Andy Roddick will use the confidence he gained by reaching last month's Wimbledon final to fuel his bid for the US Open title, the American said.

Roddick, however, conceded that his epic five-set loss to Roger Federer at the All England Club was the culmination of an impressive year, not just a fabulous fortnight.

"It does help my confidence going into the US Open the fact that I was recently able to navigate my way through a major tournament," Roddick told reporters.

"Those results can only help on a short-term basis, going into the US Open. But nothing's guaranteed."

The 26-year-old Roddick has been recovering from a hip injury and this week will play in his first tournament since his riveting 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14 loss to Federer.

When Roddick won the US Open in 2003 many believed he would have added several major championships by now. But that title remains the only grand slam hardware in his trophy case.

In the wake of his courageous Wimbledon effort, however, those expectations have been re-kindled.

Roddick said his resurgence actually began with a semi-final appearance at the 2009 Australian Open.

"I'm having difficulty separating Wimbledon from the rest of the year," said Roddick.

"Everyone's focusing on that but I feel like I've been doing a lot of the things I applied at Wimbledon from January forward."

Roddick said coach Larry Stefanki has helped him in several areas, including fitness, nutrition and his mental approach to the game.

"Toward the last six months of last year I felt I was going the wrong way. I dealt with some injuries. Then you start dealing with self-belief. Then you come back and take it on the chin a couple of times," he said.

Roddick admitted he is enjoying reading his post-Wimbledon press clippings but concedes he must back it up with an impressive run at Flushing Meadows.

"I feel like I've been a pretty good player regardless of what's happened over the last six weeks," he said.

"I know I'm on the defensive quite a bit for that. So I'll take the good press coverage while it's there. I know it's fleeting."