Occupation: Tennis Player Birth: August 8, 1981
You can't expect yourself to be already peaking like crazy in an exhibition tournament..
I had set a goal with my team to try and get back to the top of the rankings, but I never thought with the depth in the game this year that I would h….
I always knew I had something special..
The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me..
Being down match point, it's just not fun..
I've always been aware that the image you patiently construct for an entire career can be ruined in a minute. It scares you a bit, but that's the way….
Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5-2 ….
Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden they're completely dependent on you and th….
My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it's the one I've won all the points wit….
The serve, I think, is the most difficult, you know, in terms of coordination, because you got the two arms going, and you got to toss it up at the r….
I have a very strong opinion. I'm absolutely against it. I'm against the challenge system. I'm for the way it is right now. Don't change that..
When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis..
Sometimes I am a different character in different languages. I have different enjoyment from them. Sometimes different answers come out of me. Like, ….
I'm not angry. As an athlete ... you should be open to criticism, and you're allowed to be criticized, because not everybody has the same opinion, no….
You live during the match, and you have strong emotions, but you don't want to get too overexcited. My body's totally flat now. I cannot move anymore….
When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and what it has done for me and my career, and changed ….
You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it..
For me, I'm in the driver's seat; I'm No. 1 in the world. I've won the last couple of meetings, and I've won the big tournaments lately. Whoever come….
My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make….
I was aware of how incredible the match was. Unfortunately there had to be a winner. From my point of view many left feeling sorry for me instead of ….
I can't stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We'll see what happens..