Tommy Haas Interview - Australian Open (Jan 22)

T. HAAS/D. Nalbandian

4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

Q. You've now won all three matches against Nalbandian. Why do you think you have the advantage over him?

TOMMY HAAS: Good question. I think my game probably matches up pretty well against his. Each time we've played, it's actually been close matches, but I seem to maybe use my chances a little bit better.

I think today he played really solid at the beginning of the first set, which started to worry me a little bit because he barely made any mistakes, especially on the backhand side. He was playing extremely well.

As soon as I got that second set under my belt I felt pretty confident. I liked what I was doing in the second set. I was just trying to figure -- trying to continue doing that. It seemed to work pretty well today.

Q. What pleased you most about today's match?

TOMMY HAAS: Just the way I was aggressive, kept focused pretty well. I think I served really, really well at important times. Yeah, just obviously very pleased of beating David, being in the quarterfinals here once again.