[Tennis] Australian Open 2006 #2: Met Nederlands succes!

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Aussie Open quotes

"I had so many unforced errors, I struggled to keep the ball in. I just couldn't get it right - she benefited from my largesse."
Venus Williams finds a new way to describe smacking your forehand out all afternoon.

"She's a very good player but also I had close to 70 unforced errors. I mean, if I'm not shooting myself in the foot like that, then I'm going to be able to most likely be the victor."
Venus pays tribute to Tszvetana Pironkova. Sort of.

"I know Venus from the TV. I always love her game. She was kind of my idol before."
Pironkova returns the compliment.

"I know where I'm at right now. I've got to regain some momentum in my game."
Tim Henman looks on the bright side after his defeat to Dmitry Tursunov.

"I don't really pay too much attention to aces."
Renowned server Andy Roddick after only sending down seven aces in his win against Michael Lammer.

"I was excited to get out there and play. I was jumping around, ready to go."
Lindsay Davenport belies her veteran status as another season gets under way.

"I tried to finish as quick as I can. I ate the bananas, drank fluid, everything. I try to do everything but it wasn't enough to finish it in three sets."
David Nalbandian describes his gameplan after beating Danai Udomchoke in five sets.

"I was already, you know, pretty much with my hands up winning the match, then it puts you down mentally. I just couldn't focus mentally. It just was hard after that point."
Jelena Dokic describes how she she thought she had victory wrapped up against Virginie Razzano before the umpire's call.

"I'm very happy that I'm healthy. That's the most important thing for me right now."
Justine Henin-Hardenne after her win over Marta Domachowska following an injury-plagued 2005.

"Everyone chokes and I choked today."
Serena Williams after struggling to finally overcome Li Na in three sets in her opening match.

"It was very good for my career - he gave me seven games."
Uzbek qualifier Denis Istomin looks on the bright side after joining the list of those humbled by Roger Federer.

"He played pretty good under the circumstances against me. Obviously, I have a big repertoire of shots so I always find my way into somebody's game, especially ranked that low."
Federer tells it like it is.

"I'm not lucky. If I play another player, even if I don't play really good, I think I can win. But with him, it's impossible. He is a great player. He can go far here."
Richard Gasquet on being drawn against in-form Tommy Haas in the first round.

"The way I've been playing, I didn't really care who I was going to playing first round here."
Haas shows the value of positive thinking.

"If you guys expect me to play well every single match and every single tournament then it's not going to happen."
Andy Murray lets the media know there may be more bad days to come.

"I was disappointed to lose because I was up two sets and I had two match points."
Paradorn Srichaphan after his five-set marathon against Nicolas Kiefer.