Then I won a five-setter against a very good player, Jonas Bjorkman and it was really exciting for me. I find if I hold in my emotions I feel really bad, so I just let it out. Ilie also cuts a striking figure on court by wearing a bandana and pumping his fist and shouting after winning important points. Not everyone likes Ilie's antics. Ilie though says he doesn't ever plan on being flamboyant on the court.
Truth is they come out naturally.
Jason Stoltenberg, the losing finalist at the Atlanta Challenge, says that Ilie hits so many winners that he forces his opponent to play aggressively. Ilie though often loses matches through the high number of unforced errors that sometimes come with his reckless style. To mix my pace with a little bit of control. I live by the sword, and I die by the sword. And it's that kind of attitude that makes Andrew Ilie so dangerous at the French Open.