He carries himself very well. No doubt very nice guy on and off the court. Brings a lot of intensity on the court. Reminds me of someone from his country that plays with a left hand.
Novak Djokovic pays Carlos Alcaraz the ultimate compliment.
Obviously, you lose to someone seven times, you feel crappy.
Coco Gauff on losing to Iga Swiatek seven times in a row.
Every time it finishes, I’m happy… again, same today, because [there was] wind, a dry court, I had a mouthful of clay since probably the third game of the match, and I don’t like it. I don’t know if people like to eat clay, to have clay in their bags, in their shoes, socks. White socks, you can throw them to garbage after the clay season. Maybe some people like it. I don’t. I am happy to have it finished.
Daniil Medvedev on bidding adieu to clay courts after his loss to Brazil‘s Thiago Seyboth Wild.
I think if it’s meant to be, I will get there one day. If it’s not, then I will go have a daughter and make her win Wimbledon. You always have options.
Ons Jabeur on her quest to win a first grand slam title.
I think tennis players have smaller bladders.
Yannick Noah, the 1983 champion, on the modern penchant for bathroom breaks.
I’m talking about the juniors until the seniors. I never had that. You just pee before the match and that’s it. I never saw anyone wanting to pee during the match. I think there is a bladder problem.
I don’t want to be the only oldie talking about the old times, but something we could do together is to check this bladder problem. We definitely have to do something about it. It’s strange.
I think Hawk-Eye just takes the guessing out of it. Mentally, you do kind of have to move on because there’s nothing you can do about it. I do think in that sense it helps.
Jessica Pegula on the case for using electronic line-calls on clay.
But of course, I don’t think it’s 100% accurate. Jelena [Ostapenko] probably, like, wants to do a third-party investigation.
You play with balls that get bigger after two seconds. The new balls don’t even last a game. The balls are rubbish.
Local favourite Benoît Paire was not impressed by the Wilson balls in use at Roland Garros.
You can’t play tennis with that type of ball. You can’t attack, you can’t move ahead. It’s impossible to play an ace. It’s another style of tennis, which is different. It requires physical qualities; it’s a question of who can keep the ball in the court for the longest. My game is based on service and aggressive hits back, but the ball is just not moving. It’s terrible.
It’s Roland Garros, one of the greatest tournaments in the world, and we’re playing with these silly balls.
I don’t want to really talk about [Iga’s Bakery jokes]. I really get why people do that, because it’s fun and tennis is entertainment and everything.
Iga Swiatek is more comfortable doling out bagels and breadsticks (6-0 and 6-1 sets) than talking about them.
But from the players’ point of view, I want to be respectful to my opponents and, you know, you don’t see the stuff that is behind the scenes. Sometimes it’s not easy to play such matches and sometimes it’s not easy also for the opponents.
I don’t want to talk about the bakery. Twitter can talk about it, but I’m just going to be focused on tennis.
This is tennis. This is sports. Some umpires, they make mistakes. Some for me; some for him. That’s life.
Holger Rune on winning a point against Francisco Cerúndolo after a double bounce.
It was very close, but very far.
Karolina Muchova on her defeat to Iga Swiatek in the final.
Guys, I don’t have a lot of things to tell you. He played great. I mean, I don’t think he played exceptional, but he played great. One thing that I’m going to try to avoid in the future is have melatonin pills and naps before matches because it clearly doesn’t seem to be working.
Stefanos Tsitsipas attempts to explain his quarter-final loss to Carlos Alcaraz.
The dream? I know that Djokovic, he did 22 Grand Slams or 23, so I want to go until 25, if it will be possible.
Mirra Andreeva, 16, outlines her ambitions for the future.
Novak knows. Novak waits. Like Roddick said, he takes the legs, then he takes your soul, then he dig your grave and you have a funeral and you’re dead. Bye-bye, thank you for coming.
Goran Ivanisevic, Novak Djokovic’s coach, on what makes his man special.
I’m not supporting the war, meaning I don’t support Lukashenko right now.
Aryna Sabalenka clarifies her stance on Belarusian support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
I’m Ukrainian. I’m standing for my country. I’m doing everything possible to support, to give a good spirit for the men, for the women, who are right now in the frontline, fighting for our land, for our country.
Elina Svitolina with some of the most powerful words uttered at Roland Garros in 2023.
So can you imagine the guy or a girl who is right now in the frontline, you know, looking at me and I’m, like, acting like nothing is happening. I’m representing my country. I have a voice. I’m standing with Ukraine. I’m standing, I have my position in this war.
What the Russian government or Russian soldiers are doing on our land is really, really terrible. For us, it’s just our position in this, and it touches many different areas. It touches sport, it touches acting, it touches all different areas. So, you know, we are all united, Ukrainians. And this is our position.