"I was kind of thinking of that movie, I think it was 'Meet the Parents' or 'Meet the Fockers,' where, you know, Gaylord has a shrine and all his 18th-place medals. I don't want to be like Gaylord, so I think I'm good."
-- Danielle Collins wary of agreeing to a farewell ceremony at the US Open before her retirement
"When I was putting on my outfit today, I was, like, 'Ah, I hope this isn't too much. Because I had the tutu and then I had the bow jacket and it was green, I feel like everyone was staring at me funny. It made me feel better, another player came up to me and asked to take a picture. I hope it was a positive picture, it wasn't, like, 'Oh, my God, look at her'."
-- Naomi Osaka, who turned heads in her tulle skirt and bow-bedecked "walk-on outfit"
"It's the longest I've ever been on a court. In the fourth set I had to check to see what set we were in, I wasn't entirely sure what set we were in. I don't really want to do that again, that's for sure."
-- England's Dan Evans after beating Russian Karen Khachanov in a five-set match lasting a US Open record five hours and 35 minutes.
"My coach is scheduling everything pretty wisely, but it is tough. I played Stuttgart, Madrid, Rome, Roland Garros, and I only had, like, two days in between every tournament. If I want to perform well I'm not going to have time to do anything. It can work for few years, but what's going to happen later if you want to keep playing at the same level? I guess it's not going to be about really the quality of tennis."
-- World number one Iga Swiatek on the congested WTA calendar and the number of mandatory events for top players
"They absolutely love it -- I bring them everywhere. I think it's such a great life experience for them, even though they're so young, they don't know any better. This is your life, travelling everywhere, meeting new people, seeing new places. I think they've become really open kids from that, and they adjust so well to a new bed, a new hotel room."
-- Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki on travelling with her two children, 3-year-old Olivia and 1-year-old James, since her return to tennis
"I cannot control the players' reaction, and if I have something to say to someone, I go there privately, because I'm this kind of person. But, look, overall, it has been not bad."
-- World number one Jannik Sinner on the reaction of players after he escaped a lengthy ban despite testing positive for a banned anabolic agent
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