“I didn’t play well in the tie break. I was probably too nervous. But anyway, it was a very, very important victory for me.” – Rafael Nadal
“The way he played in the fourth and fifth set — I haven’t seen tennis like that, ever. That’s why he’s No. 1 in the world, and one of the greatest everI mean, that 30-all point in the last game, I needed oxygen after that. I almost collapsed. My legs were dead.” – John Isner“Well, not that much fun, frankly. But these are things that happen. It’s the first round. I could have done better, obviously. But you need to see the positive side of things. I was stressed, but I managed to overcome my stress. The negative is that I was in control of the match, and then I lost control and I spent two hours more than I should have.” – Rafael Nadal