Say what?! Best quotes from US Open Day 3

The on-action action on day three of the US Open was both entertaining and surprising – and the trend continued in press conferences. Check out the best quotes of the day…

Caroline Wozniacki on what her win over Svetlana Kuznetsova means to her today:
“Honestly I just have fun now. You know, like I enjoy playing. I love playing tennis. That’s why I play. At the end of the day, I know my worth. I know how good I can play. I know that, you know, with hard work hopefully I can get back there. Today was definitely a step in the right direction. I’m really proud of the way I just kept fighting. You know, I’m just enjoying myself and happy that I get another chance in two days.”

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga likes to check post-match statistics:
“I saw the statistic after the match, and, yeah, I served well. I returned well. The only thing, I had – I did only four breaks on my 25 break points. That is the only dark things on my statistics.”

Angelique Kerber on saving set points in her win against Mirjana Lucic-Baroni:
“Of course when you win a set like this you know that you can win like sets and games when it’s really close. She had also like few set points. This is what actually makes me like believing in my game again and in my fight spirit. I know still if I’m like down I can turn around the match. Yeah, it’s good to have a set like that.”

A disappointed No.5 seed Milos Raonic on his upset loss to Ryan Harrison:
“I was my own worst enemy today. I tried the best I could to find my way out of it. My body didn’t let me.”

Ryan Harrison discusses his mental maturity:
“My personality is a very fiery one. I like to be really intense when I’m competing. Flirt with that line of getting so intense that it’s taking me away from what I was trying to accomplish out there. It’s kind of a hard balance to work through, because I definitely went through phases where I would try to calm down so much that I lost that competitive edge and competitive fire that was my personality out there. So right now I feel like I’m in a good emotional state where I’m competing really well. I’m not monotone, but I’m also being selective about when I get fired up.”

World No.3 Garbine Muguruza reflects on her loss to Anastasija Sevastova:
“It was a very tough match. I think I didn’t play well today. I think she also played well. Everything she was doing was kind of working.”

Anastasija Sevastova reflects on how much has changed in a year:
“I was speaking with Ronnie, my boyfriend. We were talking like, Yeah, last year you were in the qualies US Open. You were so pumped to be in the qualies, to have a chance to be again on that stage. I lost first round qualies. This year playing on Ashe, life can be funny sometimes, yeah.”

Last year’s finalist Roberta Vinci on how she’s dealing with the pressure:
“Now I’m 7 in the world; a lot of points to defend. But probably the key is don’t think about this. Just play every single match. Stay positive. Just think about the opponent, about my game.”

American John Isner on his mindset in round two after a close first round match:
“You feel a little freer out there. It’s just nice taking the court knowing I was so close to being out I could have been home on my couch. Instead I was walking out on the court for my second round match, so that’s a good feeling.”

Petra Kvitova admits she never knows how she is going to play:
“It’s true, unfortunately. (Smiling.) Yeah, I mean, for me it’s difficult. I think I’m kind of person who always, you know, stressing how I gonna play. I know that I’m playing well or I’m in a good wave, but every time you step back on the court something can happen. Especially to me, I think.”

American Jack Sock on the impact the Olympic Games have had:
“There was something about the Olympics. I feel like my attitude and mentality since actually changed fairly drastically. I’ve enjoyed being out there more. Not necessarily less pressure, but I’m just having more fun out there. I think, I don’t know, there is something about being there, being part of Team USA, bringing home a gold medal and a bronze medal.”

Brit Johanna Konta on how she is feeling after suffering heat stroke in her round two win:
“I’m feeling a little embarrassed (smiling), but I’m doing everything that I can to recover well and try to get myself into a state to be ready to compete again.”

Johanna Konta responds to questions about whether taking a long toilet break after a medical timeout was unfair:
“I’m not a fan of drama. I’m not a fan of these sort of things. I did the best that I could with the cards that I had.”

2014 champion Marin Cilic is quietly making his way through the draw – and feeling confident:
“I feel good, for sure. I played really well today from the start till the end. I didn’t have too many ups and downs in the game. I felt that I was controlling the match. I felt that I was really mixing up the game well. Came to the net several times. I was feeling good there.”

Naomi Osaka is not worried about playing American Madison Keys in the third round:
“It’s funner if I’m like the underdog sort of. It takes pressure off me.”