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“He doesn’t like it when I throw rackets.”

Petra Kvitova,

on her coach’s reaction to her emotional outbursts

“I just miss my dad. I know he was looking down on me on that last point and gave me the strength to finish it.”

Steve Johnson,

after beating Borna Coric on a fifth match point and remembering his father, who died last month

“It’s not appropriate no matter whether you’re a tennis player or somebody out on the street. I think the federation revoked his badge and his credential, so good on them. It’s not behavior you’d want to support.”

Samantha Stosur,

backing the decision to ban French player Maxime Hamou after he was accused of groping a female TV reporter

“Right here at Roland Garros, hello!”

Venus Williams,

when asked by a TV interviewer which was her favorite part of Paris

“I didn’t know about that. I don’t know about anything.”

Venus,

opting to sidestep the controversy over Margaret Court’s controversial statements on same-sex relationships

“I know very well the importance of Jo for you (the fans) and I’m sorry about my victory, but thanks all the same.”

Renzo Olivo,

addressing spectators after his win over France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga