In Their Words: Aussie Open Interviews Days 1 - 4

Video of a ball girl afraid of a large cricket she had to remove from the court

Yeah.  Bugs fell on my back twice.  I hate bugs more than you can imagine.  I hate bugs.  Like, they kept jumping on me.  I just, Yuck!  So I'm going to request not to play at night anymore because I hate bugs, except for the final.  I heard it's at night, though.  I'll try to get used to them.

-Serena Williams on bugs

So everybody arrives late because they thought that I am late, no? (Laughter).

-Rafael Nadal on why people were coming into his presser late

Actually, I didn't get my coffee in the morning today, so I was really pissed off (laughter).  So tomorrow I'm definitely getting it. 

-Victoria Azarenka on being tired because she mised her coffee

I'm already peeing clear, which is good. 

-John Isner on how he was doing treatmentwise after is 5-setter with David Nalbandian.

Not a lot (laughter). 

-Bernard Tomic on what he learned from his last Grand Slam

Felt a little bit like John Isner out there.

-Caroline Wozniacki on her 9 aces during her 2nd round win

Yeah, I couldn't hold it.

-David Nalbandian on taking a toilet break during his match against John Isner

(Laughing) They serve too slow for these kind of guys.

-David Nalbandian in jest on why Kader Nouni messed up a call (Kader mostly chairs for the WTA)

I don't know what you're talking about.

-Mardy Fish on being asked whether he was being "uncharacteristically" cranky in Australia

That's a first (smiling)

-Kim Clijsters on being asked whether she is a Tin Tin fan

I don't really want to have too many of the "Baghdatis matches" again.  Go home and McDonald's is already open on the way home for breakfast.

-Lleyton Hewitt on night matches that go the distance

They kind of offer me citizenship (laughter).

-Ana Ivanovic joking about how long she has been in Australia because of her boyfriend golfer Adam Scott

Heat for me is nothing, you know.  I'm from the Caribbean.

-Gael Monfils on the Australian heat

Everything is peaceful.  Everything is good.

-Alex Bogomolov, Jr. on his relationship with the USTA

I played last night with bugs against Istomin.  It was okay.  Good neighbors (laughter).

-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on the large bugs that come out to play during the night matches

Why do you have to ask the most ridiculous questions?

-Maria Sharapova on being asked what she would like to do if the world ends in 2012

After that...  You are only interested in that, not the tennis (smiling). 

-Rafael Nadal after being asked many questions about "rift" with Roger Federer

Monfils, 100%.

-Andy Murray about what players he likes to watch on TV

There will be some junk in that match for sure. 

-Andy Murray on watching the Alexandr Dolgopolov and Bernard Tomic match

Well, that technique is going to be really hard to impersonate, let me tell you that.

-Novak Djokovic on whether he has an imperonsation of Tomic yet

Never.  Never.  But, anyway, my father told me all the time, If you broke the racquet, I broke you.  (Laughter.)

-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on whether he has ever broken a racket

Time isn't of essence, but I did beat him (smiling).

-Serena Williams on beating her mixed double partner Andy Roddck (when they were kids)

I'll take it on the chin and I'll just look to get better from it. 

-Matt Ebden on his 2nd round 5 set loss to Kei Nishikori

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