Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Quotes

It doesn't matter the way you're playing, especially the beginning of a grand slam. It doesn't change anything.

Against Serena, you never know how she's serving.

I don't think I will play every game, depending on the tactical situation, depending on the opponent, but I will do everything to try and help the team.

If teams play Bayern, they bring another attitude to the pitch than if they play teams who are not Bayern.

Even with not having that many matches under my belt, I handled the match against Svitolina well. When I was younger, not having that many matches under my belt, I might not have done that.

Tonya Verbeek is a rival of mine I always come up against in the semis or the final of the Olympics. We have been fighting each other for a long time, so she knew my wrestling, and I knew hers... I was thinking that the only thing I could do was somehow to deceive her, anticipate her and get in my tackles.

I focus on my opponents the same way whether they are a champion or not.

Mikhail Youzhny likes the grass and has plenty of weapons to hurt you with.

My goal is to play better than my seed. If I'm seeded sixth, I want to try to go to the semifinals. If I'm seeded third, I'm going to shoot for the finals.

The more you play against teams and defenders, the more you get to know them. You know if they are more nervous; you know, on the pitch, people are different. I try to adapt to their character.

In Europe we know that the great teams always improve and we will have to do battle with them.

If you want to win a Grand Slam, when you dream, you say, 'I want Serena in the final.'

Understanding how to compete better has really made a difference.

It's very frustrating when you don't always get the right kind of rub - you watch tennis and know if you play better than the other guy, you win. But that's the game we play. It can create mini-upsets.

I'm working on staying aggressive in my game and fixing all the little details.

If you play a match, then you got to give it all to beat the opponent; there is nothing like playing against a great or a non-great player. I treat them all as opponents and aim to beat them.

In the Premier League, almost everyone is difficult to beat; it depends on how you begin a game and how you play in the game.

It doesn't matter if it's Spencer Dinwiddie, Taurean Prince, DeAndre Jordan, I'm trying to win that matchup every time.

If any player in the world tells you he doesn't care about what the opponents do, he is lying.

Each game, each series, there's so many different things that are going on and you have to find different ways to impact winning.

Whenever I get matched up with a guy, I always look at who beat him and I've got to be better than those guys.

You need to be 100% focused all match long against Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Fortunately, the way I play tennis, I don't have to spend too much time analyzing or worrying about my opponents. I typically try to focus on my own game, and I know if I do that and execute, I can beat anyone.

I'll know that when I play a good game, a decent game, and I know when I can play a lot better and aggressive, when I can take over a game myself.

In football, it is a question sometimes of the mentality, understanding the players, the atmosphere, the confidence.