Star Metro - Wimbledon day 10: Who said what

"It was tough to play against him but once you get into the quarter-finals there's no friends."

-- Carlos Alcaraz after defeating friend Holger Rune in the last eight.

"I think it tells me that when I'm having fun and I'm playing carefree, I'm a pretty good tennis player."

-- Christopher Eubanks on his big game -- he fired a record 321 winners in the tournament.

"I had a Wikipedia page. All of a sudden I saw there was a name very similar to mine. That was back in 2017 or '16. That was when I started to be like, 'Who is this guy? He seems to be a pretty cool guy.' I do know he was a pretty sharp dresser and I guess I'd say flamboyant -- is that a right word to use about him -- British boxer."

-- Eubanks on being confused with former British boxing champion Chris Eubank.

"I was really sad that I couldn't play here last year. But at the same time I was thinking that, 'OK, it's a good time to kind of like reset and start everything over again'. The ban was probably something I really needed."

-- Aryna Sabalenka, who along with all Belarusian and Russian players was banned from Wimbledon in 2022, believes the decision may have helped her in her career.

"The coach said I followed the plan 70 percent, which is a high percentage."

-- Jabeur when reminded that her coach had advised her to follow his plan for the match against Rybakina "200 percent".

"Until this day, I couldn't watch this match."

-- Jabeur still has not replayed the 2022 final she lost to Rybakina

"I'm happy that my parents got the chance to watch me play live. Last year I wished they were there."

-- 2022 champion Elena Rybakina, beaten by Jabeur in the quarter-final.

S.Belanger--SMC