That was...that was choking. You're right. But of course when you play against (Roger) Federer, he's No. 1 in the world, he won three grand slams last year, and he's just full of confidence. It's difficult to do anything regular to beat him. You have to do something extra to be able to have the chance to beat him. Set points, I had six of them and I couldn't take one. But I was close.

I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.

The Olympics is not for tennis and tennis does not need the Olympics. It is not my goal in life to win a gold medal.

I've had good times and bad times. That's me. That's how I am.

Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.

It's a completely different situation right now because last year it was the time that nobody expected anything from me anything -- I had nothing to lose, basically I was starting from zero. And now I'm back in Top 5. And for me it's a different stage.

I've had a lot of luck. If I didn't I'd be washing bottles in Russia.