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

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 could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me.

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

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

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.