Wimbledon.com rounds up the best player quotes of the second week.
“I just felt like a hug, I guess. Everyone now and then wants a hug,” Nick Kyrgios reveals why he cuddled a ball boy on the way to his quarter-final defeat by Richard Gasquet.
“I think they might have had a little too many of Pimm's or whatever. When people are drinking, every time the announcer say, make sure you hydrate yourself, I think he means with water, not with alcohol,” Victoria Azarenka responds to the news that spectators were laughing at the grunts during her quarter-final match against Serena Williams.
People come and talk to me because they want to talk about Andy, which is fair enough
“My mom is just a '60s child and we all have nicknames, and none of us go by our real names. My real name is Colleen. I'm named after my grandmother, who was Miss America...I have always enjoyed Coco, except my early school years when people were teasing me, Coco Pebbles and Coco Puffs and all that sort of stuff. That definitely bugs me. But I love my name,” Coco Vandeweghe explains the history behind her name.
“Being a small part of its history is an incredible feeling. It's something that I'll be able to cherish for the rest of my life. Be able to tell my future children that mommy won Wimbledon. I have proof. It's on the trophy,” Maria Sharapova reminisces about winning Wimbledon in 2004.
“I never wanted to be a tennis player. It happened that I was just playing too good at a certain point. I had no choice. My dad wasn't okay with me being a waitress,” Timea Bacsinszky chats alternative careers.
“I really enjoyed The Book of Mormon. Being raised a Mormon, I thought it was absolutely hilarious. I enjoyed that. Wicked was very good, as well. I've seen Phantom of the Opera plenty of times and The Lion King plenty of times,” Coco Vandeweghe on her favourite musicals.
“Well, I just ask [sic] him, what are you doing here? He said that he actually likes tennis. I didn't know. He was happy to be here. He was watching Nadal match. I was telling him that I was a big fan of his movies. He was telling me that he just made a movie. He was explaining me what was the movie. I was so nervous in the beginning.” Garbine Muguruza recalls the moment she met actor Antonio Banderas
“I'm between Florida, California, and Iowa. I'm kind of homeless right now. I float from state to state,” Madison Keys reveals where she spends her time when she’s not on the road.
“People come and talk to me because they want to talk about Andy, which is fair enough. That's how it goes. I accept that,” Jamie Murray responds to the fact that he is finally being recognised for his tennis.
“This is where he loves to play. This is where he plays his best tennis, I think. The Centre Court of Wimbledon, seven titles. It's his court. He loves it. He usually rises up to the occasion. He's always playing his toughest when it matters the most. That's why he's a big champion,” Novak Djokovic sings Roger Federer’s praises.
“Doesn't matter whether it's No. 8 or No. 1. Wimbledon finals is always a big occasion,” Roger Federer reveals that reaching his tenth Wimbledon final is still just as magical.
