Since I retired, I very much enjoy watching Serena Williams play. While I was playing, she was one of the toughest players I ever faced. Her ground strokes are so solid, her serve is one of the most powerful in women's tennis, and mentally she is just so strong.
If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn't know anything about tennis.
I once played amateur tournament tennis six months without double-faulting.
I'm a massive Roger Federer fan, and sometimes I can see in his game the willful development of a tactic or technique that doesn't come as naturally to him, like fixating on improving the backhand. And I'm thinking, Hit the forehand! It's what you do!
There's a lot of ingredients go into being a good tennis player.
Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.
I'm trying to be a complete player and have every shot in the game.
I never thought I was going to make a career out of tennis, to be honest, until I was 10 or 11 years old. One of my earliest memories is when I was seven, and I was competing against players that were three, four years older than me. I didn't take it too seriously at the time. I was having a lot of fun.
Outdoor tennis plays into my strengths a little better.
I played tennis when I was younger. I don't know if I could have been a professional, but I am still passionate about it.
Tennis is my dream. It is what I love. And it is what I want to be best at.
My serve and my forehand I pretty much always had, but my backhand was a made backhand. I worked on it for years.
I wish I could play like Roger Federer.
I started in a very small tennis club in a South American country where I never thought about becoming the best tennis player.
Certainly I would like to have some of the qualities of other players and obviously from Roger Federer. But believe me, there are plenty of other abilities that are important, particularly mindset and strength.
Every time Wimbledon is on, I am thinking, 'Yes, I could do the same and get out the racket.' Sadly, not the same results.
Maybe I could survive in one of those resort prisons where they house white-collar criminals. I've always wanted to get better at tennis.
I play tennis non-obsessively. I seem to beat people I play a lot or half the time, so I guess I gravitate to people who are as bad as I am.
I always wanted to be a professional player, but when I started playing well in Challengers and, for the first time, I did well at ATP tournaments, I saw that these guys are also beatable.
There is so much that goes in to being a good tennis player. It's not just what you can do well on the court, it's between the ears as well.
When you are very little tennis should be fun, it should be a game.
Guys are bigger, stronger, just like in singles, serving bigger, returning better, and more athletic for sure. I think from my standpoint, just spending more time in the gym has enabled me to hang in there.
There is no such thing as bad luck in tennis. Just bad technique.
I train Monday through Saturday. I usually have fitness training for 90 minutes, then I'm on the tennis court for 3 to 4 hours.
I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand.
