Normalnie panie Love nie prowokuj, że pan lwa jak ... kicha xDDDDD
Ja np jestem w stanie powiedzieć, że ten Hamburger jest jak najbardziej haraszo

Jak dla mnie, z tej mąki chleba nie będzie.

#2) Indianapolis 2005

R64      Michael Ryderstedt (SWE)  6-1, 6-4
R32     Vincent Spadea (USA) 6-4, 6-3
R16     Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) 6-0, 6-4
Q     Andy Roddick (USA) 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-5
S     Karol Beck (SVK) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
W     Taylor Dent (USA) 4-6, 6-0, 3-0 RET

Dla mnie to kolejny z młodych Amerykanów któremu przepowiadano wielką karierę a nadzieję spełnił może w 50 %

RG 2010 - Wywiad z Robbym po zwycięstwie w 1 rundzie

Q. Sam said you served great, particularly your first serve. You had 81% and won 81% of them. That's 59 points out of only 124 that you won the match with. So would you agree?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Yeah, I agree. I mean, he served extremely well, too, the first set and a half.
I knew if I didn't get a lot of free points on my serve it was gonna be a tough match. He's got such a big forehand. You know, it's always tough playing another American. You know, I was fortunate to get through today, but serve was definitely key for me in the match.

Q. In the end, was it really a tough match?
ROBBY GINEPRI: I mean, after I won the third set and kind of got up a break in the fourth you know, he might have even went away a little bit in the third after I broke him in the first. He's been playing a lot of tennis: four matches in Düsseldorf singles, and also a doubles. I think he was a little burnt out today.

Q. That's what he said. He's going home tomorrow. He's gonna drop out of the doubles.
ROBBY GINEPRI: Yeah, I mean, it's not surprising. He's been over here a long time. I hope that he'll learn from this and realize that obviously this is one of the biggest tournaments. The four Grand Slams are definitely the ones that you need to be the freshest for with it being three out of five.
But he's got a great coach and David Nainkin, and I'm sure they'll sit down and reassess things. I don't think he'll make the same mistake again moving on in his career.

Q. How did you know he was feeling burned out? Did he say that to you?
ROBBY GINEPRI: No, I mean, I kind of went through the same thing. Took a bus here from Düsseldorf. We both played on Saturday; had to sit in a car for almost five hours; got here around like 1:00 a.m. on Sunday.
I was pretty exhausted on Sunday just hitting. It was really fortunate that we played on Tuesday to get an extra day of rest. But I was pretty tired and only played two matches and haven't been over here nearly as long.
Just speaking from experience, just being in Europe for more than three, four weeks, it kind of gets at you mentally. You know, just I think that's what happened with him.

Q. You knew in Düsseldorf you guys were gonna be playing first round, right, because the draw was out?
ROBBY GINEPRI: I didn't actually know. When the draw came out I told everyone, Don't tell me who I'm playing. I don't want to know.
It wasn't until actually I arrived in Paris that my buddy, Travis Rettenmaier had told me who I'm playing. I don't really like looking at the draw. I guess he had known, but I didn't really ask. You know, I said, Who are you guys playing, but he didn't speak up, so I was a little curious.
But what can you do?

Q. How do you strike the proper balance? I mean, with Sam obviously you want the matches on clay, right? You want to be able to get in a good rhythm, footwork, the whole thing, but you don't want to be here too long. It's got to be a little bit difficult to figure out how it works.
ROBBY GINEPRI: Yeah, you definitely want matches. He didn't have a problem getting those. But, you know, they'll sit down and figure out a better schedule next time.
For me, you know, I have a couple weeks over here and then maybe go back and then a couple more weeks over here. That's how I would do it for myself. I've been over here five, six weeks straight and having played the French, same like Sam did, and was just burnt out.
I think they were gonna try to stay here over here through Wimbledon, but I think they're gonna try and go back home, which is a good move for them.

Q. So you want to talk about your year? Played a couple challengers. You had to play some quallies, something you haven't had to do in a while. How has that been? Must be nice to just get a win in the main draw of a slam, huh?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Sure. It's been a long year already for me. I've had some injuries with my neck. Had a few procedures done that have helped that a lot. It's been difficult to train properly and do the things I need to to be at the top.
Just to feel healthy again is just very happy for myself. You know, I served well, which has been a key in the last month of myself playing pretty well again. You know, with a neck problem I haven't been able to do that.

Q. Can you just take us through your last ten days? I mean, ten days ago you weren't even in the draw yet. How did that happen, winding up in Düsseldorf and all that?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Yeah, came over and played a challenger in Bordeaux. Didn't go so well. Had food poisoning the second night I got here, so not a good way to start the Europe trip.
Went to Nice for a couple rounds of quallies hoping that someone would pull out of the main draw of the French. So then if they would, then if I would qually then I could play a tournament that week. That was my idea behind everything.
But ended up losing last round quallies. Came to Paris on Monday to get ready for quallies on Tuesday. Sam texted me saying, You're in. Do you want to come to Düsseldorf? I said, Sure. It was like at around 7:00 at night on Monday.
There was a 9:20 flight; ended up catching that and had to play the next day against Almagro in Düsseldorf. Actually had a match point in that match, and lost 7 6 in the third.
So a pretty busy few days for me. Once I settled in and realized that played a few matches in Düsseldorf and came to Paris, it's been great so far.
Hanging obviously with John and Sam and the Bryans last week was a lot of fun.

Q. And you were saying the car ride, so that whole car ride, that was six hours you didn't know but he knew he was playing you?
ROBBY GINEPRI: I didn't know. I guess he knew. I really didn't know. John didn't say anything. I know when the draw came out, Sam and I were actually hitting that morning. I was like, All right, don't tell me who I play. So he didn't.
But then I asked him, and I guess he said he didn't look yet either. So I don't know if he was lying to me or what.

Q. Did he try to psych you out in any way on the ride over here on the bus?
ROBBY GINEPRI: No. Didn't even come up once. We were just hanging out in the back and just having a lot of jokes.
Four hours later we're here.

Q. You've had some bad luck this year. I remember talking to you about the neck too earlier this year. Do you feel like things are turning your way now?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Sure. Sure. Had a procedure done about a month and a half ago that's really worked really well so far. If it stays like this I mean, the doctor said I might have to do it again in maybe year and a half, two years. If it holds up that long, I'll be extremely happy.
Like I said, it's just nice feeling healthy again.

Q. Can you talk real quick about the conditions here and how the courts are playing.
ROBBY GINEPRI: Yeah, a lot quicker than in Düsseldorf. Yesterday was a pretty warm day here, and today as well. It's pretty quick out there. Tough to stay on your feet. It was a little bit slippery.
But I enjoy the faster conditions, obviously. I think a lot of Americans do as well.

Q. What procedure did you have done on your neck?
ROBBY GINEPRI: I'm not a 100% sure the name of it, but they go in and burn a couple nerves in the neck to prevent the brain from feeling the pain. But there's no real harm to it, no downside at all, so I went with it.

Q. You had a lobotomy. (Laughter.) No.
ROBBY GINEPRI: (Laughter.) They could have done anything. I wouldn't have known.

Q. So they like burn a few nerves?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Yeah, they go in. It's like radio frequency I think it might be called.

Q. Because you had trouble serving in Australia, right?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Uh huh, just serving and even turning my head right to left. So figured it out. This doctor was extremely good in Atlanta. Pretty happy that I got the procedure done and can move forward and focus on tennis.

http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/ … 81268.html

Getting to know… Robby Ginepri

Robby Ginepri, once ranked as high as world No.15 in 2005, will face none other than Novak Djokovic in the fourth round on Monday. To help the American relax before taking on this difficult task, today’s “getting to know” interview has a humorous theme.

When did you last have a fit of the giggles?
Yesterday. I generally try to have one a day, and it’s easy when I’m with my friends. I laugh pretty easily so that helps.

Your favourite comedy?
“Without limits,” about Steve Prefontaine.

What makes you laugh most?
Just hanging out with my friends, in good company. When I do that, I know I’m going to laugh.

Your favourite comedian?
Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Vince Vaughn. Out of the women, I really like Eva Mendes but she doesn’t do many funny movies (smiles).

The funniest player on the tour?
Djokovic. He often clowns around.

Can you laugh about everything?
No, I don’t laugh about death. That’s impossible.

What is the most boring thing about the tour?
When it rains and you have to wait without knowing when you’ll be able to play or practice.

If you could be in a comedy, what role would you want?
I’d love to play a spy.

What is your favourite joke?
I don’t know if I can tell it (laughs). Let’s just say it’s a story about a guy who likes peanuts.

Any funny anecdotes you can share?
I dropped my tray in the players’ restaurant at the tournament in Bordeaux two weeks ago…

Who’s the funniest person you know?
My friends Jeff Derijke and Marc Harris.

What is the most memorable thing you’ve experienced thanks to tennis?
Playing in front of 30,000 people who are rooting for me, at the US Open, on the biggest court in the world.

http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/ … 15428.html

RG 2010 - wywiad po porażce w 4 rundzie

Q. Bad luck, Robby. You seemed to have things under control at the end of the second set. What switched it around?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Little unlucky not to win the first set. I thought I outplayed him. Just didn't capitalize on breakpoints. Obviously the second set turned it around a little bit. I think he started missing a little bit more and I was finding my rhythm.
Then I guess beginning of the third set I was up 30 Love in that first service game, and I slipped on the overhead at 15 30, and, you know, did a few pushups; never doing those again on court. I think that kind of changed the momentum a little bit.
I don't know. It was just a tough way to go out in the third. And the fourth set, was little unhappy with how it ended.

Q. You're the last of the Mohicans for the Americans. Did you picture anything like that when you started the tournament?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Not really. You don't go into a tournament hoping you're the last American. If it works out that way, fine. If not, you know, you just try to worry about yourself.
There are so many tough matches you have to get through in a Grand Slam. Three out of five, anything is possible. Just worked out that I was the last American again.

Q. What was the lowest you were ever on the computer?
ROBBY GINEPRI: When I first started I didn't even have a ranking.

Q. Oh, yeah. What was your...
ROBBY GINEPRI: Um, I probably dropped to maybe 170, 180, maybe.

Q. When was that?
ROBBY GINEPRI: I think 2007, beginning of 2007.

Q. Why?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Good question.

Q. Looking at your record in these Majors, you either seem to have a long run or lose right away. Is there some sort of momentum? Are you a momentum player? I just thought that was a strange...
ROBBY GINEPRI: Yeah, usually the first match I kind of get some rhythm going, get some confidence, get a little bit more belief in myself.
You know, it's tough to say. Maybe I'm a little bit slow starter if I don't win that first round match in tournaments. After I do win a match I usually go pretty deep.
Just cross my fingers I can get those first round matches under my belt, and good things usually happen.

Q. You managed to level at one set apiece. How did you feel? Were you optimistic? Did you feel you had a real chance to beat him?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Yeah, I was feeling good. Even though I lost the first set, I was still pretty happy with the way I was playing. I thought I was dictating a lot of the rallies.
In the third set after I got broke, I kind of let my foot off the gas a little bit. He started controlling more of the rallies. Any short balls I was hitting, he would just exploit them. You know, he would attack.
I thought he stepped his game up a lot more. He started playing a little bit bigger, hitting the balls deeper. Anything that he tried, it seemed like it worked. If I would step in to hit a second serve return, you know, he'd serve a big one to my forehand and my body.
Hats off to him. He played well, I thought, in the third and fourth set.

Q. You spoke about sort of a hot or cold situation in these tournaments. But also in your career as a whole, has there sort of been some streaks? You know, good junior career and then some troubles, then the '04/'05 period darn good, et cetera, et cetera.
ROBBY GINEPRI: Juniors I was pretty solid always. I had a pretty tough career. I was pretty tough to beat in the juniors.
But into the pros, a couple years it took to kind of get to the top. 2003, had a great year reaching I think I won my first tournament the. Then '04 I got to fourth round of the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
So I've had good results, but it's always been a roller coaster ride. Hopefully I can manage that a now little bit better. Off to Queen's next, and hopefully can take some positives out of this week and go into that tournament and play well.

Q. The neck aside, when you say roller coaster ride, I'm assuming you mean it's more of a question of mental and how you're approaching the game and whether you're engaged or not. Obviously you've gone through a lot; a little bit older. What has this run done for your sort of mental engagement with the game? Are you feeling sort revived by it? What does it do for you?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Yeah, I'm very ecstatic when what's been going on this week, coming into this tournament having one victory the whole year. It's a pretty terrible stat.
But to be able to play here and win some matches and beat Juan Carlos in five, definitely was thrilled about that victory. Then to have Novak one set apiece and having some chances to do something else.
But I'll take some positives away from this. I'll learn from it again, which I always do with every loss. I'm good.

Q. Can you talk about your immediate plans? You mentioned going to Queen's. Are you going to take a couple days before you get back on the court? How are you going to switch to grass? Can you talk about the preparation, please.
ROBBY GINEPRI: I'll take a few days off, reflect on some things here, and get my mindset ready to compete as well as I can in Queen's. I always look forward to that event. It's very fun playing on the grass. I enjoy it. Won my first tour event there, so I know I can play well.
You know, hopefully I can go pretty deep in the grass court season, and off to the hardcourts, which I feel very comfortable on.

Q. Fourth game of the final set, you had some words with the chair ump, and then there was that crazy mishit.
ROBBY GINEPRI: I felt like that he played that ball and then he stopped because it didn't go in and then checked the mark. But it's not up to me. It's up to the umpire.
Just a little disappointing, because there were a few calls that seemed to, you know, always go his way. I mean, if it was out, then it's out; but, you know, I thought he played it.
No biggie, it's not like it turned the match or anything. It wasn't a big point. You know, he played well. He's not No. 3 in the world for nothing. He's one of the best out there, and he beat me today.

Q. Was your issue more with Novak or with the chair umpire?
ROBBY GINEPRI: No, just with the chair ump. I think he should have gotten out of the chair immediately. He kind of stayed up there a little bit longer. Just kind of agreed with Novak and really didn't listen to anything I said.
He was gonna, you know, stay with that call regardless.

Q. I'm just wondering if it carried over to the next point where you sort of shot the ball up. Or no?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Not really. Left it at that.

Q. How is it to play against Novak? It looks like he's tired, that he can't breathe, and then on the next point he runs.
ROBBY GINEPRI: Yeah, no, I know Novak is extremely fit. He goes deep in a lot of Slams and plays some long matches. I think he's just trying to get as much air into his lungs by taking deep breaths.
With that being said, it doesn't really affect me at all.

Q. I think Patrick McEnroe was in the stands. How is the coaching situation? Has he been helping you for this tournament?
ROBBY GINEPRI: I just saw him briefly yesterday for the first time. You know, he was just up there supporting me in my match.

Q. You said something a little while ago about hopefully you can manage the success better from here. How do you do that? Also, do you have any theories on what has gone wrong, you know, in the past when your ranking has gone down?
ROBBY GINEPRI: I think in the past it's been a little bit of motivation from a day in, day out perspective. One day I'd be really happy on the court and want to play, and the next just not want to hit. You can't do that as a professional.
You've got to go to work each day, no matter what kind of day it is. If you're feeling down, you have to find some positives and take some momentum into the practices and do your very best.
That's what I'm going to try to work on from here on out. I'm 27 now. You know, my career is kind of midway through, and I feel like I can still do a lot of damage out there.

Q. You're not exactly known for your flashy showmanship through your career. But you called on your inner Jack Palance with the pushups. What happened? Talk about that.
ROBBY GINEPRI: I felt a little stupid slipping and falling on my face, so tried to get the crowd back to my side. You know, maybe that took a little bit of my focus away doing that.
Like I said, I'll probably never do pushups again on court.

Q. Do you think it actually changed...
ROBBY GINEPRI: A little bit. It's hard to say. You never know. It's one of those things that might work for you, but today it didn't.
If I, you know, win the next point and hold that game, then it looks great. But I think I won three games after that, so it's a no no.

Q. So we won't see any more pushups from you on court?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Not on court. If you come to the gym, I'll do some there for you.

Q. You've never done that before?
ROBBY GINEPRI: No.

Q. You've played Davis Cup for a while. Do you consider yourself a candidate now that the lineup seems to be changing?
ROBBY GINEPRI: I know Patrick always likes to take the younger guys, and obviously with Querrey and Isner they've been having a phenomenal year. It's going to be hard to shy away from those guys now.
Obviously the Bryan brothers are pretty much a lock every time they play. I think that's the team for now.

Q. What would you be doing if you weren't playing tennis? Were you going to go to college or...
ROBBY GINEPRI: I probably would have gone to college. But, you know, I had to make the decision. I was young. I played Roddick in the finals of the junior US Open, and he was probably around 150 at the time doing pretty well.
Pretty much raised my levels with him throughout the juniors. I had a tough match with him, and felt like it was a good decision to go pro. It's been working. I've been happy with that.

Q. There was a rumor that said you'd be pumping gas if you weren't playing tennis.
ROBBY GINEPRI: Where at? Chevron or Shell?

Q. You've had a good run at the French Open, but the downside is that you've played a lot of games and sets. Today at one point did you feel a bit tired? Did you feel like your legs were not reacting as quickly as you wanted?
ROBBY GINEPRI: I felt pretty fit the whole match. I was a little disappointed, like I said, with how the last two sets went. I thought I had a lot more in the tank to give, but I just didn't get a good opportunity.
Novak was playing too well, was hitting some of the best shots I've seen, and made some unbelievable drop volleys when I would get the ball down low to him. Just felt like he had an answer for everything that I was doing to him.
He played better than I did today.

Q. Have you ever played on a worse day than when you beat Juan Carlos, the conditions?
ROBBY GINEPRI: It's tough to say. I think that was probably one of the toughest conditions I've had to play in. It wasn't fun that when every other point there was clay getting in your eyes.
It was very heavy conditions out there, but I took pride in that match. I knew he was going through the same things. It was whoever was going to stay mentally stronger was going to succeed in that match.

Q. Do you think that Novak can win the French Open?
ROBBY GINEPRI: Anything is possible in sports. You know, there's always an opportunity for anyone that day. The good thing about tennis, you know, it's one on one combat, so if someone's not feeling up to it that day, the other person is usually going to win.
He's extremely talented. He plays really fast off the ground. He's very quick, very flexible. I was surprised on how well he would slide into a lot of the shots when I'd get him off court.
I've seen his flexibility in the locker room, so he can go deep. I don't know his draw. Obviously Nadal and Federer are the two contenders here, but he's beaten both of them before. I know he believes that he can do it. We'll see how he does.

http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/ … 26389.html

Ginepri gets Atlanta chance after squirrel caused bike crash



Robby Ginepri will get a second chance on his career with a wild card entry into next week's Atlanta ATP event, hometown tournament for the one-time US Open semi-finalist.

The 29-year-old is ranked 370th after missing six months of play after a mountain bike crash last autumn in which a squirrel ran into his path causing a fall which broke his left elbow.

Ginepri once reached the ATP Top 15 and won three tournament titles, including two in Indianapolis, the event which Atlanta replaced in 2010.

His last tour-level tournament was the US Open, he won a round a year ago in Atlanta. "I'm so thankful to be back playing tennis, and for the opportunity to play in front of my hometown fans in Atlanta," said Ginepri. "It's a great tournament, and I hope that people from all over the area can come out and support me and the other amazing professionals."

The hardcourt event is heavy on Americans, with seven in the field including holder Mardy Fish who will try to recover from Davis Cup disappointment last weekend in Austin in the loss to Spain.

http://tennistalk.com/en/news/20110715/ … bike_crash