You know, the girls, they are more unstable emotionally than us. I'm sure everybody will say it's true, even the girls.

When you have the ball above the net height on grass, it's easier to play, and when the ball comes at you more slowly, it's easier to play. But when a guy hits hard and deep, I think you have to have been out there playing to understand, but it's hard to really hit the ball.

I've got a bit of the eccentricity of Africa and a bit of Western calm.

I've gotten tougher.

Mikhail Youzhny likes the grass and has plenty of weapons to hurt you with.

I give a lot of myself every day. I never get rewards. That's why sometimes, it's tough.

Janowicz is more than just a big server. He moves well, has a fantastic forehand and good hands.

I try to be consistent in my work, and I'm sure it will give me some rewards.

Everybody's expecting a lot from me.

Facing a great server makes a match so much more difficult, even for the best players in the world.

I get some letters from a lot of people. Sometimes it's nice, with letters from kids or from parents of kids who want to be tennis players, but I also get racist letters. It's really painful to receive something like that because you're not ready for that. You think to yourself, 'That's really bad.' But I realise that there are people like that.

You can't really hit on grass. There are lots of bad bounces, so when the guy plays deep into the spot where the grass has been worn down and he doesn't leave you the time to play, you don't have time to play fast yourself.

When you play a big server, you are under enormous pressure on your own serve because you cannot afford to be broken. That causes a lot of players to panic: you see double faults or tentative serves. It's all in the mind, but it still happens.

My favourite dish is from Congo, the native country of my father. It's called Poulet a la Dakatine and is made from chicken, peanut butter and spinach.

When you get on to fresh grass courts you always know that they might be a bit slippery but you have to adjust accordingly.

I've had good results on clay during my junior years and I enjoy playing on clay to the opposite of what many media can say.

My parents taught me not to complain, to always go forward. They taught me to always finish what I had on my plate. It seems ridiculous but these are little things that in the end make you stronger.

When you play against Roger, it's always special. First, because you play in a big area, in a big stadium anyway. And every time the crowd is for him, so it's quite a good sensation.

I have been regularly confronted with racism, very regularly, and since my earliest childhood.

Whether at the Olympic Games or during a Davis Cup tie I am extremely proud and honored to represent my country.

Having a child changes your priorities. I am convinced, for me, it will be something very positive and give me even more motivation.

Yes, there are moments when it's frustrating where you can't put the ball where you want it and you make mistakes.

Stupidity cannot be controlled, only contained.

I love being able to pass from a feeling of euphoria to one of calm and serenity.