Q. You play great without a coach. Can you compare a little bit what’s the main difference playing with and without a coach?
ANDY MURRAY: There’s not really a huge difference. I mean, I’ve got, you know, the same physio and fitness trainer that I have all of the tournaments. I have my friend here and my mum, her helping with the tactics and watching my opponents play.
So I mean, the coaching bit, I mean, most of the work that you do with coaches are done in the off weeks, like next week before the US Open where you’ll practice certain things and set up the way you’re gonna prepare for the US Open.
I think that’s when a coach is most important. I haven’t really had too many weeks on my own since, so I haven’t felt too much of a difference.
Q. Obviously you won the tiebreak today. Before today’s match, your tiebreak record is 5-11. What’s your take on that?
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, I mean, last year or a few years ago I had a very good tiebreak record. You know, thing is, it can be a bit of a shootout. It’s very up and down. It depends if you serve well or play some good points, you know, and sometimes it comes down to a little bit of luck.
Today I played a good tiebreak; sometimes you don’t. That’s why, you know, everyone, all players, try and break serve, to stop from going to a tiebreak, because there’s a bit of a — it’s a bit of a shootout.
Q. You next play Mardy Fish, and the series is tied 3?3. He’ѕ beaten you the last two matches. What do you need to do to win?
ANDY MURRAY: I need to play well. You know, last couple of times I played him I was struggling pretty badly and not playing particularly well.
The couple of timeѕ before that when I played him I played very well. Quite like the matchup. I’ve played well against him. So if I play like I have been the last couple of weeks, um, you know, and play a smart match, I’ll give myself a good chance of winning.
Q. Talk a little bit about your photo shoot in Rome, I think. It’s much tougher than hitting tenniѕ balls?
ANDY MURRAY: It wasn’t actually. I really, really enjoyed it. Mario Testino, the photographer, was really good. I did it at my house, so it was really relaxing. Pretty fun thing to do before — did it five dayѕ before Wimbledon.
Q. Did you feel like in the second set anything kind of changed for you to harness momentum after coming out with the loss in the first set?
ANDY MURRAY: No. I just kind of hung in. I didn’t play particularly well throughout the match until actually the tiebreak at the end. I played a good tiebreaker, and then I just hung in and just tried to make as many balls and possible. That was it.