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“I miss her so much. Even more yesterday and today. I try to take the same courage on the court that she would have. I did think of that. I tried to do the things she would do. I don’t know that I play exactly the same way she does. But I really tried to be inspired by it.”

on the influence of sister Serena

Venus Williams,

“She knows how to win here and I didn’t win here last time.”

Garbine Muguruza

, on the influence of coach Conchita Martinez, the 1994 Wimbledon champion

“Maybe it’s even better (to lose 6-1, 6-1). Can you imagine I would lose 8-6 in the third? That would be crazy for me. I would be so close. But I was not that close today.”

on her semifinal loss to Muguruza

Magdalena Rybarikova,

“Andy Murray’s defeat should not be seen as the beginning of the end of his chances of winning another Grand Slam. Absolutely not. I think what has happened so far this year has actually proved that, the older you get, the better you are — look at Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, what Serena Williams was doing and what Venus is doing now. They are all older than him. Age is only a number, but you only have one body. Andy has to look after his.”

three-time champion turned BBC pundit on Andy Murray’s future

Boris Becker,

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