Lleyton Hewitt Tough Quotations

When he keeps coming at you like that he's a tough player to play against,

I felt a step slow, a little bit sluggish, ... It was just a matter of trying to stay tough mentally and put myself on level terms.

I had a tough match in the first round and sometimes that puts you in good stead for the tournament.

He's a tough player, especially on this kind of surface. I just had to hang in there, try and grind him down. It wasn't the prettiest tennis, hopefully I can pick up on it.

He's a tough competitor out there. He's got a lot of flashy shots and a lot of weapons out there. I'd never hit a ball against him, so it took me a while to get in and read his game a little bit...I thought he'd make a lot more errors than he did.

When Taylor chip-charges and hits deep balls, he's tough to pass. He's a big guy and he's got a lot of reach across the net. The conditions made it tougher as well.

It was an extremely tough match, ... I really had to earn it .

It was an extremely tough match, ... I really had to earn it. I felt like there were a lot of areas of my game that weren't quite clicking today.

It was an extremely tough match, ... Taylor's never going to give you the match. I really had to earn it. I felt like I hit the ball well when I needed to.

It was tough conditions out there today, ... The wind was swirling and Taylor's never going to give you the match. He's a tough competitor and I really had to earn it. We played some tough tennis and I'm just happy to get through.

This is a tough surface on your body and we're not big servers so there's not a lot of cheap points.

I knew I was in for a tough match even though grass isn't his surface and I am just delighted to win,

I'm not quite 100 percent, so it's nice to get through. I felt like I moved a lot better in the past. It's a little bit of confidence with pushing off the ankle. Tonight's match was a tough because Paul competes his heart out, especially on a hard court.

It's tough for players to know what to take. It's worrying a lot of us.

It's been pretty good this week, ... I could easily have lost in the second round to Greg (Rusedski). To come through that and have some tough matches is very good. It's great preparation for the US Open.

I didn't feel my ribs were affected by my serving but the first round is always tough and it was good to get the win under my belt. It was a good hit without wasting a lot of energy.

He's playing with so much power that I knew it is tough to break his serve. But, luckily, I was able to take advantage of a couple of my opportunities.

It was pretty tough conditions out there. I just tried to stay mentally tough and hang in.

It's nice to be through to another semifinal, another tough match, ... Every match gets tougher.

There were tough conditions but it was the same for both players, so there's no point in getting negative over it. We know it's not enjoyable for the crowd but the show must go on.

It was extremely tough conditions. It's swirling out there today, ... Taylor's never going to give you the match. He's a tough competitor. I had to earn it.

It was extremely tough conditions. So it was one match that you just wanted to get under your belt and get back into the locker room as quickly as possible.

It was frustrating. With the weather, we could've been in for a long night or coming back tomorrow. You're in two different mind-sets, but it was tough for both of us.

It's a tough one because you're obviously doing something extremely well to keep putting yourself in that position,

I think I was as mentally tough as I've ever been. I felt like I handled the situation both on and off the court extremely well. I felt like I needed to.