Mats Wilander
Mats Arne Olof Wilander is a Swedish former professional tennis player, born on August 22, 1964, in Växjö, who has also worked as a tennis coach and television presenter.
Wilander was born in Växjö and competed professionally in men's singles and doubles on the international circuit. Over the course of his playing career, he accumulated seven major singles titles and thirty-three career singles titles in total, alongside seven career doubles titles. Among his doubles achievements was a major title at Wimbledon. His consistency at the highest level of the sport brought him to the ATP world No. 1 ranking in men's singles, a position he held for twenty weeks, and he closed the 1988 season as the year-end world No. 1. That achievement represented the peak of his professional standing in the rankings.
Following his playing career, Wilander moved into roles that kept him connected to the sport. He has worked as a tennis coach and as a television presenter, continuing to engage with the game in a professional capacity. He uses Swedish as his language and has maintained ties to his home country throughout his post-playing life. In recognition of his career, Wilander was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. His record across both singles and doubles — spanning seven Grand Slam singles titles, seven career doubles titles, and a Wimbledon doubles major — reflects the range of his competitive achievements across different surfaces and formats of the game.
Quotes by Mats Wilander

Everybody gets bored or rather emotionally flat sometimes, but most players are not so honest as Tomic. They have sponsors that need to be happy, and they want to keep the tour happy.

We need more honesty out there, but it is hard when you see what the media does to someone who is trying to be honest.

People talk about the drama of the set that goes on and on. But it leaves one guy exhausted for the next round, it's horrible for the players waiting to come on court, and it has the potential to mess up the schedule for everyone.

I'm never really aware of mistakes I've made when I'm commentating or on TV, I'm sure they happen sometimes and I guess it makes for a more interesting experience!

No absolutely not, I don't have any regrets about anything I've done in my life I learn from my mistakes and without mistakes I wouldn't be where I am today.

The goals become harder to focus on when there isn't a specific number in mind, or a title that you haven't won.

The more happy you are off the court, the more you will get out of yourself on the court.

There's no way you can go out there and have a killer instinct on court, be selfish on the court, when there are more important things going on in your life, or in your heart.

