Quotes About Tennis

I have been playing tennis for a very long time. Tennis is my life. I see my life in other places, and there are other challenges for me.

Tennis runs in cycles. There are victories. There are disappointments.

When I was young, I associated playing tennis with being part of historic moments, being part of these epic battles and coming out victorious, having those trophy moments. That, for me, is what I saw and aspired to.

I don't think it's a low point being in the finals of the French Open, three points away from the victory.

This was a special week and a special victory for me. I played some great tennis.

I still rate my first victory in the French Open at Roland Garros as my best win ever.

When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.

It's difficult for most people to imagine the creative process in tennis. Seemingly it's just an athletic matter of hitting the ball consistently well within the boundaries of the court. That analysis is just as specious as thinking that the difficulty in portraying King Lear on stage is learning all the lines.

Playing against someone like Roger Federer is not easy. I had my chance today, but I guess I made a lot of errors. But I have no complaints.

I was always a believer in stamping on my opponent if I got him down, at Wimbledon or anywhere else. I never wanted to give him the chance to get up.

Tennis is best of three sets, so even if I lose the first set, I still have a chance.

If you serve well, your volleys are going to be so much easier. It has got to do with confidence, obviously.

I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.

At this year's Open, I'll have five boyfriends.

Hopefully I can do well and I hope tennis can get bigger in Japan and Asia. That's my goal.

I think the woman's side has been much better in Asia.

There are many things to do to make Asian tennis strong.

During the match I just try to put the emotions aside. I don't have time to think about my emotions. I have to play one point at a time.

A lot of people just assume men's tennis is better.

I like Chennai very much. The atmosphere is always great, and the fans are amazing. That's why I keep coming back.

I love to play Australian Open.

I want authenticity, I don't want players to make a show. I want players to be able to be themselves on court and express all kinds of emotions.

You kill the emotion by standardising the behaviours on court. I want authenticity. I want people to be free.

I'm not really good with authority, but you know, when the doctors said that I won't be playing professional tennis again , it was another, sort of another thing in my life where I'm going to prove someone else wrong.