Sure, it comes with a lot of bonus rewards, whatever it may be, some of it may be financial. And it is great to have been No 1 in the world, when you get a bit older you can reflect on it. But I was No 1 in the world before I actually was No 1 in the world, in my mind at least.

Mats Wilander

Federer can be off for six months but knows how to win matches.

People talk about the drama of the set that goes on and on. But it leaves one guy exhausted for the next round, it's horrible for the players waiting to come on court, and it has the potential to mess up the schedule for everyone.

Mats Wilander

Waiting Wait Very

I don't think there is anything missing from Tsitsipas.

Mats Wilander

Think Thing Thin

Maybe we can see more men's and women's combined events so the young players can be marketed better.

Mats Wilander

Women Men Young

More than half of the matches are won in the dressing room for him. The guy he's playing against is sitting in the locker-room thinking 'oh my God, I'm going to play Rafa Nadal on clay in five sets, that's going to be painful.'

Mats Wilander

God Yin Won

There is no added pressure to play a Swede.

Mats Wilander

Wed T Sure

I am really impressed with Dominic Thiem's patience at times.

Mats Wilander

Time Patience Wit

Rafael Nadal, I see no demons in him. None. Unless he picks up the racket with his right hand.

Mats Wilander

Wit Up Unless

I like to camp and to not have to check in to airports and hotels and I love to just drive, man.

Mats Wilander

Love Us T

Nadal is just more at home on clay. It looks like he feels safer on clay courts. He can get to a few more balls, he can play a bit further behind the baseline when he defends, and he's also able to get the ball to bounce higher. It's unbelievable.

Mats Wilander

Home Us Unbelievable

I think when you can beat Novak Djokovic in the final of a Masters tournament, you are going to be OK.

Mats Wilander

Men You Tournament

I love the freedom of the road.

Mats Wilander

Love Freedom T

There's no way you can go out there and have a killer instinct on court, be selfish on the court, when there are more important things going on in your life, or in your heart.

Mats Wilander

Life Art Your

If an athlete like Michael Jordan played tennis, he would be the best - he's flexible, not too bulky, and has unbelievable hand-to-eye coordination.

Mats Wilander

Would Unbelievable UN

Svitolina moves a little bit better than Ostapenko but Ostapenko goes for it a little earlier in the rallies. The way she plays she can take you out of the equation.

Mats Wilander

You Way Than

At Wimbledon if it is slightly wet you don't even play the match. At the French Open you need to just get on with it and somehow adjust.

Mats Wilander

You Wit Wimbledon

Everyone has a temper, but in Sweden, no one throws a racquet or screams. We show more manners and common sense. This is a game, not war.

Mats Wilander

War Wed Very

I was a really good ice hockey player when I was a kid. Now in the aftermath I think I wasn't maybe big enough, and I couldn't have put on enough muscle to actually be able to play with the better guys, but I was a really good skater.

Mats Wilander

Good Wit USC

There's definitely a lack of self-belief in many players, which is the only complaint I have about men's tennis.

Mats Wilander

Men Which Tennis

If it doesn't mean more to a normal human being like Dan Evans, who could change his life and career by winning not a gold but a bronze medal for Great Britain, if he doesn't want to take that chance, I would say something is wrong with the Olympics in what it's worth in tennis.

Mats Wilander

Life Great Change

The biggest mistake we usually tend to make with young players is over-coaching.

Mats Wilander

To me, Dan Evans is an example of somebody that puts the clock back a little bit and tells everybody: 'Listen, tennis is not a freak sport where you need to have rich parents, who sit in your players' box for every single week of the whole year, and you need to talk to your coaches' box between every shot.'

Mats Wilander

Sure, it comes with a lot of bonus rewards, whatever it may be, some of it may be financial. And it is great to have been No 1 in the world, when you get a bit older you can reflect on it. But I was No 1 in the world before I actually was No 1 in the world, in my mind at least.

Mats Wilander

I still rate my first victory in the French Open at Roland Garros as my best win ever.

Mats Wilander

Andy Murray's already done what is needed for British tennis, which is ignite it. There's a person, there's a player that kids want to be like.

Mats Wilander

Miloslav Mecir - best anticipation of any player in our generation for sure. The most flexible... and then crazy good hands. He is the best player in the world to not have won a slam, for sure. No question in my mind. He should have won three or four.

Mats Wilander

Ninety five percent of the field is not competitive when Nadal is playing.

Mats Wilander

Only so many can succeed. Only one can be number one.

Mats Wilander

I'm a useless guitar-player. When I put myself in a band I immediately became its weakest part. I was like my forehand volley at tennis.

Mats Wilander

It is basic, serve at the weak point of your opponent.

Mats Wilander

Del Potro is one of these miracle men he can come up with these matches where you least expect it and he pulls something out of the bag. I have no idea what it is but he becomes a magician.

Mats Wilander

The conditions change so much at the French Open, you know, you have to be prepared for something you really don't know what it is. You can practice in the morning and it's fine, and the weather is great then you come to play in the afternoon and it is drizzly and the conditions are totally different.

Mats Wilander

I love camping out, I love teaching tennis.

Mats Wilander

I'm not Borg Two, I'm Wilander One.

Mats Wilander

I really enjoyed playing Yannick Noah - he was and still is my favourite. In the heat of the moment he was very fair and very physical. He was strong, big and he moved unbelievably well. He was also mentally tough.

Mats Wilander

I play a lot of golf and I'm in a little ice hockey league at home in Idaho.

Mats Wilander

I was 7 years old and my dad gave me a wooden tennis racket.

Mats Wilander

Nick Kyrgios, physically, is a monster. When he is on the court and he runs, he flies. And he has got a massive arm.

Mats Wilander

The point is to win the biggest tournaments and beat the biggest guys head to head. Then, if the computer ranking works out that you are No 1 in the world so be it.

Mats Wilander

Tennis is a running game, not a hitting game - it's not golf.

Mats Wilander

I decided to work really hard in 1987. I hired Matt Doyle, a former pro player, and he helped me with my physical training. Lendl was the first to focus on that. He used to be weak, physically and mentally.

Mats Wilander

He didn't have the best shots but the intensity of the match and the positive energy you got from playing Yannick Noah was something I didn't get from anyone else.

Mats Wilander

The Davis Cup should be home and away from the semi-finals as a minimum, I would say even the quarters.

Mats Wilander

The slide is tennis.

Mats Wilander

I think it's bad in a way for junior players and college players to feel they must be number one.

Mats Wilander

I love my life. I commentate for Eurosport, so you could say I've reached the final of every grand slam since 2002 when I started that. I love what I do, and I love playing tennis with amateurs, regular guys, helping to teach them to enjoy tennis more.

Mats Wilander

I always feel that if you were the best in any generation, you most likely would have been close to the best in any other generation too.

Mats Wilander

I play the guitar.

Mats Wilander

I hardly ever watch TV and when I do it's sports. I'll occasionally stick on some old episode of 'Fawlty Towers' or something.

Mats Wilander

In Sun Valley, people play tennis and then go for a hike. You should be too tired to go for a hike!

Mats Wilander