Who said what on Day 4 of US Open
Published: 07:08 PM,Aug 30,2024 | EDITED : 10:08 PM,Aug 30,2024
Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts during her women's singles second round tennis match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova
'Today I was playing against the opponent, and I was playing against myself, you know, in my mind. I mean, a lot of emotions that I couldn't control.'
-- Third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz after his shock defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round
'The match today, I felt like an Italian restaurant. The food is great, the aftertaste is great but your head is like -- so noisy. All the match I was like 'Try to focus! Try to focus!' It was a fun feeling.'
-- Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev after his win over Fabian Marozsan on a rowdy Louis Armstrong Court
'In a normal situation, finishing third wouldn't be a good result for me, but the Olympics it feels a little bit different. Being together on the podium and kind of feeling that we're part of our sport and we're representing it, it really made it much better than on any other tournament.'
-- World number one Iga Swiatek on the 'bittersweet' experience of earning Olympic bronze in Paris
'I've had a lot of tough draws. This time, I'd say I'm lucky.'
-- French qualifier Jessika Ponchet, who reached the third round when fourth-ranked Elena Rybakina withdrew before their match citing injuries
'I don't know if I'm jealous. I think a lot of people usually tell me that they're jealous with how even-keel I can be during a match. So, yeah, I think I might be more entertaining. It maybe would be more fun if I could be a Ben (Shelton) or even a Coco (Gauff) or a (Frances) Tiafoe, but I just can't. Sometimes, too, even when I get really fired up it makes me tired ... that's not how I am.'
-- American Jessica Pegula on not showing emotion on the court
'There are always going to be some people who are going to talk in a negative way, but that's also why you have the family, you have the close people who know you as a person, and just stick with them because they give you the real values.'
-- World number one Jannik Sinner on dealing with negative social media comments
'Obviously I go out for dinner, but I'm not someone who's definitely wasting loads of energy kind of walking around Central Park and all those types of things.'
-- Britain's Jack Draper, who keeps himself to himself when in New York for the US Open
'It's super weird when you are in that situation because you're trying not to think. You see him hurting on the other side of the court, and you're trying not to think, 'Oh, when is he going to pull the plug' because as soon as you start getting those thoughts, you kind of lose your focus. You just focus on yourself until he calls it.'
-- American Tommy Paul, who reached the third round when injured opponent Max Purcell retired while trailing after the first game of the third set
-- Third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz after his shock defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round
'The match today, I felt like an Italian restaurant. The food is great, the aftertaste is great but your head is like -- so noisy. All the match I was like 'Try to focus! Try to focus!' It was a fun feeling.'
-- Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev after his win over Fabian Marozsan on a rowdy Louis Armstrong Court
'In a normal situation, finishing third wouldn't be a good result for me, but the Olympics it feels a little bit different. Being together on the podium and kind of feeling that we're part of our sport and we're representing it, it really made it much better than on any other tournament.'
-- World number one Iga Swiatek on the 'bittersweet' experience of earning Olympic bronze in Paris
'I've had a lot of tough draws. This time, I'd say I'm lucky.'
-- French qualifier Jessika Ponchet, who reached the third round when fourth-ranked Elena Rybakina withdrew before their match citing injuries
'I don't know if I'm jealous. I think a lot of people usually tell me that they're jealous with how even-keel I can be during a match. So, yeah, I think I might be more entertaining. It maybe would be more fun if I could be a Ben (Shelton) or even a Coco (Gauff) or a (Frances) Tiafoe, but I just can't. Sometimes, too, even when I get really fired up it makes me tired ... that's not how I am.'
-- American Jessica Pegula on not showing emotion on the court
'There are always going to be some people who are going to talk in a negative way, but that's also why you have the family, you have the close people who know you as a person, and just stick with them because they give you the real values.'
-- World number one Jannik Sinner on dealing with negative social media comments
'Obviously I go out for dinner, but I'm not someone who's definitely wasting loads of energy kind of walking around Central Park and all those types of things.'
-- Britain's Jack Draper, who keeps himself to himself when in New York for the US Open
'It's super weird when you are in that situation because you're trying not to think. You see him hurting on the other side of the court, and you're trying not to think, 'Oh, when is he going to pull the plug' because as soon as you start getting those thoughts, you kind of lose your focus. You just focus on yourself until he calls it.'
-- American Tommy Paul, who reached the third round when injured opponent Max Purcell retired while trailing after the first game of the third set