with the integrity of the sport and I believe will in no way interfere with the tournament director's promotion of the tournament. It may even be of benefit.

I felt that I couldn't miss my serve no matter how hard I hit it,

It's very good to get through to the second round. My serve was solid today. I didn't convert as many opportunities as I'd have liked, but it's a good start to my week here.

We don't have the two big guns in the singles, but we are good enough players to possibly snatch one of those singles matches.

I was trying to maybe erase some memories of last time I was out on this court in 2001,

It feels really, really good, really satisfying, ... Especially now that I'm older, it's probably even more satisfying to win a tournament this late in my career. I'm going to savor every moment of it, that's for sure.

To our credit we didn't get discouraged in that tiebreaker, and as it turned out it was a massively pivotal tiebreaker.

I was just really nervous, really tight. I couldn't release myself, but I dug deep and actually thought about the 2003 final where I played so well.

I always put my hand up for singles, but obviously we've got a very good back-up now with Chris.