Wimbledon day 8: Who said what

Who said what at Wimbledon on Monday, the eighth day of the 2023 tournament at the All England Club:

“The thing is that it’s my fifth Wimbledon and I was not very successful but I’ve never lost on Court One so I feel sorry that I probably for the quarters am going to play on Centre Court. I’m like, ‘Can I just continue here? I love it. I never lost so far here’.”

— Daniil Medvedev on his preference for Court One at Wimbledon

“Mirra is such an angel. She was my locker neighbour during Wimbledon and we had a few chats. She is so down to earth and fun. Can’t wait to watch her do amazing things.”

— Australian player Daria Saville on Mirra Andreeva, the 16-year-old Russian who has starred at the tournament.

“Do you understand what you are doing? I didn’t throw the racquet. I slipped. It’s the wrong decision. I slipped and then I fell.”

— Andreeva after being handed a point penalty in her defeat to Madison Keys. The umpire adjudged she had deliberately slammed her racquet into the ground.

“Honestly I don’t recall the last time I felt this miserable on returning games. It was not enjoyable for me.”

— Novak Djokovic after beating big-serving Hubert Hurkacz.

“Brings a lot of intensity to the court with his grunts. He kind of scares off his opponents across the net. Extremely nice guy.”

— Djokovic jokes about his quarter-final opponent Andrey Rublev.

“The grass and I, we’ve had a very strenuous relationship over the years but right now I think it’s my best friend.”

— Surprise quarter-finalist Christopher Eubanks.

“I’m not afraid. I’m excited.”

— Holger Rune on facing Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals

“I’m looking for more. My dream is to play the final, to win this title one day. I hope to reach that dream this year.”

— Alcaraz on his ambitions

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