A Quote by David Goffin

Against Novak and Rafa, you have balls to hit, but they are so physically really tough. And Roger, he just takes position in the court. He tries to go forward all the time, go for the winners. Then you just don't play tennis against him.

David Goffin

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David Goffin
Belgian - Athlete
Born: December 7, 1990

Against Novak, it's really tough for me to play, I mean, because he doesn't give me any time. I don't really like to play against him because he has a game style which doesn't fit me at all.

Dominic Thiem

Against Rafa or Roger or Novak, it's about getting over that intimidation, believing you deserve a chance to take them out.

Jack Sock

We, as sportsmen, we're not used to just sitting at home and being at home all day. We want to go out. We want to play sport. We want to be in the gym, want to train; we want to hit balls, and when you're not physically able to do that, it's really tough. It starts playing on the mind a lot more.

K. L. Rahul

It is never easy to play with Roger, Rafa and Novak in the middle of the tournament because they've had matches and are fresh.

David Goffin

I really like the smell of the tennis balls, the new ones. I don't need to do it, but it's just my habit, what I do on the court when we change for the new tennis balls. I just smell them. Maybe it's for luck. I've been doing it all my life.

Dominika Cibulkova

I love to play against Rafa because he's the biggest fighter in this sport. I don't like to see him suffering on the court.

Juan Martin del Potro

It's really amazing. Novak, Rafa, Roger, they win couple times a year in a row all the grand slams.

Kei Nishikori

I play enough tennis during the year; I'm sick of it by the time I get home. So the last thing I want to do is go out there and hit more balls.

Nick Kyrgios

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.

Marat Safin

I just wanted to play and play and play. When everyone left, I'd stay on the court and hit serves or play against the wall.

Frances Tiafoe

I'm more in that Rafa Nadal high-energy high-octane mold out there. I wear that emotion on the court. That's how I play my best tennis. People either like that or not. And I can't change that: that's who I am on a tennis court.

Lleyton Hewitt

We got stuffed 4-1, but it was just great to play against, it was like an education. You think you are half good and then you go and play against a side like that!

Alan Hansen

I think I play tennis for, to against a big legend, big court, short time. That's what I train for. That's why every day I wake up and I wish I could play those matches, you know. It's like, for me it's the best thing can happen is to play against that guy on that stage, you know.

Gael Monfils

Everything I do is just really my intuition, and every time I go against my intuition, it's a mistake. Even though I may sit down and analyze and intellectualize something on paper, if I go against my gut feeling, it's wrong.

Tamara Mellon

The key to guarding Kevin Durant is to play really good team defense. One on one, it's just tough. So you try to get all five guys to play against him.