Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray spoke to reporters at roundtable press conferences ahead of the Barclays Tennis Championships in Dubai.
ROGER FEDERER
On whether he will stay in the athletes' village for the Olympics this year:
"I'm not sure about that yet. It was quite tough in Athens - taking a bus, not being in charge of my own schedule and having many people recognise me in the village. It was just not as enjoyable as it was in Sydney, which I loved. I still haven't made up my mind yet.
"Every time you go to eat someone taps you on the shoulder. I don't mind it, but I wish it was rather different just for one day of the week."
On his exhibition match against Pete Sampras in New York next week:
"I'm very excited about it. It's a 19,000 arena at Madison Square Garden and it was sold out in no time. That surprised a lot of people who thought that tennis doesn't exist any more in the States. I'm very happy we can prove them wrong and I hope it's the start of an upward trend. I saw Pete him in LA and he's very excited."
On Nikolay Davydenko thanking him for his comments on the betting scandal:
"I'm probably also one of the only players who's been asked about him. I think the problem is under control. It's still all speculation and I wish it would stop. I hope either he's found guilty or not - I just want to have a result to it and not just have it in the air."
RAFAEL NADAL
On the hunt for No. 1:
"Djokovic is an unbelievable player, so he'll have his chances to fight for the number one. Right now I'm not thinking about the number one. The season has just started I am only thinking about finding my form and confidence."
ANDY MURRAY
On being away from home:
"I spent a total of three days at home in Scotland last year. They were over Christmas. I don't get the the chance to go back as much as I would like. When you have finished the indoor season you want to get away for a holiday in nice weather and unfortunately Dunblane does not provide me with that in December. I miss the people there because I get great support from them and I miss my family. I don't
see enough of them. That is a sacrifice you have to make. I will make it up to my family when I have finished."
On not playing the first round of Davis Cup:
"I am still comfortable with my decision not to play in the Davis Cup even though it was obviously a tough one. I knew there were going to be repercussions. I did what I thought was the right thing and what was going to be best for my tennis. It is not only my fault that the team doesn't belong in the world group I really enjoy playing Davis Cup but it was something that was necessary to avoid picking up niggles and protecting my ranking points and having a strong next few months."