David Goffin Quotes

On clay, you know that you have much longer rallies, and you must run for maybe two or three hours.

Players who win on a clay surface are those who can control the ball, playing steadily and accurately from the back-court, keeping the ball in play and moving it around with changes of speed and spin, and resisting the temptation to over-hit.

It's tough to control the ball on the clay.

If you didn't have power, you had to have touch and serve and volley, which I found very exciting and that's why I love watching Federer play, because of those skills.

I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand.

Well, I like to - the game of serve and volley, but it's very tough, you know, against the best players because they return so good and their passing shots are really good. So it's really tough to get there with those players.

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

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

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

Nadal is just more at home on clay. It looks like he feels safer on clay courts. He can get to a few more balls, he can play a bit further behind the baseline when he defends, and he's also able to get the ball to bounce higher. It's unbelievable.

My serve - it's really important for me.

Of course I don't have a big serve. I have other weapons. That's why tennis is a nice sport.

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

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.

Janowicz is more than just a big server. He moves well, has a fantastic forehand and good hands.

I am going to hold serve the majority of the time. It is nice to have a little time to return serve.

I try not to hit a swing volley and run back. So my swing volley is kind of that transition to the net. It's been one of my favorite shots ever since I was young.

My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.

I grip very close to the butt of the racket. This allows me to get a lot of wrist action to create more spin and whip.

Roddick can challenge him as well if he serves big consistently for the entire match. If he does that, then he is tough to break even for a guy like Federer.

We were pretty darn good - fit and ready to play - but today's level is different. Those ground strokes are ever so much faster, coming back at you at a pretty good speed. Footwork-wise, you've got to be ready to hit that next shot. It's a tough time.

Sometimes when you get to the press conferences, you hear you're going to play this person in the semifinals, and in the quarters, you're going to play her. And I'm like, 'Hold on a second.' First of all, you have to make it there. Second, your opponent needs to make it there. It looks easier on paper than it is in real life.

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

I think when you can beat Novak Djokovic in the final of a Masters tournament, you are going to be OK.

The point in tennis is to take the ball as early as possible and take time away from your opponent.