Kei Nishikori

“Playing rock-solid like Djokovic, I can't get the most of my game, while I can't play very aggressively like Federer. So I have a goal to try to play in between them.”

“I love to play Australian Open.”

“I mean, I try to show my guts and everything, you know, good energy on the court. But I think it's most important, you know, shouldn't be too many up and downs, especially downs.”

“Yeah, always excited to play Novak, because it's great challenge for me. Always exciting to play him. Good player.”

“I'm Japanese, of course, but spending so long in America has made me into a different kind of person.”

“It's an honour to be Japanese.”

“It's not easy to focus again, you know, after playing three or four hours. I don't know, I do it well somehow.”

“My height is no longer growing, but my muscle is still growing.”

“It's tough situation for Asian players because all the tournaments in Europe and U.S. It's not easy to go and come back all the time.”

“It's not easy to play the big guys, especially since I'm one of the smallest guys on tour.”

“The day after I retire I will move back to Japan. That's how much I love Japan. I feel more comfortable there, all my friends are there, my sponsors are mostly Japanese and I feel more fun in Japan.”

“Yeah, there are good facilities in Japan and good coaches, but the toughest thing is you need to play a lot of tournaments in Europe or U.S., because they have more good players.”

“When I turned pro, it was one of my goals to get ranked in the top 50. I didn't really feel the pressure. I had some fear but at the same time I was happy to play tennis and playing stronger players.”

“For sure, it's important for an Asian man to win a grand slam. I hope I'm the one to make it.”

“They have some good food in Sarasota.”

“I'm not the loudest guy on the tour for sure. I'm more calm, I think my private too.”

“Yeah, it's always big challenge for me to play Marin.”

“I think I have best result of Grand Slam in U.S. Open.”

“Young players are always aggressive and unafraid. That's their weapon and I can learn from that.”

“I just need to play to my strengths.”