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THE MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, Andy Roddick. Questions, please.

Q. Have you had an extra look at your foot yet?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, we just looked at it. You know, still too early. I'm
probably going to take a couple days off.

You know, the things that are positive is when the trainer came out and
worked on it a little bit, he kind of massaged it hard. It almost felt like
there was just like a knot or something like that.

You know, and the thing that also makes me a little optimistic is it didn't
happen on one movement. It's not like I moved to the side and then all of a
sudden... I didn't hear anything click, I didn't hear anything snap. I didn't
hear anything like that, which is a good sign.

The good thing is I don't have to play in three days, you know, I have a
little bit of time. We can kind of treat it appropriately.

Q. So this was something that was developing throughout the match?

ANDY RODDICK: No, no, not at all. I didn't feel it until 5?All in the second
set. So, you know, I don't know if it had much of a direct impact on the
outcome or the result, let's make sure that's out there first and foremost.

I felt it at 5?All in between points actually. I was walking and it kind of
got me. I thought I was going to be okay with it, and then I got up from the
switchover and I kind of like extended, like this. I just felt something.

Obviously with New York looming, you don't want to take chances. So that's
why I had Michal come out and look at it. I asked him if he thought I could
do anything worse, and he didn't seem to think so, so I went out and tried to
give it a go. It was still a little sensitive when I tried to serve in the
last game.

Q. In the first set when he broke you twice, it seemed like some of the
volleys you had yesterday deserted you today. Were you tight?

ANDY RODDICK: No, I don't know what it was. I just, you know ?? there have
been a lot of matches where I've come in and said, you know, I felt like I
played well and Roger was just too good and he beat me. I felt like today I
beat up on myself a little bit more than our past meetings.

You know, credit. I mean, he came up with the shots and he did it when he had
to. But, you're right on. I mean, I missed some shots that I didn't really
feel like I should have missed. I think that first break I donated a little
bit. I thought I played a lot better in the second set. Even when he broke me
in the second set, he came up with some really good shots, you know, like the
return at 30?All and whatnot.

So, you know, I thought I did a lot better job in the second set than I did
in the first. The first set was just terrible.

Q. Were you pressing a bit on your serve because of his returns?

ANDY RODDICK: I don't know. But the thing is, define "pressing." I always go
for big serves. So I think I was just missing, you know. My percentages were
low, and those of you who are in week to week know I harp on first serve
percentage. And I haven't seen what it was, but I'm sure it was not good
today. That makes it a lot tougher.

Q. When you broke him in the second set did you think you turned a corner so
to speak?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, I had. I just didn't keep it. Like I said, though, the
next game I don't feel like I played a horrible service game, you know, as
opposed to the couple in the first set.

You know, if I would have gotten through that game, who knows. But I didn't.

Q. On some of the longer rallies, all of a sudden he'd just come up with a
monster forehand. Is that him being him, that certain balls you just couldn't
get to?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I mean, that's what makes him the best player in the
world, his ability to do that.

You know, he's one of the guys you can feel like you've played a good point
and he'll come up with something. But I felt like I had a good chance here. I
mean, I don't know if he's talked to you guys yet, but I'm sure he's going to
say he didn't play his best match today. This wasn't like he played in the
Wimbledon final; he was missing some today, and I didn't take advantage of
it.

Q. Do you feel like you got a slower start today than you did against
Lleyton? Lleyton you came out like you were ??

ANDY RODDICK: That's no question. Like I've said throughout this press
conference, I feel like I played really badly in the first set.

Q. Tired from a late-night match?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, that was interesting, you know, finishing at nine and
coming back at twelve. But I didn't feel tired. I didn't ?? physically, I was
fine. I wasn't sluggish or anything. I just played badly. I mean, that's
pretty much it.

Q. You've had a pretty, you know, pretty good summer. What will you take from
this week heading into the Open?

ANDY RODDICK: I take a lot of positives from it. I feel like I competed well.
I fixed a lot of different situations: You know, being down, fighting back a
couple of matches, winning some tight matches. The win over Lleyton was big
for me.

So, you know, I'm glad I had a week like this going into New York.

Q. Do you feel a little like PhilMickelson chasing Tiger Woods?

ANDY RODDICK: I think that's a good analogy, yeah, absolutely. You know, no
one's going to argue that Tiger's the best player in the world, you know.
There's no doubt.

But I think it's similar to what you saw from what happened with golf was it
two or three years ago when Tiger won ? what did he win? ? I mean, seven out
of eight or eight out of nine majors. That made the other guys better. That
made Mickelson better, Singh, Els, Goosen. It made them elevate their games.
I think that's what Roger is doing right now with tennis. I'm a better player
than I was two years ago basically because I have to be.

Q. Do we have to start putting his excellence into some sort of historical
context, or have we already started doing that?

ANDY RODDICK: If you haven't, you should. I don't think he gets his fair
shake because he's not American, especially over here with the media over
here. And he's not like Yao Ming who plays his entire season here.

I actually had this conversation with MikeWilbon a couple weeks ago in D.C.
He was like, "Why haven't people taken to him?"

He's not like, you know, he's not a story like T.O. where you're going to be
all in this drama. He goes and does his business, he goes home. He's not
looking for anything besides winning.

Unfortunately, that hasn't been embraced, you know. It's almost like people
want more of a story and, you know, the guy just wins and goes about his
business. He's a class act. I mean, for some reason, that's not a good story.

Q. You mentioned on court about his off-the-court activity and kind of the
same thing, class act. Can you expand on that, being I guess an ambassador to
the game.

ANDY RODDICK: Well, it's, I mean ?? he doesn't act high?and?mighty in the
locker room. He's done a bunch of stuff like we did earlier in the year, he
organized an event in Palm Springs where he got all the top players together,
you know, for a benefit, benefit charity. You know, get everybody on the same
page.

You know, like I said, he just comes and does his job, lives a kind of very
quiet existence, doesn't try to ?? I don't know. I mean, he just goes about
things and does things the right way.

Q. James Blake mentioned after he lost to Roger that when he was injured,
Roger was the first one to send him a note saying come back, we miss you at
the tournaments. He has that quiet...

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, exactly. I mean, he's a real person. You know, he's not
-- I don't know how to explain it. He's not an enigma. Off the court he's not
trying to be somebody he's not. If you met him at McDonald's and you didn't
know who he was, you would have no idea that he's one of the best athletes in
the world.

Q. You added a volley to your game trying to kind of expand everything. What
else would you like to have for yourself to get to that next level?

ANDY RODDICK: I think first and foremost, I mean, if you're asking just
against Roger, I think the biggest thing is I haven't had an amazing serving
day against him, not like I did yesterday against Lleyton; I put in 24 aces.
I've played well against Roger from the baseline before. I've played well,
but I haven't had that monster serving day. And, you know, that's what I'm
looking for. My percentages have been low. Me putting my serve in the court
has nothing to do with the way he returns; I'm in total control of that.
That's been a little frustrating. I think that's a big key.

Q. What about in general, anything else?

ANDY RODDICK: I'm working on it. I've become a better athlete in the last
year. I've worked on my fitness a bunch, I'm working on my transition game.
Obviously I'd love to try to keep returning ?? improving on my return games.
That just puts more pressure on guys.

So definitely there's some things I can continue to work on.

Q. I think after Wimbledon they asked you what you would do next time against
Roger. You said, "Next time I may have to punch him." Do you have a Plan B?

ANDY RODDICK: Kick him (smiling).

Q. Your foot's hurting.

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah. Left foot.

Q. Is he the one guy that you are chasing? I mean, there's a lot of good
players, but is he the one guy who you personally want to beat?

ANDY RODDICK: Well, I think he's the guy that all of us are chasing, you
know. I think there's ?? he's the main guy and then there's probably four or
five of us that are ?? I don't know. Maybe we need to do just a tag team
effort or something, join forces, you know, like Power Rangers or something.

But I think he's that one guy that we're chasing.

Q. On a day like today when he's not at his absolute best, do you look at
this as a missed opportunity?

ANDY RODDICK: Absolutely. Yep.

Q. I noticed yesterday and today you came to the net a couple times and had
fairly good success. Is that something you're going to try to work into your
game in the future more?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah. I mean, I've made it ?? it hasn't been a secret that
that's something ? I said at the beginning of the year ? that I need to
improve on. Like I've been saying all week, it's a process and it's something
that I'm having fun with and I'll continue to do so.

Q. Are you playing in New Haven, or are you taking time off?

ANDY RODDICK: No, no, no.

Q. Just going straight to the Open?

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, I'm going to New York tomorrow to start preparation.

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