US Open 2010: what players are saying at Flushing Meadows
Date published :
02 Sep 2010 - 10:05:06
Andy Roddick is angered by lineswoman's foot-fault call during second-round defeat: "Not once in my career has my right foot gone in front of my left foot, never. That is unbelievable.
"Why don't you get some umpires who know what they are doing? 1-800-rent-a-ref."
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Roddick's conqueror Janko Tipsarevic receives the American's best wishes: "He said, 'If you lose early I'm going to freaking kill you."
Tomas Berdych is at a loss to explain his exit to Michael Llodra: "I don't know whether I played well or not."
Ivan Ljubicic on whether a 'heat-rule' should be enforced at Flushing Meadows: "I would be in favour of an indoor tour altogether, if you ask me."
Rebecca Marino on facing Venus Williams: "I did notice at one point that she started to grunt pretty loudly. And it's like, 'Whoa, she's getting serious here."'
Andy Murray on the sweltering conditions: "Everyone in my box always tells me it's a lot tougher watching in the heat than playing but I'm not so sure. It was brutal conditions."
