French Open day 7: Who’s saying what

Issued on: 01/06/2024 – 20:15Modified: 01/06/2024 – 20:13

1 min

“You have to play your game. If a player comes here and says he’s not going to play his game, he’s lying or he’s going to say he’s able to do things that he doesn’t know how to do, he’s lying again.”

— Felix Auger-Aliassime on the challenge of playing Carlos Alcaraz and other top players.

“I will try to enjoy it. It’s an opportunity. It’s a beautiful opportunity also sharing the court with somebody you love.”

Paula Badosa on sharing the court with boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas in the mixed doubles

“I will remember that moment until the end of my life.”

— Varvara Gracheva’s third-round win was celebrated with a rendition of France’s national anthem “La Marseillaise” by the crowd. Russian-born Gracheva acquired French citizenship last year and is the last home player left in the women’s draw

“It somehow started as — I don’t want to swear right now because I’m trying to be, like, better with my words, you know, but we like to do weird stuff, you know. Somehow it started, and then I won the tournament, and I was, like, Jason, we got to keep tradition going, you know.”

— Aryna Sabalenka on the pre-match routine of her signing fitness coach Jason Stacy’s head that began at this year’s Australian Open

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