Key quotes from the ninth day of Wimbledon at the All England Club on Tuesday:
"These are the kind of moments that I still play tennis for, for sure. I wish it was the final so I don't need to worry about how the body will feel tomorrow, but yeah, I'm happy."
-- Novak Djokovic after beating Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-hour epic.
"That's great but it's just another semi-final for me. I'm going to look at all the numbers and everything when I finish my career."
-- Djokovic on reaching a record-extending 15th Wimbledon semi-final, and 55th Grand Slam semi-final, where he will face world number one and reigning champion Jannik Sinner on Friday.
"No, I'm not in charge. The only colour I don't like is a white hat for a certain reason. We have a not good win percentage when they have white cap, so... But the rest they choose."
-- Sinner on his coaching team wearing matching colours during his games.
"I have pills, a lot of pills. Pills, sprays, eyedrops."
-- Karolina Muchova on how she deals with her grass allergy, after beating Naomi Osaka in the quarter-finals.
"Probably not a very entertaining match, to be honest, because we both serve 140mph, so not many rallies I don't think."
-- Alexander Zverev on what to expect from his quarter-final meeting with Taylor Fritz on Wednesday.
"I think there are moments where I play, it's like no matter what happens, today I'm going to win. But do I feel like Wimbledon is part of my destiny? If you asked me seven days ago, the answer would have been no. Honestly, I was writing it off a little bit. But I hope it is part of my destiny, whether it's this year or in the future."
-- Coco Gauff on her bid for a first Wimbledon title.
"It kind of just felt like my legs were completely gone. Then I felt like I couldn't really push off anymore. It was a really weird feeling, like my legs were disconnected from the upper half of my body."
-- Osaka on why her serve faltered late in her loss to Muchova.
"With her serve, she can serve really well, and then obviously sometimes she can throw in some double-faults. I think that's what makes it so hard to play against, is you're not really sure what's coming."
-- Jessica Pegula on Gauff's serve after losing to her fellow American.
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