Berdych remains dark horse
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August 12, 2010, Thursday
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TOMAS Berdych would not change a thing despite winning nothing so far but a victory in Rogers Cup would confirm the Czech's status as a US Open dark horse.
A danger man on all surfaces having advanced to the Wimbledon final and the French Open semifinals this year, he may well be at his best on the North American hardcourts where he reached the last eight at Indian Wells and the Miami final.
"Definitely," said Darren Cahill, a former coach of Andre Agassi and Roger Federer. "Like a lot of Czechs he is a late bloomer."
While Berdych admitted the loss to Nadal in the Wimbledon final did linger, he said he would not trade his consistent run of play for one more victory.
"I was in two finals this year and (have) not won a tournament yet but I wouldn't change anything I did, for anything," said Berdych. "So far I have had five (titles) and I would say right now it's just about the numbers.
"There are still a lot of tournaments to go and for me, I wouldn't say that it's a goal to just to win another title.
"For me it's important to play three, four, maybe five semis, some finals and have really good consistency than to win one tournament and then lose another four in the first round."
Meanwhile, eighth seed American Andy Roddick has pulled out of the Rogers Cup due to illness.
A danger man on all surfaces having advanced to the Wimbledon final and the French Open semifinals this year, he may well be at his best on the North American hardcourts where he reached the last eight at Indian Wells and the Miami final.
"Definitely," said Darren Cahill, a former coach of Andre Agassi and Roger Federer. "Like a lot of Czechs he is a late bloomer."
While Berdych admitted the loss to Nadal in the Wimbledon final did linger, he said he would not trade his consistent run of play for one more victory.
"I was in two finals this year and (have) not won a tournament yet but I wouldn't change anything I did, for anything," said Berdych. "So far I have had five (titles) and I would say right now it's just about the numbers.
"There are still a lot of tournaments to go and for me, I wouldn't say that it's a goal to just to win another title.
"For me it's important to play three, four, maybe five semis, some finals and have really good consistency than to win one tournament and then lose another four in the first round."
Meanwhile, eighth seed American Andy Roddick has pulled out of the Rogers Cup due to illness.
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