When you struggle winning matches all year and you don't really get into a groove or rhythm, you just can't expect to just come in here and have it click.

I've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me.

The only person that I have met, that I have ever been in awe of, is Eddie Vedder.

I don`t know why, but I love the dog eat dog nature of tennis. It`s real, it`s brutal and there`s no hiding place - it's like a one to one street fight. I love the intensity that comes with knowing you walk off court either a winner or a loser. It`s daunting but very exciting. There is no one to blame except yourself, no one cares who comes second.

By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that the way I grew up, it wasn't about winning. It was about playing well, about playing the "right" way. That approach helped me enjoy the game and develop mine to its maximum potential.

Tennis obviously isn't as popular as baseball in the States.

I'm maybe not quite as sharp as I used to be.