Richard Gasquet and Philipp Kohlschreiber won their third round matches at the US Open this Saturday (31 August).
Richard Gasquet, beat Dmitry Tursunov 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 4-2:(Q. You lost the second set, are you happy with the way you played today?)“Yeah, I’m happy with the way I played today. I lost the second set. This was a little bit tough for me, especially in the third: I closed the third set too and had a lot of break points but I managed to win that set and that made the difference. And for sure I’m happy because he’s a great player.”
John Isner, lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6:(Q. What happened?)“I used too much energy, and I shouldn’t have done that. It was stupid on my part. So I was pretty gassed there. Had I kept it calm, I think, you know, I could still be out there right now. But all that said, he played a smart match. He was better than me, simple as that.”
Philipp Kohlschreiber , beat John Isner 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6:(Q. What is it about your game that seems to have matched up against John so well here the last couple of years?)“I think the only good thing is that I try to make him move a lot. I don’t go for winners, or like with the first serve I try to have high percentage. I think that’s one of the key moments that, yeah, I’m able to move him around. Maybe he doesn’t, yeah, like being pushed from corner to corner. I don’t know. I played very well today, and also last year. It’s always tough, but it was like I said very good match for me today.”
