Match Tactics Quotes

Outdoor tennis plays into my strengths a little better.

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.

This year I guess I decided in the bigger matches to take it more to my opponent instead of waiting a bit more for the mistakes. Yeah, this is I guess how you want to win Wimbledon, is by going after your shots, believing you can do it, and that's what I was able to do today.

I think Cormier is gonna come out and try to wrestle me, try to get me tired, and try to push the pace. I know he might not say that I'm on his level but I think I am and he thinking that I'm not, really.

It's shocking how little there is to do with tennis when you're just thinking about nothing except winning every point.

The history of Test cricket will suggest if you hold the top of off longer than anyone else you will have success, in England particularly it's about owning the top of off.

When I was a player, it was important to target the first few friendlies and plant a seed in the mind of the gaffer.

Yes, there are dangerous batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina. Yes, the bowling is striking form just at the right time but for me MS Dhoni's captaincy is India's biggest strength in this World Cup.

I think it's nice to have a variety of lineups and formations to use against different opponents, depending on what they bring.

Why can't I beat AJ Styles? I beat AJ Styles in the past before.

Normally when we play against Brazil, we will just try to stop them from winning.

Of course you think about the goalkeeper you are facing before a game. You have to prepare yourself for the game and think about the weakness of the players you are up against.

No, actually I wanted to play five. I definitely wanted to try to lose that fourth set and test the waters in the fifth.

Being part of the national Test set-up is an experience I enjoyed. I learnt by watching the players prepare for matches.

It is for sure a big part of the coach's job to make sure the tennis does not get neglected.

My goal is to keep him away from that and play the match on my terms so that I can be aggressive and not hesitate.

You can come up with all the gameplans that you want but the guys in the middle have to execute those plans. If Jimmy Anderson or Stuart Broad serves up a leg-stump half-volley, you can't turn round and blame Andy Flower.

You can't be chasing 338 and still have 5 wickets in the end. It's about mindset and the way you look at the game.

It was never a policy of the Kent team that the pitch must be occupied all day after winning the toss.

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.

There's a decision each match. I decide how we are going to play, and it depends on the opposition 30 per cent, their structure, and 70 per cent is for us.

An all-rounder in Tests and limited-overs' cricket is equally important.

If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team's strength. But a rank turner might backfire.

If I can break one out of every three return games, I'm going to give myself a shot in a lot of matches.

I used to always want to play the perfect match, and this meant not losing a point. The realisation came around the time I was 19 years old, in the French Open final in 2007. This was a key period in my career. I was told I was going for too many winners, which was affecting my game.