Quotes from day four of the Australian Open tennis championships on Thursday:
* "Maybe she takes too much gin or tequila. I don'tknow. But honestly (it) was (a) strange situation but funny atthe same time." Rafa Nadal on the spectator whoshowed him the middle finger before she got ejected from thestands. * "It's a Slam, so I got my present from my wife buttomorrow I'll train and get ready for the next match. If I'dlost, I'd probably go out and celebrate but I won so..." Daniil Medvedev after advancing to the third round on hisbirthday with a straight sets win. * "We are good friends and you know me... the thingsthat happen on court, for me, stay on the court. I have nothingto say... You understand my words or not?" FabioFognini when pressed about his argument with fellow ItalianSalvatore Caruso following a five-set win. * "I know I couldn't really handle the pressure. I hadchances. I just couldn't take it. I obviously know why becausethe nerves big-time got to me. I'm not there 100% physically,mentally, my game - everything just feels real off."Sofia Keninon the pressure of being the defending champion after losing hersecond round match. * "I was going to try to stitch her up, get everyone to singhappy birthday. That didn't really work out as planned. I'llhave to take her to dinner tonight and sing it to hermyself."Ash Barty on birthday plans for former doubles partnerCasey Dellacqua, who interviewed her after the match. * "I just want to go for a nice bath right now, that's allI'm thinking." Stefanos Tsitsipas said after needing 4-1/2 hourson court to reach the third round. * "I think the five-set matches bring something different totennis, especially when they go into the fifth set, sometimesyou have big matches and I honestly love them."Feliciano Lopez,when asked if he supports best-of-five sets format for men'stennis. * "I think he is the big possibility to be the future of oursport. Not only to be a very good tennis player, my firstimpression is that he's (also) a very nice guy." Sweden's MikaelYmer on Carlos Alcaraz after ending the Spanish teenager's firstGrand Slam campaign. * "I definitely don't consider myself as a favourite, notagainst her and not in these rounds, as well. I'm just playingwith what I can. Of course, I know she's probably confidenthere. It doesn't matter. I think every match starts fromzero."Belinda Bencic, when asked about her third-round opponentBelgian 18th seed and former semi-finalist Elise Mertens. * "We know each other so much. Even if we would not practicethose two weeks in quarantine, we practice a lot in Czech(Republic). We're actually quite good friends."KarolinaPliskova, when asked about her third-round opponent and Czechcompatriot Karolina Muchova.Day four highlights
(Compiled by Manasi Pathak and Rohith Nair in Bengaluru)
