Grand Slam Cup

A friend of mine passed away yesterday. He was only 13 years old. This win is for him.

— Flavio Cobolli, during his on-court interview after the Munich semi-final win over Alexander Zverev

These are matches I practise for; why I wake up. It's great to have at least one match before Roland Garros against him. That's for sure a big test for me. At the same time, I have nothing to lose.

— Sinner after the Monte Carlo semifinal, discussing his upcoming final and preparation for Roland Garros

The first win since my injury, especially here in Stuttgart: That means a lot to me.

— Eva Lys, after her comeback and the win over Paula Badosa at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart

That was a match where I would have lost to any opponent.

— Alexander Zverev on his round-of-16 duel at the end of February in Acapulco, Mexico

It's only a matter of time before Zverev wins a big tournament.

— Boris Becker, speaking in a joint podcast with Andrea Petkovic, about Zverev's path to a Grand Slam

I feel good, I'm playing well, I like the crowd, everything fits together perfectly – let's see what comes next.

— Anastasia Potapova after defeating Tamara Korpatsch in Linz, expressing excitement and noting it could mark the start of a real hype in Austrian women's tennis.

That was a match I would have lost to any opponent.

— Alexander Zverev, in Munich, about the round-of-16 clash from late February

For me the most memorable part of last year’s tournament was that I should have lost in the first round. We had a lot of tight matches. It was a crazy tournament run last year and to end up in the final was pretty cool. Hopefully, I can have another great run this week.

— Ben Shelton, reflecting on last year’s Munich BMW Open and his path to the final

I guess I’ll have to beat Sascha.

— Ben Shelton, ahead of the MTTC Iphitos tournament in Munich, on what it would take to win the title

I was knocked out fairly. But it was a lot of fun. Thank you very much for having me.

— Fabian Bredlow after his exit at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, in an Instagram story by VfB Stuttgart

I was, of course, super excited. And I ran straight onto the training court.

— Julia Stusek, after being informed she had received a wildcard for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix; she describes her excitement and sprint to the training court.

Europe is making the energy transition in a way that suggests it wants it to fail.

— Greg Jackson, the British CEO of Octopus Energy, said this in January during ntv's Klima-Labor interview.

The wider the bridge, the higher the maintenance costs over decades.

— Prof. Reinhard Koettnitz, guest article on the Dresden Carol Bridge