Richard Krajicek Quotes

There are some guys you have problems beating because of their style - I always had difficulties with guys like Michael Chang and Andre Agassi because their returns were so good and they played so well in defence.

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

You have to try and take care of your service games and not get into those awkward sudden-death deuces that can only get you into trouble.

I'm going to have to pick my shots and play great tennis.

I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes.

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.

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

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.

The drop shots and lobs are very effective in senior tennis.

I would like to not lose the first set all the time and not get hit off the court.

When I can control the ball off the first shot after serve and return, especially with my forehand, that's when I'm in control most matches.

Many players are of the same standard; it all depends on how your strokes land on the other side of court.

These days, men's singles is very hard. If you lose the first, you might lose everything.

I think my best tennis is good enough to win.

I'm certainly not the tallest girl on the tour, so I know that I have to sort of try and match the girls in the way. I know, for me, it's trying to be super aggressive, especially off the first ball in the rally.

I'm feeling good about my movement on grass courts; I can serve a little bit better. This makes me much more dangerous than on hard.

There are still going to be great players that are baseliners. That's the way tennis - courts, balls, everything - has shifted. But everyone has to find their own way to win. Not everyone can run around the baseline for five hours. I can't.

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.

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 don't have the same serve speed as some of the guys, but I have good footwork, and I take the ball early.

That's why the tactics are so hard against Kyrgios because no one knows what he is going to do.

Against Novak and Rafa, you have balls to hit, but they are so physically really tough. And Roger, he just takes position in the court. He tries to go forward all the time, go for the winners. Then you just don't play tennis against him.

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

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

Growing up not being the biggest guy around, you learn different ways of playing tennis. I've learned to adapt.