The 25-year-old faced a stern test of his nerve facing not just Agassi but the vociferous American crowd and he coped admirably and when the American put a shot marginally long he held three match points.
And he said that there were no nerves about facing an established player such as Waites early in the competition, adding: "It's better to play someone like Scott.
They admitted to a few nerves when facing the home crowd for the first time in the morning's preliminaries, but overcame their anxieties to qualify in 10th position, before finishing eighth in the final.
Struggling with what appeared to be a mild case of nerves, Nishikori was facing a more formidable foe than his previous opponent, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga of France.
Hope confirms there aren't going to be any mass colonial marine shoot-outs, but he also says it won't all be about sneaking around facing constant nerve-shredding tension.
And Mr Cowen faces several nerve-wracking months of uncertain negotiations over Ireland's position in the European Union.Before the referendum, a former European commissioner from Ireland, Peter Sutherland, declared that rejection of the Lisbon treaty would be the most damaging foreign-policy decision ever taken by his country.
Across the border, the coalition in Dublin also faces a few nerve-jangling months ahead.
On Tuesday, however, it was Dimitrov's turn to show nerves of steel, particularly when faced with two set points in the first set.
The last-wicket pair Anya Shrubsole and Colvin stood firm and looked on course to snatch England an unlikely win, with the latter's introduction seeing her take three fours off the first four balls she faced, setting Australian nerves jangling.
When Johansson wrong-footed Stephens to break her serve, the American faced another test of nerves.
