Alexandr Dolgopolov Quotes

In badminton, they use a lot from the wrist. But I use a lot from the shoulder.

You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.

If you serve well, your volleys are going to be so much easier. It has got to do with confidence, obviously.

Yes, I hit with heavy top-spin, but when you look at the little rackets I played with, the Maxply Dunlop, you had to hit the very centre all the time. I had my share of miss-hits.

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

A question I get asked a lot in pro-ams is how I'm able to swing the club as hard as I do. Honestly, I'm not swinging that hard. I'm using about 75 percent of my maximum effort.

When you have the ball above the net height on grass, it's easier to play, and when the ball comes at you more slowly, it's easier to play. But when a guy hits hard and deep, I think you have to have been out there playing to understand, but it's hard to really hit the ball.

The one-handed backhand helps you to be more aggressive in the points.

I had to lower my hands, I had to work my hips a different way. I also had to stride to get the power. I'd always been a standstill hitter and had to generate power from my upper body. Basically, I had to change everything I was doing. It was really difficult.

Because my lower body is quiet, I need a full shoulder turn to generate power and speed. Keep your tempo smooth, and with the quiet lower body, you don't have to worry about losing your balance.

For an opening batsman, it's important to hit a few balls in the middle of the bat and get a few boundaries going.

If I get a good delivery, I just defend it, and If I get a loose ball, then I hit it and make runs.

If I serve good and play aggressive from the baseline, I can beat everyone.

When facing bowlers or throw downs, it is not possible to feed the ball in one place at all times; therefore, tennis ball practice comes in handy.

I want to improve my shooting, my free throw shooting, keeping my turnovers down.

I'm trying not to focus on the height of my opponent, just to play my tennis and to open the angles because it's the most important.

That's what you kind of see with Matthew Stafford. He makes some incredible plays, even with his arm in different positions. But the consistency's not there that you need at the position to be one of the top quarterbacks in the league, and I think that's where cleaning up the technique will help.

I don't think I have accuracy problems. I do think when my feet aren't set, I deliver a different type of ball.

When the ball is swinging, you really need to play close to your body.

It is difficult to master the skill of scoring runs from a 90mph delivery that is dug into your armpit or is fizzing past your nose.

I think my serve and trying to come forward a little more are what I need to work on.

I'm playing Kyle Edmund, who is so solid. He's an unbelievable player. He goes for his shots. He's not afraid to take it to the guy.

Svitolina moves a little bit better than Ostapenko but Ostapenko goes for it a little earlier in the rallies. The way she plays she can take you out of the equation.

If a guy is shooting a shot in the corner 70 percent of the missed shots usually come off that other side and 30 percent hits off the front rim so just playing the percentages and kind of studying your teammates' shots throughout the course of the game.

Our hitting coaches have done a great job of understanding when I don't look right at the plate and getting me back on track.