“My first chance came at 5-3 and I let that slip and I didn’t want that to happen again. It’s in situations like these that you really get tested and see that all the hard work pays off.” - Sam Stosur, after defeating world number 1 Serena Williams 6-2, 6-7(2/7), 8-6 in a tight French Open quarterfinal
“I hope that I can have better luck and get through the semi-final. I will have a tough match but I’m looking forward to playing tomorrow.” – Serbian Jelena Jankovic after defeating Yaroslava Shvedova 7-5, 6-4 to reach her third French Open semifinal
“It was my match and I lost it. That’s basically what happened. She’s a good player but I made so many errors and I definitely was nowhere near my best today.” - Serena Williams after losing to Sam Stosur in the French Open quarterfinals
“I don’t know why the chair umpire got that decision wrong. And there was another ball on 4-4, my advantage, as well, and the ball was out. But this is all part of the sport.” - Novak Djokovic on close calls during his quarterfinal match against Jurgen Melzer, which Djokovic lost 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6, 7-4
“Well, I want to think about Nadal. I have still tomorrow to think about Nadal. I played the biggest match of my life just maybe an hour ago. Of course you want to have a straight mindset when you think about Nadal. At the moment, that wouldn’t be possible.” - Jurgen Melzer on his next opponent, Rafael Nadal, in the French Open semi finals
