What they are saying

"I gave everything I had, like always, and left nothing in the locker room and that's something I can always be proud of ... This whole last year has been tough, and I felt like this was the perfect place to finish. Playing here tonight, in front of this crowd, I was getting goosebumps."

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt goes down fighting to David Ferrer, his final match before retiring.

"I actually named one of my dogs after him because he was someone who I loved growing up."

Andy Murray on his pet dog 'Rusty', which is Hewitt's nickname.

"I don't like to talk about my goals. I'd rather show them and then we can talk about it."

Victoria Azarenka on whether she has big plans beyond tennis.

"You know, kids in school, where it used to be a basketball or football field, now they put a little court and they play tennis. Also you can see like on the bus, people go with their rackets. It's a new trend."

Ana Ivanovic on the surging popularity of tennis in Serbia, on the back of her success and that of her compatriots, such as world No 1 Novak Djokovic.

"It was actually good that we had to wait a little bit because I was really shaking, because I could imagine and it was not so nice. Then they told us she was bleeding."

Ana Ivanovic, whose match was delayed for 30 minutes after an elderly spectator fell down some stairs inside Rod Laver Arena.

"Obviously, I don't know if you know, but I have a boyfriend. We've been together for a long time. He's Australian. I live here, so ... this is I guess a big reason why."

Russian-born Aussie Daria Gavrilova on why she recently became a naturalized Australian.

(China Daily 01/23/2016 page12)