I’m back in the UK now and I’m still disappointed about my defeat at the US Open, I know I had a good chance this year.

I’ve had a few days to reflect on the match and I know I didn’t play near the level I’m capable of. Having said that, full credit to Stan who played a great match, he’s a top player, has a solid game and played very well, sometimes you have to give credit to the other player.

By and large, my record in the Slams has been pretty good this year, a Final in Australia and a Wimbledon semi-final. But rest assured, no-one is trying harder than me to go that step further and win a Slam.

I’ve been on the road in America for the past eight weeks, so I’ll have a bit of time off over the next few weeks to recharge my batteries. I’ll try and forget about tennis for a while, in fact I’m planning to take in a bit of live Premier League and Champions League action, catch up with friends and maybe rejig the fantasy football team a little.

Q. You seem to have run into the Roddick of 2003. Were you expecting that?

You always expect your opponents to play well, especially at this stage of the tournament. And he served great. Served really, really well in the tiebreaks. I think he maybe missed two first serves.

The second one wasn't until 6‑4 in the tiebreak. He was serving really well at the start. And I had a few chances, you know, in the first tiebreak. I had chances early in the third set. I didn't take them.

Q. How do you rate your own performance?

I thought I played well. I mean, you know, if you look at the stats, I hit more winners, less unforced errors, more aces. I'm sure the points that we won were very, very similar. It just came down to a few points here or there on his serve.

And he served really, really well. You know, very close to the lines. Hitting at that pace, at such a high percentage, I think he was high 70s for a lot of the match. You know, sometimes there's not a whole lot you can do with that. But definitely didn't play a bad match.

Birth Date: 15/05/1987

Home: Dunblane, Scotland

Trained: Spain, Barcelona

Nationality: British

Plays: Right Handed

Best Surface: Hard court

Coaching Team: Matt Little and Jez Green (both fitness), Andy Ireland (physio), Louis Cayer and Miles Maclagan

Started Tennis: 3

Turned Pro: 18

ATP Titles: 12

Highest Ranking: 3 (11-May-09)

Height: 6 ft 3 in (190 cm)

Weight: 175 lb (79 kg)

Current Racquet: Head Microgel Radical MP

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Management: Entertainment 19 and CAA Sports (as of 1 March 2009)

Hobbies: Karting / Boxing / Football

Favorite Movie: Braveheart

Favorite Music: Eminem / BEP / 50 Cent

Favorite Food: Pizza Express Bruschetta / Pizza Express Pizza Pollo ad Astra with mixed leaf and salad dressing / Haagen Dazs Cookies and Cream ice cream