from the official web site of Wimbledon 2004 Roddick Rues Missed Chances Sunday, July 4, 2004 Andy Roddick, after his first Wimbledon final, promised: "All is not lost because I lost today. I still had a hell of a run and proved Roger is not invincible, but he is pretty close." The Wimbledon No.2 seed won the first set with his attacking game plan. "I was just taking it to him," he said. "I wasn't wanting to get in rallies where he could do his thing, come up with spectacular stuff. I went out and I tried to take it to him. I was successful most of the time. And then a couple of key points I wasn't. That was about the difference in the match. I didn't want him to control anything out there. I wanted to play the match on my terms." Despite losing the final, the American said: "I'm growing more confident in my abilities. I do have a backhand and can hit it well. That's not a shock any more, at least not to me. Volleying is still an area where I can try to improve more but I think that progress has been made. "I proved a lot to myself today. I thought I took it to him and played the game the way I wanted to. I just came up short. It was a couple of points here and there." Roddick revelled in the occasion of playing in a Wimbledon final. "I went out there and felt great. I had so much fun playing that match because it was such a grudge match of one versus two," he said. "It was nice to get out there. It was great. There is no place like it. That's the most prestigious court that I'll ever have the chance to play on. To compete in a final and know there's some kid out there [in the US) watching me at 'Breakfast at Wimbledon' the way I used to, it's a pretty cool feeling." Praising his Swiss conqueror, he said: "Not only is he fast when he gets to the ball, you can have no play on it and make something out of it. I think he is unparalleled as far as that skill goes. A couple of times he picked them off his shoe strings. Definitely, he is great at doing that and keeping himself alive in points. He has an aura about him, there's no doubt." The defeated finalist joked about the traditional Wimbledon Champions' dinner that is attended by the Men's and Women's Champions. "I just want to know how long Maria Sharapova's skirt is going to be. Is it going to be short? Is it going to be long? I'm disappointed I won't get to see that. I might just sneak in and crash the party. I'll bring the beer man, let's go." Written by Barry Newcombe --

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