Thomas Muster
Thomas Muster
Thomas Musteris a former World No. 1 tennis player from Austria. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, Muster won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was known as "The King of Clay." In addition, he won eight Masters 1000 series titles. Muster is one of only three players to win Masters titles on three different surfaces...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth2 October 1967
CountryAustria
aggressive best experience finals hoping last level lost moment nine open playing pushed quicker stay tennis week
Marcelo is playing a different level to everyone at the moment but (Cedric) Pioline pushed him this week and I think I can as well. I have to play my best tennis -- he is quicker and nine years younger, but I'm hoping my experience can help. I will have to be more aggressive than last week in Qatar where I lost pretty easily, but finals are always more open and I will try to stay with him as long as I can.
comeback compete level top
My comeback was not about winning or losing; it was about the feeling of being able to compete at top level again.
artistic business design kinds maybe retire school tennis
When I retire from tennis there are all kinds of things I want to do. I'd like to go to a business school or maybe take an artistic design course.
dangerous final happen team
Ecuador are a dangerous team and you just never know what will happen on the final day.
cup expecting
It will be a real cup tie, as we are expecting a lot of Croat fans.
playing related sports
I was so tired of playing tennis, so tired of traveling, of hotels, everything related to this sport.
anybody family marry needs respect taking tennis time wife
I think my family needs me more than anybody else, and tennis doesn't need me anymore. I respect my wife a lot for taking all that in. She said, 'I didn't marry a tennis player; you'd retired.' Now it's time to do something else.
almost daily guts people talk wine work
To work a vineyard, you need a lot of guts to do that. To go out there and work all year, you almost feel that these people talk to the grapes. Wine is a lifestyle, and you can talk about it for ages. It's a passion, but it's not something I can do on a daily basis.
adjustment bit came great match open played tim
Stefan played a really great match tactically. Tim just came from the U.S. Open and it was probably a bit of adjustment for him.
compete good guys means move players shape stay tour train younger
He's too good for us at the moment, but it's always good when younger players come on the tour because it means that all the guys have to move up another level, train more and stay in shape if we want to compete with him, and we will.
conditions exact opposite prepared
The conditions are the exact opposite of those in Zagreb, where the Croats prepared for this event.
careers goal things-to-do
I've reached most my goals and when my career is over I will have many other things to do.
nice guy tennis
I'm not Mr. Nice Guy, I'm a tough cookie
thinking nuts tennis
I was thinking that if I hit his nuts, maybe he would serve like a woman.