00:00I think I made a lot of players today and executed a lot.
00:05A lot of areas, volleys I would have missed a while back, but I feel confident in my team.
00:10I feel like I'm making great decisions, so I don't have to overplay.
00:15I think I'm coming in on the right serves, on the right shots.
00:20I'm choosing my moments correctly, and I think that's why I'm winning a lot of points.
00:25I'm able to get close to the net, I'm able to exploit, you know.
00:30Win my opponents pretty far off the baseline, and...
00:35Use the drop volley when I need to, and I just thought my decision...
00:40Making up there was really clean today.
00:43Oh, he loves it.
00:45I think he'd rather me volley well and lose the match than...
00:49No.
00:50But I think that's a part of my game that he's had a massive...
00:55Influence and obviously he was a great servant of all air.
00:58And over the...
01:00And over the years he tries, you know, to help me get better and better at it.
01:05Obviously we're in a different age of tennis.
01:10I think that's where the base liners are so good and what guys can do with the return is ridiculous.
01:13So you do have to get creative.
01:15Be creative with what serves you use and what times you serve in volley,
01:19because there's certain plays that...
01:20I know that a lot of guys are just too good in certain areas for me to...
01:25come up with the good.
01:26So I'm very strategic with what serves I use to serve in volley.
01:30And where I come in.
01:34Yeah.
01:35I think my game is a lot different.
01:38I think the way that I'm executing...
01:40one at the net is going to be a huge advantage to me.
01:44I think...
01:45the way that I'm mixing things up from the base line is a lot different than a year.
01:50And I struggled to find my rhythm tonight.
01:54You know, it was my...
01:55first time playing at night since I've been here.
01:58And the conditions were completely different, but...
02:00I got through a tough four-set win.
02:02And for the most part, since I've been here, my...
02:05I've never hit my forehand this good.
02:08I feel like I have great control...
02:10I feel like I'm hitting it bigger than I've ever hit it.
02:12And...
02:13I think my return...
02:15game has improved a lot.
02:17A year ago today, I wasn't comfortable hitting a...
02:20before-hand return.
02:21I didn't put a lot in play.
02:24I...
02:25I didn't...
02:26I had to go to the chip a lot to put it in play.
02:30And...
02:30right now, I'm getting to a point in the match where I feel like I'm locked down mode
02:33and I can't miss one.
02:34So I think that that...
02:35is...
02:36a...
02:37a piece that really helps me.
02:39Because...
02:40you've got to play offensive tennis to...
02:42to beat the...
02:43the...
02:44the best guys.
02:45And...
02:45uh...
02:46I think that...
02:47you know...
02:48all...
02:49all those things together...
02:50So...
02:50it...
02:51what makes...
02:52my game a little bit different than...
02:53where I was at before.
02:54And...
02:55um...
02:55but...
02:56I think...
02:57you know...
02:58everyone is...
02:59is working...
03:00and making improvements all the time.
03:00And...
03:01for...
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