Andy Roddick Serve Quotations

I wasn't expecting him to serve that big. He was up in the upper 130s and served a very high percentage, ... There was definitely a feeling-out process in the beginning of the match.

Max played well. He always serves good and didn't miss many volleys. Sometimes you don't feel you're on the court against him. It can go by so quickly, it's hard to find a rhythm.

I don't want to get too high-and-mighty about my serve because I still have one match to go. But I am feeling good about it this week.

Sometimes you feel you've done something wrong and deserve to lose the match. That wasn't the case today. He just went for broke,

The was the slowest second serve I've hit since I was 12. I guess he wasn't expecting it.

It was good 'cause I wanted to return well. I feel like after the first four games of the match, I really started doing that. I put a high percentage of returns in the court and put pressure on him almost every service game. And if I can do that, it will make my serve look that much better to the other guys. I'm glad I was able to follow through on our game plan.

Anybody who has won three rounds obviously deserves to be there. He's obviously playing very confidently right now. Fourth round, you don't take anyone lightly, that's for sure.

His serve is probably the biggest weapon in tennis, ... You can't teach being 6-foot-10. It's like he's serving out of a tree. Just the angles that he's able to create, he makes you hit his serves over your head where you're normally hitting them from around your hip.

Luckily, I had some great serves when I needed to.

Had I served the set out, who knows? ... But I let him back in and he started playing really well.

Had I rolled through that one 6-3, served it out, who knows?

I felt like I served a lot better than I did (against Martin). I felt comfortable at all times.

I felt like I needed to (get more aggressive), ... I need to make these guys scared of my forehand, and that's what I tried to do today. I tried to serve with a little bit more authority and ended up hitting my second serves great.

He's playing very well right now. Over the last month, he's probably the best player on the tour. He serves well and he's developed other parts of his game.

He served real well and that got him out of trouble a lot. He returned well. I hit a bomb and he'd block it back and I'd be back to neutral again.

I'd heard his name before but I'd never seen him play. I said, 'I've seen that serve before, it looks familiar.'

I've tried to serve with a little bit more authority, ... I felt like I needed to become more aggressive. My aggression out there is my weapon.

I don't think my serve compares to his serve, ... At least you can get a racket on mine.