Marat Safin Quotes (50 Quotes)

I was missing a little bit of energy. I got sick two, three days ago, and I'm still little bit weak, so it's difficult to run around and try to make winners all over the court, especially on clay. So I had to work a little bit harder, and unfortunately, I'm not really ready for this.

I am totally against it. I think it will destroy the game. It will slow it down, lose the momentum and the motion of the game. Who was the genius who came up with this stupid idea They are looking for solutions on how to save the game and this is not it.

It was really tough because it's dark. It was also a little too windy, so it's difficult to serve. It's difficult to play from the baseline because one side is going really fast and other side, the ball doesn't go anywhere.

In my position, I think it's enough, ... If I didn't have a sore knee, I would go to New Haven (for next week's tournament) and try to get the rhythm back and try to get the confidence before the U.S. Open. In my position, I have to think about my knee and how many matches I have, so it will be OK for the U.S. Open.

I tried my best but unfortunately in the third set he was much better than me. I had no strength and almost fell over a couple of times, but I was trying.

I will definitely not go to New Haven, ... I'm going to try and take care of my knee and get ready for the U.S. Open, where I should be at my best.

When pressed on what he meant by probably, ... I will decide how I feel here. If the (knee) will still hurt or the pain will increase, then I will skip New Haven and try to play the U.S. Open. If I am doing OK, then I will try to play New Haven just to get more matches in.

All the time you are under pressure because there is Pete Sampras opposite you so you have to come up with great shots.

I'm ambitious. I better start climbing back up there, because otherwise I will not get into tournaments. People will not take me as serious. It's very important to show everybody I still know how to play tennis and I'm still fighting.

I've played him many times, six times, but the way he is playing this year, with confidence, to beat him will be very tough. A little bit of luck would be great.

I am very sad that I cannot go to the Australian Open to defend my title. I have been working very hard and it is a lot better.

I think it will be okay, ... I hope the doctor will help me out because it's quite sore. We'll see.

The injury wasn't serious. But unfortunately I stopped playing too late. After Wimbledon I was advised to stop for two or three months but I did not take the advice.

We have eyes, and we see that not many people are interested in the sports.

Maybe I went for it too much, ... I started to make mistakes and I became frustrated as he became more solid.

To be honest I think he ran out of gas. When I broke him in the third set I think his belief went. He was missing that extra step and he could not cope.

Roger Federer, he brought tennis... one level higher. Normally he toys with everybody. With all respect to other players, he does whatever he wants on the court against them. It's incredible what kind of game he can play.

It was little bit too late to come back in the second set. I was missing a lot on baseline, my serve was not there.

I didn't expect to win. It was a big surprise. Especially with the draw, I couldn't really think I would make even a set. I was coming out to play a few games and make sure I was moving okay and get back the rhythm.

It wasn't my day today on the serve, Gisela was returning winners on my serve so it was kind of embarrassing for me,

I've slightly changed my action and movement and tonight it really worked well for me.

It is very hard for me to switch from clay to grass.

I am very sad I cannot go to the Australian Open to defend my title as champion.

We have known each other since we were nine years old and we have played together in Russia, ... We played in the Under-16 European championships and he beat me in the quarterfinals. He's one of my best friends and I really like him. It will be nice to play him and hopefully get revenge.

I took a risk to come back and play and prepare for the U.S. Open . I decided to try to play, to see if it gets better or if it gets worse.

There was so much wind, it was tough to play good tennis. I'm having trouble getting my confidence back. But I'm working hard and trying to do it.

I will take one week off, definitely not go to New Haven, try to take care of my knee and try to get ready for U.S. Open, where I should be at my best. So because of the knee, I would skip New Haven and try to go to the doctor, spend much more time with him so he can fix me at least so I can play U.S. Open.

Of course, it's very frustrating to see the umpire making a clear mistake but he doesn't want to change his mind no matter what.

It's kind of difficult. It (the knee injury) is still in my head. When you feel some pain in some movements, you try to avoid those. After the first couple of games, I tried to forget about it and focus on the game.

But, despite all that, I have a lot more good memories than bad of being here and I would love to come back next year.

But I have to live with that, work on my serve and get ready for the Australian Open.

I was ill the last two days. I was still a bit weak. I wasn't ready for this.

I think he had quite bad losses, for example, in the Davis Cup against us...He was supposed to be in the Top 10. I think it's a little bit a pity because he's quite talented guy. But he can be there, but he needs to be more brave, that's for sure.

It was difficult but this was a big step forward in confidence and it feels great.

New York is a fantastic city.

I think the crowd should get a video cassette of this match because it was a classic,

I would have loved to win here in Moscow playing for the first time in front of so many Russian fans and of course I'm disappointed by losing,

He played really well and his game caught me off guard a bit. But I was expecting him to give me a tough match because the French always raise their game when they're playing at home in Davis Cup.

I don't understand what Ferrero was complaining about,

It's still very painful, I have to think about every movement on the court, cannot hit the balls as I would like to,

But it was still a great match. I don't know the last time I played such great tennis. It was probably my best match ever on grass.

I didn't practice for one month and a half and I played three matches in a row and today I felt really, really tired on the court. I couldn't move properly and I couldn't find my game. My timing was not there. So it's really difficult to play against any player.

I fought until the last point and that's something I'm satisfied with. My game was not 100 percent when I needed it to be. It's tough but life goes on.

I am going to try to play New Haven probably because I need to play a couple more matches to get used to it, work on my fitness and get my rhythm back.

You can find flaws in Agassi and Sampras, but Federer has none.

I won't worry about that until I meet him, but there's been no secret formula for anyone up against him on any surface for the last couple of years. But I'd like to get another crack.

It was not enough matches, so many mistakes. Like I've said, you need to get the rhythm back. It doesn't come straight away. It's still a long way and I have many things to work on. I hope it will come back soon.

I didn't expect to win. I felt I had no chance whatsoever. I felt lost on the court.

Everything worked out. I'm satisfied with my game today. If it goes like this, I have good chances to play well in this tournament,

it's more actually that I need to hold it. I need to hold these feelings and I need to hold it for a long time, as long as I can. Because now it looks like I found my game, I found the confidence that I was missing for past six months. I'll try not to lose it again.