Richard Krajicek
Richard Krajicek
Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicekis a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996 he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the only Dutch player to have done so. In the quarterfinals of that tournament, he defeated Pete Sampras in straight sets. This was Sampras' only singles defeat at Wimbledon between 1993 and 2000. Since 2004, Krajicek has been the tournament director of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. He is also the author of various sports books. Krajicek...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth6 December 1971
But, then again, I had to stop because there was too much pain or too much trouble. After I retired I still had one more elbow surgery just to be able to do normal things
Maybe, one other match better; but if you look at the tournament as a whole, I played very high quality tennis for seven matches and raised my game when I needed to
I was serving good but was returning especially well, which was a weakness in my game. So not only was I serving well, but I was also breaking these other guys, and they felt the pressure
But the problem with coaching is that it is a full-time job. By that I mean for at least 40 weeks in a year you have to be with the player, either travelling or training. Right now I don't want to do that
Federer can be the best ever; he has the potential. The only question is whether he has the desire
I don't think anybody was ever up 6-2 and would lose the tiebreaker
I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes
There are a lot of good memories, and because I was injured, during the rehab, I met my wife. The tennis was very good but the injuries were good for something too
But, then, Sampras won Wimbledon six times and that automatically puts him among the greatest
For the first couple of years I played really bad tennis. It was so bad that they booed me off the court
But in 2000, the injuries really started to kick in and my elbow gave a lot of problems. At the end of the year I had to take 20 months off before I could come back into the game
I want to reach absolute perfection. And I think I can reach it.
Hewitt is such a fighter on the court; he never gives up. They all have qualities to beat him.
Now that I have retired, and even though I wanted to play more, I can always look back and say that at least I won Wimbledon; also, winning the tournament in Rotterdam in 1995