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I need to get better as a player, I need to get fitter, and I need to get better on the mental side. It's exciting for me, because there's so much I could do better. I don't feel like I've really maxed out any shot. People talk about my serve, but I think that can even get better.

My serve and my forehand I pretty much always had, but my backhand was a made backhand. I worked on it for years.

My serve can get better, for sure. It's not just about serving bombs, but positioning, variation in speed, in spin.

What I think I've been able to do well over the years is play with pain, play with problems, play in all sorts of conditions.

When I'm playing well because of my serve and trying to keep points shorter, I don't need to worry about my opponent. All I need to do is focus on myself and have them adjust to me rather than me adjust to them. That's when I play my best tennis.

I'm John McEnroe-like. I'm coming forward every opportunity I get. My wingspan covers some ground at the net. My serve is OK. I can move it around enough. My groundstrokes are good enough to hang in a rally with a good player. But generally, my goal is to put away a point quickly.

I have worked hard to improve my consistency in my driving, irons, short game, and putting.

If you serve well, your volleys are going to be so much easier. It has got to do with confidence, obviously.

I struggled quite a long time with my backhand, which was one of my best weapons before my surgery. It took me a long time until I regained full confidence in it again and only tried to keep the ball in play at the start of the '09 season.