Stefan Edberg It was a tough year for me, ’89, losing two Slam finals and losing another five finals. It wasn’t until I won the Masters, or what’s now called the ATP Finals, that things changed again. Suddenly I won seven tournaments in 1990 and became No. 1. – Stefan Edberg
Patrick Mouratoglou Every time the ATP or WTA speak about changing something, you see the reaction. So I think they’re doing a good job because those people are still watching tennis 40 years later and they are still fans so I’m not sure they should change because I don’t know how the fans would feel. – Patrick Mouratoglou
Patrick Mouratoglou I think that the ATP and the WTA are doing a good job because they’re satisfying their fans, and I am one of their fans. – Patrick Mouratoglou
John E Walker Biological energy comes from the sun. Light energy harvested by photosynthesis in chloroplasts and phototropic bacteria becomes stored in carbohydrates and fats. This stored energy can be released by oxidative metabolism in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and used as fuel for other biological processes. – John E Walker
John E Walker These studies resulted eventually in a complete sequence analysis of the complex from several species, and in the atomic resolution structure of the F catalytic domain of the enzyme from bovine mitochondria, giving new insights into how ATP is made in the biological world. – John E Walker
Dominic Thiem I always wanted to be a professional player, but when I started playing well in Challengers and, for the first time, I did well at ATP tournaments, I saw that these guys are also beatable. – Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem I prefer playing ATP tournaments and Davis Cup competition rather than Olympic Games. – Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem I’m not a big fan of the Olympic Games. The ATP calendar is a bit complex due to the Olympic event. – Dominic Thiem
David Nalbandian Sometimes the ATP puts a lot of pressure on the players and sometimes you get injured because you play on a dangerous surface. Nothing happens, no one pays for that. – David Nalbandian
Daniil Medvedev Sometimes you play a first round of an ATP tournament where there’s 50 people watching you on a small court. – Daniil Medvedev
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Tennis is not a contract sport and we really rely on the WTA and ATP tours to be up and running so players can earn prize money to make a living. – Bethanie Mattek-Sands