Bethanie Mattek-Sands Quotes

Tennis is a young man's game. Until you're 25, you can play singles. From 25 to 35, you should play doubles. I won't tell you exactly how old I am, but when I played, there were 28 men on the court - just on my side of the net.

I really enjoyed every minute of it. I mean, I've learned so much in the last week, I mean, just the way to play a real, real doubles. It was a great experience for me, and we had a lot of fun.

That's what I've been always saying, that I was always using the mixed doubles especially to improve my net game and being able to return a guy's serve, 'cause then when you play someone like Serena, you are little bit more prepared for that.

I mean, every single time I was there with Mahesh, I just tried to learn something of his game, because he's, you know, one of the best doubles players that's been around ever.

Generally, what I miss about tennis now is playing against the guys on the big stadium courts where the crowd are going nuts and roaring like crazy.

I would say playing doubles is great for, you know, just in general. For the singles game, as well. You're able to work on returns, serves, aggressive playing. Also able to practice pressure situations.

You know, I think playing doubles definitely helps your singles game in all aspects. Just being able to get that match practice, match preparation before playing singles matches. Then it also builds confidence just getting wins from doubles, yeah.

It's a joke how tough it is to win a Slam.

I've been talking to Martina [Hingis] about playing for a couple of years. Maybe I can convince her to play some doubles.

To be a Premier League player is something that not everyone can say; even some of the best players in the world can't say that!

We must have options to make tennis more attractive emotions-wise.

When you come to Manchester United, in every transfer window - whether the team is doing well or badly - there are always players linked with the club because this club is always linked with the best players.

All the great players are welcome in Paris.

I think the more common players who have been around for a while - Joe Root, Alastair Cook, Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad - those guys I know of, they're fantastic players.

The Premier League is one of the top leagues in the world and I'm a guy that likes to challenge myself, so just to be able to practice against those types of players and play against them every weekend is a dream come true.

You can't compare my game with Messi's, Neymar's, or Cristiano Ronaldo's.

The guys in the Premier League are about the 10 best in the world and that is what makes the event so special.

So I think, for me, playing matches - actually being in real matches - is the best way to get myself playing the best tennis.

Ivan Lendl was the best player I ever played. He was the first guy to bring the game to more of a power level and you could know that if he played really well you could get blown off court and that wouldn't happen against John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors or even Bjorn Borg or Guillermo Vilas.

It is never easy to play with Roger, Rafa and Novak in the middle of the tournament because they've had matches and are fresh.

Messi, Neymar or Ronaldo? The three of them are exceptional, they have a lot of quality and they have their differences.

At the beginning of my career, I wasn't coaching players like Messi.

It was incredible to play in the Premier League, somewhere I always wanted to go because of the speed and the pace of the game.

Madrid is a club with very high demands.

HIL boasts of a high-class list of players and coaches like Ric Charlesworth, Barry Dancer, etc.