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Tennis Quotes by Mats Wilander

44 Tennis quotes by Mats Wilander

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Mats Wilander talks about how a few tournaments matter most, like the Grand Slams and his home Swedish Open. He notes that beating a top player such as Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal is a true test of skill. He also praises athletes with great hand‑eye coordination and anticipation, comparing them to Michael Jordan.

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The slide is tennis.

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Tennis is a running game, not a hitting game - it's not golf.

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I love camping out, I love teaching tennis.

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There is no such thing as bad luck in tennis. Just bad technique.

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Power is not tennis to me. I'd rather lose playing my game.

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Federer can be off for six months but knows how to win matches.

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I was 7 years old and my dad gave me a wooden tennis racket.

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Wimbledon is not the easiest tournament in which to make a comeback.

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Ninety five percent of the field is not competitive when Nadal is playing.

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If an athlete like Michael Jordan played tennis, he would be the best - he's flexible, not too bulky, and has unbelievable…

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The point in tennis is to take the ball as early as possible and take time away from your opponent.

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To me, Hewitt and Nadal would be the best spirited fighters I've ever seen on the tennis court.

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When I was 14 I wasn't even thinking of playing professional tennis. I was thinking of going to high school in Sweden…

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I think when you can beat Novak Djokovic in the final of a Masters tournament, you are going to be OK.

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The Davis Cup should be home and away from the semi-finals as a minimum, I would say even the quarters.

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We've never had a hungrier player than Federer and Nadal and I would say that Nadal is probably much hungrier than Federer.

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I'm a useless guitar-player. When I put myself in a band I immediately became its weakest part. I was like my forehand…

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I love my life. I commentate for Eurosport, so you could say I've reached the final of every grand slam since 2002…

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The conditions change so much at the French Open, you know, you have to be prepared for something you really don't know…

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I am disappointed when I lose and don't play well, for example. But it is not so disappointing to lose when you…

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To me, Dan Evans is an example of somebody that puts the clock back a little bit and tells everybody: 'Listen, tennis…

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When you become a top player, you think that nothing else and nobody else matters. You can tell everybody on earth, 'Listen,…

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If it doesn't mean more to a normal human being like Dan Evans, who could change his life and career by winning…

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Every player, they should sit down and have a meeting. They should agree, 'this is how we play Nadal, this is how…

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Miloslav Mecir - best anticipation of any player in our generation for sure. The most flexible... and then crazy good hands. He…

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Nadal is going to break all the records.

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In 2015, there was no chance Djokovic would have an off day.

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To me, there are only a few tournaments that are important. The Grand Slams, Davis Cup, the Swedish Open; that's about it.

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In Sun Valley, people play tennis and then go for a hike. You should be too tired to go for a hike!

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Myself and Cameron Lickle travel around North America in an RV and we conduct tennis clinics in clubs.

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Tennis has always been at the forefront of equality between men and women's prize money.

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

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At Wimbledon if it is slightly wet you don't even play the match. At the French Open you need to just get…

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You can't be considered a great player unless you win Wimbledon. That's the way it is.

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Andy Murray's already done what is needed for British tennis, which is ignite it. There's a person, there's a player that kids…

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There's definitely a lack of self-belief in many players, which is the only complaint I have about men's tennis.

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Guys like Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal know how to win matches, they don't need to have as much confidence as other…

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Nadal tries his best all the time, every point. But Kyrgios can spend 10 minutes looking like he would rather be walking…

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Rafael Nadal, I see no demons in him. None. Unless he picks up the racket with his right hand.

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I have fun playing tennis and I understand that the good things from tennis go hand in hand with attention. But it's…

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If an athlete like Michael Jordan played tennis, he would be the best - he's flexible, not too bulky, and has unbelievable hand-to-eye coordination.

I play the guitar.

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

Svitolina moves a little bit better than Ostapenko but Ostapenko goes for it a little earlier in the rallies. The way she plays she…

Ninety five percent of the field is not competitive when Nadal is playing.

It is basic, serve at the weak point of your opponent.

You should play all the slams you physically can.

Miloslav Mecir - best anticipation of any player in our generation for sure. The most flexible... and then crazy good hands. He is the…

We need more honesty out there, but it is hard when you see what the media does to someone who is trying to be…

That's why the tactics are so hard against Kyrgios because no one knows what he is going to do.

I think when you can beat Novak Djokovic in the final of a Masters tournament, you are going to be OK.

Del Potro is one of these miracle men he can come up with these matches where you least expect it and he pulls something…

I love the freedom of the road.

Federer can be off for six months but knows how to win matches.

The more happy you are off the court, the more you will get out of yourself on the court.