Karolina Pliskova Quotes

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

Most guys aren't getting a racquet or putting balls back in off my serve most of the time.

I'm a wicked ping-pong player.

Tennis is basically a game where you try to create an opportunity for yourself to finish the point, because you can't wait for the opponent to miss anymore. Well, if you create an opportunity and don't take advantage of it, you let the opponent back to even, then you are just starting the point over, so you have to take advantage of them.

I watch the ball fiercely to see its height and speed off my opponent's racket so I can decide how I want to hit it.

I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive.

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.

I served, she came to the net, it was a passing shot.

My serve - it's really important for me.

I think I'm a very powerful player; I can hit good groundstrokes.

I first started out by hitting a ball against a wall when I was four.

I'm really happy to be back on the court to play tennis, to really do what I love.

We had a court in our backyard, and I would mess around with the players on my dad's team. I hit with two hands on both sides, which I didn't stop doing until I was about 8.

My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it's the one I've won all the points with.

Acting is like a game of tennis. The better your opponent, the better you're going to play.

I think I have a lot of room for improvement. My serve is okay, but I need to work on a lot of things: return, transition game, backhand.

Sometimes you can really serve well and win the match because of the serve. I have the opposite thing now, so it's kind of hard. I can just really play with my forehand and backhand.

Good shot, bad luck and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though these, of course, can be slightly amplified.

Tennis is for me joy, nothing less than that.

The best feeling is when you finish a point at the net.

I love Agassi - I really followed him a lot when I was a teenager and remember when guys like him and Michael Chang were just unstoppable. He was really inspiring. Every match was so dramatic and exciting. The guy played with a lot of heart.

I always dreamed of being on center court, playing the best in the world.

I feel like my serve is a little bit better with each match.

I play tennis because I like it.

I've played a lot of people in ping-pong. I had a table growing up.