No matter what happens, tennis is still tennis: You can see a lot of great matches, a lot of new people.

All in all, I think Kazan is Russia's sportiest city after Moscow, leaving all the others far behind.

Everything is possible in this life.

I think it's difficult to be No. 1. 'There's too much attention, too much expectation from other people.

Don't get too excited when I am winning, and don't get too depressed when I am losing. Just keep it cool.

You're playing or you're not playing. If you're playing, so just shut up and play.

Everybody is smarter from outside of the court.