I didn't feel like I was striking the ball quite the way I would have liked.

He took his chances a lot better than I did. You never like to lose. It's disappointing because in practice I feel like I've been hitting the ball great.

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.

I feel like I'm hitting the ball just as well as ever,

It's disappointing because in practice I feel like I've been hitting the ball great over the last week or so.

He was just bunting the serve back, waiting for a short ball to pounce on and I got the perfect reply that I wanted, ... If I had served better it would have given me more opportunities to mix it up a lot more.

I was moving extremely well, able to dictate play. I was seeing the ball really well. It helps if you're in the zone like that.