Quotations

«They pay me to wear it, and I wear it. You don't sweat as much as in the classic shirts. You don't feel the heat on the court.»

«It was the best atmosphere I've ever played in. All the people were cheering for me, and I didn't want to disappoint them. I played really well right up to the last point, and I'm really happy for my teammates and all the people. It's one of the best moments for me and my teammates, and I'll always remember the atmosphere.»

«It's the biggest moment in the history of Slovak men's tennis. It was unbelievable. We have never experienced such atmosphere before. All the people were cheering for me, and I didn't want to disappoint them. I played really well right up to the last point, and I'm really happy for my teammates and all the people. I'll always remember the atmosphere.»

«It's one of the best moments for me and my teammates. And I'll always remember the atmosphere.»

«I played very well from the baseline today. That was a key to the match and I started to serve better as the match went on.»

«With the holes in my shirt, the air gets through the shirt, and it cools my body a little bit.»

«I feel tired. It's not easy to get the body back to be really fresh. Every match now is going to hurt because my body's tired. But I'm used to it.»

«He was one step ahead of me. I didn't have enough power to keep going.»

«I was already tired after the second five-setter, it was already quite enough.»

«I don't feel like I made the mistakes to lose the match. I think he played well to beat me. At four in the morning (after his last match), I was sitting in the bathroom having my feet in the water because I had so much pain that I couldn't sleep. I had a really bad blister on my feet. Then all day I was basically taking care of my feet and went for a swimming pool, had a massage, was worrying if I will be even able to run on the court. In the end, I was really happy the way I played. I mean, I had the pain, but I overcame it and I tried to fight to win the match.»