In Their Words: Aussie Open Interviews Days 5-7

I think I look better, don't you?

No, I did with the towel his face.  What, you was watching the Tomic match?

-Juan Martin del Potro when a journalist asked him to explain a joke that he did on court

He won the match point.  (Smiling.)  That's a joke.  Nobody is laughing. 

 -Ivo Karlovic on the difference between winning and losing (to Roger Federer)

Yeah, that's it.  Yeah, that was the last one.  Yeah.  So it's a nice way to go out, playing with a good mate and also playing best doubles in the world, so yeah.

-Peter Luczak on his retirement

Of course I hear it.  I mean, I'm not deaf (laughter).

-Victoria Azarenka on hearing the crowd mimicking her grunt during her match with Casey Dellacqua match

I hope he doesn't yell at me because I'm making so many mistakes and he's so solid out there.

-Jelena Jankovic on playing mixed doubles with Bernard Tomic

Yeah, and just it looks better, too.  (Laughter.)

-Caroline Wozniacki on changing to a one-handed backhand volley for more reach (and because it looks good too)

Yeah, I did.  I lost the point.  That's why I play one handed.  And I won't play double handed for a long, long time, I can tell you that.

-Roger Federer on whether he knew he hit a two-handed backhand against Ivo Karlovic

Yeah, yeah.  Like always.  Fuck.

-Michael Llodra on how Andy Murray is doing damage to the French players

Well, there's no Serious Smurf.  There's Grouchy Smurf, there's Brainy Smurf, there's Papa Smurf.  I'd say he's the most scary Smurf.  Smurfette.  Greedy Smurf. 

-Serena Williams on her 'smurf' personalities

School starts on the 23rd, so I kind of texted one of my professors to tell him I was in Australia, and I don't know if I can make the first assignment in time.  He was like, It's fine.  I was wondering if it was really you (laughter).

-Serena Williams on being nervous about starting her classes

I'm not getting naked for anybody, except my girlfriend (smiling). 

-Novak Djokovic on whether he would consider doing a "Body Issue" in Sports Illustrated

After my video, every player watch me don’t say hello, say Yo, Yo.

-Zheng Jie on being compared to Jay-Z (please click on the link to watch the video if you haven't)

Sometimes I sing on the court, so you think I'm talking, but I'm just singing.  It give me the concentration.

-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on talking to himself on the court

Yeah, I think I can remember this year.  (Laughter.)  I didn't want to make same mistake for two times, so yeah.

-Li Na on forgetting her anniversary last year

Not what I was thinking then. (Smiling.)  I was probably into like Pokemon cards and that stuff at 12.

-Bernard Tomic on whether he knew he would play against Roger Federer one day when he met him at 12 years of age

Just pray to God.

-Bernard Tomic joking about how he would prepare for Roger Federer

I actually had a small kangaroo ‑‑ and I'm not kidding this time.  (Laughter.)  I was holding a small kangaroo, baby kangaroo, trying to show me that actually it was very nice to me this time. Do you know what it did afterwards?  I gave it some milk, and it just spit it all over me.  I was like, Is this a thank you for just being nice and petting the kangaroo?  I got milk all over myself.  I guess I deserved that from the story last year.

-Caroline Wozniacki on her kangaroo karma

I did?  Damn.  I did?  (Laughter.)

-Kim Cljisters forgetting that she had match points against Serena Williams 9 years ago

I feel I look better.  (Laughing.)

-Victoria Azarenka on her fitness training