I don't know if anybody knows this, but Serena's my favorite player. Just playing against her is kind of like a dream… — Naomi Osaka Copy Share Image
In the last year I have gained a lot of experience because I have been playing against top players and realized what… — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
My dad taught me how to play tennis, and I owe that to him. But the better you get, the higher you… — Grigor Dimitrov Copy Share Image
I want the serve of Goran Ivanisevic, the heart of Lleyton Hewitt, the mind of Pete Sampras and the ground strokes of… — Bernard Tomic Copy Share Image
Tennis players go into a press conference, and almost every one of them is the same. We do very little differently on… — Lleyton Hewitt Copy Share Image
“What matters isn't how well you play when you're playing well. What mattersis how well you play when you're playing badly.' -… — Harsha Bhogle Copy Share Image
“In tennis, losing your service game was called being broken. If you lost your service without scoring a single point, you were… — Lyla Payne Copy Share Image
I like to be a source of inspiration, to push more and more children to pick up a racket and play. The… — Jannik Sinner Copy Share Image
I really feel like I'm improving every day, not just as a tennis player but as a person and really becoming more… — Bernard Tomic Copy Share Image
[On a strained relationship between a tennis champion and her mother:] There comes a time when it's probably not cool for your… — Lindsay Davenport Copy Share Image
I've never had big problems about being long on the court. During the U.S. Open I played three events (singles, doubles, mixed… — Martina Hingis Copy Share Image
Its silly to say it about a tennis player, but Im an unbelievable hero in Germany. And Germany needs heroes more than… — Boris Becker Copy Share Image
Jimmy Connors likes the ball to come at him in a straight line, so that he can hit it back in another… — Clive James Copy Share Image
Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
I have never cared especially for outdoor sports and have no desire to excel at tennis, swimming, or golf. I'll leave those… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
Tennis is a funny game, and it takes a life-time of keeping one's eyes open on the circuit to have any chance… — Sania Mirza Copy Share Image
The Singapore Open is the flagship event of the Asian Tour, it is a massive event and it is being played in… — Lee Westwood Copy Share Image
There's a reason why Federer and Nadal are so gracious when they lose. They sleep well at night knowing that they've given… — Jim Courier Copy Share Image
Yes, because it's Len's obsession with practical. I've never really had that experience that I hear people having of being on an… — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
I think at the end of your career you'll look back and say I wish I would have won every FedEx you… — Patrick Cantlay Copy Share Image
I lived in Hollywood long enough to learn to play tennis and become a star, but I never felt it was my… — Paulette Goddard Copy Share Image
Many tennis coaches are enablers. They need the job more than the player needs the coach, and if the coach needs the… — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
I think I want to show fans what it is actually like to be an athlete. Tennis is a part of it,… — Gael Monfils Copy Share Image
Wimbledon is the world's most boring tournament. There's hardly anything to do apart from tennis. You constantly find yourself yawning - there's… — Nikolay Davydenko Copy Share Image
Clay court is a very tactical surface, I believe. It gives you time to really structure your point, give some shape and… — Stefanos Tsitsipas Copy Share Image
“He was working that charm right now on the trainer who kneeled before him and touched his thigh as though it were… — A.G. Starling Copy Share Image
I'm not saying I'm something special. I might play a little better tennis than other people, but it is because I was… — Martina Hingis Copy Share Image
It is like a Davis Cup or a Federation Cup match in that way but instead of cheering for your country you… — Ilana Kloss Copy Share Image
Winning a Grand Slam doubles title is definitely a huge goal for us and something we really want. We also use it… — Jessica Pegula Copy Share Image
I really try not to read the tennis articles, because a lot of times they're guessing at how a player is feeling,… — Jim Courier Copy Share Image
I am really proud of other things in my career: being in the top five, reaching the final of a grand slam… — Robin Soderling Copy Share Image
They were adored by the Germans, who thought they were exactly what Englishmen ought to be. They made war look stylish and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I chop and change between what is called 'work' and what is called 'recreation.' There are no discontinuities in my day. I… — David Deutsch Copy Share Image
When I play tennis, it's where I kind of forget about everything else. Once I get out there, I'm really not thinking… — Jessica Pegula Copy Share Image
Hard courts are faster and the bounce is lower indoors. Rafa cannot slide on this surface. He's more comfortable on clay, where… — David Goffin Copy Share Image
Tennis, imprisoned within fixed boundaries, a patch of an acre, a green rectangle, tries the human soul. A tennis court is like… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
Most important thing, I am not a player who win the serves because I serve aces or free points, no. When I… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
My father loved the single-handed backhand, so to him, that was the main goal; we were always fascinated by that shot. He… — Grigor Dimitrov Copy Share Image
When I first played tennis... I was 11 or 12... and the craziest bit about that tennis tournament is that I had… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
The serve, I think, is the most difficult, you know, in terms of coordination, because you got the two arms going, and… — Roger Federer Copy Share Image
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