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What they say

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“I’ve had enough match play in Eastbourne.” Novak Djokovic, happy to spend just 40 minutes on Centre Court before opponent Martin Klizan retired down 2-0

“I found him in the locker room. I told him that maybe we should go out and play another set.” Roger Federer, joking that he and Djokovic should have played a practice set to compensate the Centre Court crowd who saw the two players’ rivals quit with injuries

“Well, he’s introduced me to a lot of ’80s rock bands, which before I wasn’t quite familiar with. I keep having to remind him I was born in ’91.” Coco Vandeweghe, on new coach Pat Cash, the 1987 champion

“It’s like flipping the coin every day, 365 days a year. You have to flip a coin 200 times a day and then hopefully you win the majority of those tosses. To me, that’s how it is when you serve and volley because you never know what’s going to happen.” Mischa Zverev, on the risks and rewards of serve and volleying

“Well, if you ask Federer to give back $500 million, would he do that or not?” Bernard Tomic, after being asked whether or not he would give back his prize money for admitting he lost his opening round match because he was bored

“The only word I’ve got for it now is ‘wow’. It is something that I have dreamed of since I was a little girl. I cannot even comprehend how someone can say it’s boring at Wimbledon. I think it’s the best place to play in the world.” Katie Boulter, on her Wimbledon debut and Tomic’s troubles

“I feel like I’m talking to Lloyd’s of London or something.” Sloane Stephens, facing a barrage of questions over the precise details of her foot stress fracture injury, for which she had surgery in January

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