"I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes."

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"I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes."

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"Safin, in his way, is very talented. It is a joy to watch them play; it is tennis of a very high quality."

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"I was serving good but was returning especially well, which was a weakness in my game. So not only was I serving well, but I was also breaking these other guys, and they felt the pressure."

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"Now that I have retired, and even though I wanted to play more, I can always look back and say that at least I won Wimbledon; also, winning the tournament in Rotterdam in 1995."

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"Hewitt is such a fighter on the court; he never gives up. They all have qualities to beat him."

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"But, then again, I had to stop because there was too much pain or too much trouble. After I retired I still had one more elbow surgery just to be able to do normal things."

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"Federer can be the best ever; he has the potential. The only question is whether he has the desire."

Desire

"Maybe, one other match better; but if you look at the tournament as a whole, I played very high quality tennis for seven matches and raised my game when I needed to."

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"Roddick has good presence on the court and has so much adrenalin."

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"Roddick can challenge him as well if he serves big consistently for the entire match. If he does that, then he is tough to break even for a guy like Federer."

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