It's great for tennis, and it's not just the fact that they're Americans ? although we want the Americans to do well here at our championships,

We should be trying anything and everything. It's amazing to me how little has changed in tennis, ... The big innovation [this year] is a blue court. That's like putting a Band-Aid on something. We should be trying different things and reach out to the fans the way other sports do. We can't just depend on the fact it's a great game.

Nick Kyrgios, if you don't want to be a professional tennis player, do something else.

My best tennis at my peak was when I played a lot of matches.

I've seen tennis clubs close in Manhattan and garages put up in their place, and I'd sure like to be part of reversing that trend.

I sometimes rented a car and drove from event to event in Europe; a road trip was a great escape from the day-to-day anxieties of playing, and it kept me from getting too lost in the tournament fun house with its courtesy cars, caterers, locker room attendants, and such — all amenities that create a firewall between players and what you might call the 'real' world — you know, where you may have to read a map, ask a question in a foreign tongue, find a restaurant and read the menu posted in the window to make sure you're not about to walk into a joint that serves only exotic reptile meat.