Mats Wilander Quotes

Tennis players are very fortunate that unlike some disciplines of sport, in mega-sporting events like the Grand Slams, they have a huge platform to showcase their talents on the world stage once every few months.

I think that tennis has been in a place for many years without any change. Davis Cup and Fed Cup has always been a very exciting platform for players because it is such an individual sport, and we get to play a team competition. We love being part of a team.

I'm not a big fan of the Olympic Games. The ATP calendar is a bit complex due to the Olympic event.

I prefer playing ATP tournaments and Davis Cup competition rather than Olympic Games.

This year its just about winning the big matches because if youre going to get into the top 20 then youve got to do well at the Masters Series and the grand slams. I dont have any ranking points to defend for the first few months of the year so if I do well over the next few weeks then Ive got a chance of doing it.

I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.

You want to try and win as many slams as possible in your career. As a tennis player, that's what we always dream of as a kid, wanting to play slams, wanting to win them.

There are so many great players on the men's - and women's - side. Hopefully I can keep improving and eventually play in the Masters.

I followed tennis a little. I liked Lendl, Edberg, and Rafter.

I don't watch much tennis, never really have.

At the end of the day, it is a very long year. The tennis season is pretty much ten months of the year.

I think winning the world tour events is pretty special. They're just so hard to win.

I am a big fan of players like Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Leander Paes. I would love to see them play.

Tennis is a small world.

My goal is to win a single A.T.P. point.

I always wanted to be a professional player, but when I started playing well in Challengers and, for the first time, I did well at ATP tournaments, I saw that these guys are also beatable.

I think that the ATP and the WTA are doing a good job because they're satisfying their fans, and I am one of their fans.

Grand Slams are different. If you can get through a few matches, the draw opens up and you get confident. You just need a little bit of luck early, you get through those opening matches and you never know what could happen.

I think there's no reason the Davis Cup couldn't be as powerful and popular and profitable as any of the four majors are today, given some changes.

I'm just glad Open tennis is here. It's great for the game. That's more important.

These girls play tennis first and foremost, the fact that many of them are very glamorous is a major bonus for any promoter.

I think all tennis players have to struggle through the early stages of their career. We start off playing tournaments and really just get by. I always had a dream to play in the big tournaments and never have doubted if it was worth it. Having to battle a little early on in my career makes it all the more worthwhile now.

I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.

My favorite tennis player, who I'm amazed by, is Roger Federer.

I've always loved playing tennis. When I was 12, my parents decided that I should try to do it seriously. My father started to travel with me, and as a family, we tried to make it work.