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I've missed it here. I knew walking out here last year, it was going to be a tough year ahead. I maybe didn't think it was going to take this long to come back -- the knee has been rough on me.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
I don't believe in limits. I think limits are only illusions of your ego or your mind.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It's unfortunate that the Laver Cup has to be pushed back a year, but at this stage it's the right thing to do for everyone concerned, although disappointing, the good news is that TD Garden will still be able to host the event next year and I really look forward to finally playing in Boston for the first time at Laver Cup 2021.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I went to them the first day when it was bad on Tuesday, the next day on Wednesday when it was still bad, i said,' I think we're all confused. Is it super unsafe or is it totally safe to play ? ... Everybody is told to be inside, and we're having court calls. How far are we from that threshold of playing, not playing ?'.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I take the impacts and threat of climate change very seriously, particularly as my family and I arrive in Australia amidst devastation from the bushfires, as the father of four young children and a fervent supporter of universal education, I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the youth climate movement, and I am grateful to young climate activists for pushing us all to examine our behaviors and act on innovative solutions.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We went to warm up and were having a blast on the court, but then everything started to get a bit crazy, i was thinking is this the best scenario ? Because people need to get home and be safe and this was honestly when I knew we shouldn't play, it was too much stress and pressure for everybody.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
For us, so many emotions. It's been an unbelievable rollercoaster.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
All of us tennis players travel around the world for 10-11 months of the year, there's no place like playing at home so this is a very special night for me.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I just needed some treatment on my upper - what is it - back, neck, just needed to try to loosen it up, crack it and see if it was going to be better.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I just needed some treatment on my upper -- what is it -- back, neck, just needed to try to loosen it up, crack it and see if it was going to be better.Read More.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I know people read into it, they think, all that stuff. That is definitely not the reason why I lost tonight. I was ready to go, try my best. It wasn't enough. It's purely here tonight.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
It showed both personalities from both players, in a way also tennis won on the night, not just Osaka. Also Coco, the way she handled herself anyway. Its incredible at 15. I cant even think being so well-behaved at 15.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I dont know if Im actually going to do it or not because it all depends on family, on scheduling, on body, on future, i dont know. Well see.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Naturally its always going to be a possibility for me to play Tokyo if there is an exemption.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
They are both really quality baseliners, i expect it to be tough, not like today anyway.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I really enjoyed myself today. Beautiful sky and you guys out here also helped.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
At the end of the day what matters the most for me is that I am in the third round after those two sort of slow starts, i gave myself another opportunity to do better, and I did. You almost tend to forget what happened and you move forward.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I don't think there is per se a secret to a good start other than warming up well, being well-prepared mentally. Not underestimating your opponent ... You know me, I will always do that, so when it happens like this back-to-back matches, you know, it's just a bit frustrating more than anything ... but, yeah, can only do better, which is a great thing moving forward.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
That's going to be what we're going to fight for ... I know tournaments don't find it very sexy giving (increases) to first round qualies or second-round qualies, i do believe the Challenger players and also qualifying and second-round loser should get more. If there should be increases it shouldn't be at the top anymore. I feel like we have reached a pretty good level there.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Maybe its not a bad thing to go through a match like this, it was very similar at Wimbledon.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Just try to forget it, play tough. Stay with him. It was a tough first set for me. ... Credit to him.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
People expect a different result, i expect something else.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
It was a tough first set for me because I had the lead so things were looking good for me, but( Sumit Nagal of India) came back and played very strong, credit to Sumit Nagal of India to really play a solid first set. I was missing a lot of balls and I was trying to cut back on the unforced errors and hopefully serve a bit better because that also let me down. It all came back just in time. At the end, I actually played good tennis, so I'm happy.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
He was super clean, defence, offence, serving well. Didn't give me anything. He was everywhere. So it was tough for me, but excellent match by him. I was impressed.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It was a great match, it was long, it had everything. Novak, congratulations, man, that was crazy.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I really enjoyed myself. The tank is full. I came here with a lot of confidence, the first few matches haven't been very taxing physically. You try to win your matches regardless of the score, if you win them in straights that's better.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I dont know what went wrong, but something went wrong for this to happen, maybe they should have kept Serena still in the locker room, not waiting here in the press center. I dont know exactly what happened. I understand Dominics frustration. I dont think hes mad at Serena or anybody.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
We joked about it, thats why Im very much aware of what happened, and thats why we are laughing in the locker room about it now.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
As I come closer to the end of my playing career, it's wonderful to know that the Laver Cup will be part of the tour that I've dedicated more than 20 years of my life to.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I am disappointed that I will not be able to compete today. I am not 100 percent physically and, after consultation with my team, it was determined that I not play, rome has always been one of my favorite cities to visit and I hope to be back next year.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I came out of the blocks well and held serve throughout, so I am very happy to be in the next round, i played today already and Borna didn't. I don't know whether it's a disadvantage or not but either way it's going to be tough.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I knew it was going to be something that was not right. The way he was moving was not well, but at the same time I have got to make him work hard, keep doing my things.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I enjoyed it. I think I played very well. I had to, because I think when you let Denis play, he's got some serious power, and he gets rhythm going. He can really put you in uncomfortable situations.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Denis Shapovalov's one of the big shotmakers in the game. I love Denis Shapovalov forehand, it's an exciting draw for John and for Roger Federer here, playing these young guys. They are not just young, but they are very good, as well.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I hit it late and that's why it went short, that's not what I wanted to do but maybe what it took. I got a bit lucky there at the end.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
A lot of stuff has been decided already so we'll see if this week is going to happen or not but we are not chasing each other at this point, if it happens, it happens.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I lot has happened in the past 18 months, you can't just copy and paste and play exactly the same thing again.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
For the first round I actually felt really good, if I maybe would have served a little bit better, I think things would have gone faster.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I'm delighted. It's great to win my eighth here in Dubai and in combination with my 100th singles title, tough conditions and tough opponents. To win in Marseille( last Sunday) and then come here was difficult for Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
For me the ranking, at 37 years old, is no longer really the priority, but the idea for me is to be in good health, to know that I can win tournaments, to know that I can beat them( Novak Djokovic and Spaniard Nadal), and after that it is a pleasure.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I can't wait. We talked about Laver Cup in Melbourne Park, we talked about how excited he( Spaniard Nadal) was and me too that we're going to be on the same team again, we don't know the opponents' team quite yet, it's a good thing Spaniard Nadal is going to be on my team, and it's on home soil for me in Switzerland, it's indoors, I like indoors.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We don't know the opponents' team quite yet, it's a good thing Spaniard Nadal is going to be on my team, and it's on home soil for me in Switzerland, it's indoors, I like indoors.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
He's always good for a headline, look, I like Nick. I like the way he plays and all that. Yeah, I was happy to hear that he was in the commentary booth.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Yeah, we need him to play first before commentating for the whatever 10-plus years.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I don't want to play too much because there is better things to do than play tennis, so we will see.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I think I can trust my second serve in particular; when you trust your second serve, you can go after your first serve, i started to feel that midway through the first set it was going to be difficult for Denis to get into my service games. That relaxes you from the baseline. Then good things really happen.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I feel good, i've been training really well. I've had another great season( in 2018). I'm still happy playing, and I won the last two Australian Open editions. So yeah, I definitely should be going in there with confidence.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Sometimes you lose the control. The match is long, so you have time to bounce back, I guess, to regroup, a couple times I lost my cool, then I lost my serve, then a set. Nadal is who he is because he knows how to use those momentums. When he sees the opportunity, he seizes it, he really takes it.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
As exciting as it is, I feel like I'm doing a good job of keeping it in perspective, there's hopefully two more matches still to be played. As of right now, I'm sort of more focused on that than getting too excited about the overall picture.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
After all these years, it is surprising to be the No. 1 seed, in the top two rankings at 36. I didn't think that was ever going to happen, to be honest, that has been the surprise for me, that sometimes there is a set like this. I was just very happy that I was able to protect my serve, find a way to break, create opportunities. I think I can be very pleased.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Denis has played an excellent tournament and made it difficult for me, so I am of course very glad to have made it.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
It's a great comeback for me, i'm really happy. I thought it was a good final from my side. I think I played very well throughout the tournament, actually, having not played for a while.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Having lost here last year in the first round, for me, it resets the goals as well, and just take it one at a time and don't think too far ahead, not that I did that last year, but on grass, margins are very slim. It's not so simple, especially when you haven't played in three months.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I came back very strong and my reaction was very good after losing here against Tommy, i didn't drop a set for the rest of the grasscourt season, which I was very happy about. So I just hope I can find my rhythm and range a bit earlier.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Excited to announce that I will be coming back to Germany for the Mercedes Cup in June, looking forward to seeing you at the grass courts in Stuttgart!
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
On the ATP level... if you can't play, you still get your prize money twice in the year. Maybe the grand slams should adopt some of that, then maybe we would eliminate half of the players (who turn up injured), a player should not go on court if he knows he could not finish. The question is, did they truly believe they were going to finish? If they did, I think it's okay that they walk on court. Otherwise, I feel they should give up the spot.
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
I don't want to be at the mercy of my opponent. I want to take charge, play aggressive myself, so for that I need to be fast on my feet and quick in my mind. I just need enough rest so I can play enough inspired tennis.
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
When you're down two sets to love, three-all, love-40, it's a moment when it's not in your control anymore, there were many more match points in my mind than just three today. But I fought, I tried, I believed. At the end I got it done.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I don't remember coming back from two sets to love here. This is huge for me, my season, my career.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I know what I'm getting into, he's really tough to play. He's really improved his serve in the last few years, especially since the U.S. Open. He can clearly do it here at Wimbledon, too.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Right now I enjoy everything about Wimbledon, clearly I missed being in Paris... but that decision was for Wimbledon, it was for the rest of the season, it was for the rest of my career.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's a great, great story and I'm very, very excited to be playing Marcus Willis actually. It's the best story in tennis for a while, it's going to be a great atmosphere.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Time heals a lot of problems, a lot of issues, it's another day, another step in the right direction. It gives me confidence as I hopefully move forward.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I thought it was my best match thus far, it is a good win for me and I'm clearly very happy to be in the semis.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It was much better for me to look forward to the rest of the season, rest of my life, really, i didn't want to have setback after setback and injure Roger Federer maybe further. In hindsight, that was definitely the right decision.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's been a tough year, but I'm super excited about playing another tournament.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I feel much better again. It's been a good last three weeks. No setbacks.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's one of the ultimate challenges that you have as a tennis player. I'm very proud, very thrilled.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I get that you think I'm old and all that. But it doesn't scare me when I go into a big match against any player who's in their prime right now, novak Djokovic right now is a reference for everybody. Novak Djokovic's the only guy that has been able to stop me as of late.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think I played well overall, i think the first set was definitely key to the rest of the match because I think it maybe might've taken some energy out of Tomas. Who knows ? If not physical, also mental.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I'm pleased with how I played, david normally gives me a hard time in practice so I was surprised at how well I went.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Alexandr Dolgopolov is a different player, a different level, alexandr Dolgopolov's got the fitness, the power, the speed, tennis IQ, all that. It's going to be a big challenge.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The players I have talked to have been very positive about that idea and I think it would cause them to play a little more than they do right now.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Roll back the years with @mhingis. Really excited to be playing mixed doubles with you 15 years later at the Rio games.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Britain are the favorites, in my opinion, because they have Andy in the team.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Belgium are at home. I really like Goffin, a great player. Good attitude. I feel like he's the kind of guy that can handle pressure.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
For me it's an advantage because I guess it gives me a bit of confidence, for him it's an advantage because he gets a second chance, and he's in another final. He's played some great tennis since we've played.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I'm serving very well, playing positive tennis, going for my shots and it seems to work, i'd love it to work just one more time this year.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Now I've got the confidence, I've got the matches and I'm actually still feeling really fresh even after this week, everybody knows it's Roger Federer last chance to do well at a slam or win a slam.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I didn't know he was unseeded. Total shock for me to see I was going to play him, it's really tough to be playing Leonardo Mayer.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The Shanghai match was one of the toughest ones I've ever won in my career, i like the power he has plus the serve, which makes him tough to control from the baseline.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
My game is going very well. My volleying has been very good lately and very proactive going forward and I think my serve has been unbelievable lately.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Good, regardless of whether I would have won or not, i was well prepared. I had a good Wimbledon, a good offseason, recovered well and trained really hard. I knew I was going to be ready for the Open.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I tried to really mix it up on Novak Djokovic second serve and I was hoping to serve good enough Roger Federer to keep me out of trouble, novak Djokovic had that one bad game at the beginning of the second set, which made the difference in the match.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I tried to really mix it up on his second serve and I was hoping to serve good enough Roger Federer to keep me out of trouble, he had that one bad game at the beginning of the second set, which made the difference in the match. Incredibly, the triumph marks the 87th ATP Tour win of Federer's trophy-laden career. Djoko's Cincinnati hex By comparisson, Djokovic will now have to wait until next year to try and overcome his Cincinnati hoodoo. Sunday's result means the World No 1. has lost in the final of the Ohio tournament five times in his career, including twice previously to Federer in 2009 and 2012.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
It's the first round of the hard court season for the next six plus months or so, i have things in mind to work on for the hard-court season. Number one, you have to be fit and tough, because you can stop on a dime and move the other direction, which on other surfaces is not so easy to do.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Nick Kyrgios definitely crossed the line by a long shot, we're not used to that kind of talk in tennis. It's normal that the tour comes down hard on Nick Kyrgios and explains to Nick Kyrgios that it's not the way forward.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
He definitely crossed the line by a long shot, we're not used to that kind of talk in tennis. It's normal that the tour comes down hard on him and explains to him that it's not the way forward.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I am disappointed that I won't be playing in Montreal because it's a tournament and a city that I really enjoy and has incredible fans, my family and I have always received first-class treatment from tournament director, Eugene Lapierre, and his team and I hope to be back in the future.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It will bring back those memories of a great summer for both of us.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
So far so good, sometimes the feeling is good out there and today was definitely a good day.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I mean, that it's all white, we're all for it. We get that. I just find it quite extreme to what extent it's got to be white. We're talking white like it was in the'50s. If you look at the pictures then, it was all white, the thing is, when I came on tour, when I was watching on TV, I still have the pictures in my mind where( Stefan) Edberg and Boris Becker and all those guys, they had more color. There were iconic T-shirts, iconic moments, I thought.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The thing is, when I came on tour, when I was watching on TV, I still have the pictures in my mind where( Stefan) Edberg and Boris Becker and all those guys, they had more color. There were iconic T-shirts, iconic moments, I thought.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I'm very happy with the way I played the first two matches, i guess there's also a little bit of relief that I'm also playing well at Wimbledon.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I'll watch a little tonight, it'll be a tough semi-final for me as I lost to both of them the last time we played on clay.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I feel like I am playing very well, i am serving as good as I ever have, I am playing very good attacking tennis and I am playing very committed, which is maybe something I haven't always done throughout my career.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I don't mind the 10 days but when it's back-to-back 10 days there's a lot of time that gets wasted, especially for those who lose( in the) first round.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I hope to make it more difficult for them, but at the end of the day, records are there to be broken.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
If he wins the French Open a few more times and I don't win any more, then clearly he can catch me very quickly.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I am very blessed to be able to play tennis, the sport that I love and very grateful for the opportunities to play in the finals of big events, when the season starts you are on the roll constantly and obliged to be committed to daily routines on and off the court.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We get the best out of each other, i'm pleased that I did some good serving when I had to. It’s been an unbelievable week and I’ve played some good tennis.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
That night I celebrated with champagne with my team, thanking Seppi as I had got nine days extra off... some additional time for practice as well, after every loss, there is a new plan. I have just gone through this process now.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It is going to be tough as I've had a long break, one of the longer ones I've had in many years but it was necessary as I played a lot of tennis in the last six to eight months.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
( I will) just enjoy myself on the tour, play as well as I possibly can and if he shows up across the net for me then I will try to beat him.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I would hope that over the years I've always improved, i think I'm serving more consistent and stronger than I ever have. But I'm definitely very pleased how things have gone now the last six months.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I do like the conditions here. I mean, obviously hard courts is the surface I feel very comfortable on, normally, if you put in good work in the off-season and work hard, you're going to get good rewards at the beginning of the year. I feel like the effort and work that I put in December has helped me here.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There were many changes that took place in the six months leading into the Australian Open( last year), whereas this time around I've played so well, was able to win Brisbane last week. Makes me feel more secure this year coming into Australian Open.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I would hope that over the years I've always improved, i think I'm serving more consistent and stronger than I ever have. I think my backhand is working better than it has in the past as well.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Quality is more important than quantity. Whereas when you're younger you got to put in the hours, you got to put in the work, doesn't matter if you're tired, all these things, you just got to get through it, get match tough, go through the grind.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I do believe there is a group of guys right there that can make a break again and can do special things, i just think it's too early to say in the season just because Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal lost in Doha that there is something on the horizon.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Clearly I do believe I have a shot in Melbourne Park, otherwise I would go home.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
The only guy who was really consistent was Novak, he was still there when it mattered the most.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Looking back, it's almost nicer winning this way through a tight match with nerves and humid conditions against a great player in a final, it means so much more than just running away with it with the score maybe winning 6-4 6-4, which was looking very likely at one stage.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Never even thought about it, it's not been a goal of mine to reach any of those guys.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's a special moment, no doubt about that, i've played a lot of tennis over the years... so to get to 1,000 wins means a lot to me and I will never forget this match.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's a goal for the season, so I still have time to get to a thousand, i hope it's tomorrow, clearly.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's still a bit early to say. We'll see again what's going to happen this year, i do believe there is a group of guys right there that can make a break again and can do special things. I just think it's too early to say in the season just because Novak and Rafa Nadal lost in Doha that there is something on the horizon.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Rafa was still there again on clay. I was consistent last year. I think Andy Murray is on Andy Murray way back. Andy Murray still made the Masters, even though Andy Murray didn't play so well for sometime.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
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