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.

You have to wake up and you have to run if you want to survive.

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

It's frustrating when you want to play but can't. I didn't touch a racket for three weeks and when I started playing again last week, I still felt some pain in my wrist.

If you're losing, just be a man; be a man and lose as a man.

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

'I think as a guy you need a little bit to be on your own from early on, to start to live your own life, and try to understand what is going on around you, you have to be able to survive...