Tennis Ranking Quotes

If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn't know anything about tennis.

I want to be a top-10 player and I want to win a Grand Slam tournament.

Being world No 1 would be fantastic but you'd like to do it by finishing the year as No 1 without anything happening off the table to someone else's ranking.

It's always tough when you miss a Grand Slam, especially Wimbledon.

It takes years of practice to become a World No. 1 or 2.

I've won the U.S. Championship. I've won a lot of tournaments.

It's amazing to go World No. 1 on a win. I think is something I've always wanted to do.

My goal isn't to be a top junior. It's to be a top pro.

When Serena is number one, its hard to think of being number one.

There's a very practical reason why Pete Sampras, for example, makes a lot more money than Martina Hingis does. He's much, much better than she is.

Serena is tough to beat; to get over her in the rankings is hard.

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.

My aim over the next few months is that I have a lot of points to defend in Miami and Hamburg, after that I can set my sights on No. 1.

When Serena Williams is number one, its hard to think of being number one, but still I have confidence that I can win more titles and reach a higher ranking.

My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.

I knew I was the second-best tennis player in the state of Florida and No. 8 in the United States of America when I was 12 years old and I couldn't tell you what I was in baseball, but I liked my chances in tennis of getting a scholarship to college.

The way I look at the top five, (Rod) Laver, (Roger) Federer, myself, Borg and (Ivan) Lendl. I think those five guys dominated their generations better than anyone. Maybe Roger will dominate better than any one of the other four. Maybe I put Andre (Agassi) as kind of six through 10 with, you know, (John) McEnroe and (Jimmy) Connors, kind of those guys. That's kind of how I see it.

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

I prefer the Grand Slam than the No. 1, but still, to get No. 1, not many players did that, so it's going to be very important for me.

Always I say, 'No. 1 in the world without a Grand Slam, you are not a real No. 1.'

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

I know where I'm ranked, but I don't look at it that much, I don't study it that much. You really can't look at it that way, you've got to try to win as many matches as you can, and it's cliche, but you've got to take it one at a time.

My dream was always to win a grand slam, and my second dream was to be No. 1.

Roger Federer certainly is my claim to be the best of all time - if there is such a thing. With Rafael Nadal not far behind.

You know, a lot of things changed. What never changed is the illusion to keep playing tennis, the illusion to keep doing well the things, and the illusion to be in a good position of the ranking and play these kind of matches.