'YOU GET USED TO THE SAME QUESTIONS': AROUND THE PRESSERS, AO DAY 5

Round two comes to a close, which means there were plenty of winners and losers.

Therefore, there are a lot of press conferences to get through. Here’s the best of what players had to say on Day 5.

Ons Jabeur made it through another round but was struggling on court. She opened up about what the issue was.

"When I was younger, I was diagnosed with asthma… it is very tough to play. I had to kind of not play long rallies. I tried to use the inhaler, and it didn't really help. So I was with the doctor, and let's see. We're going to do some more tests and see what's going on," the two-time Wimbledon finalist said.

"Iga Swiatek was done and dusted in an hour, and was asked if a quick match like that, means she might need more time on the practice court.

"Well, I don't think this will give me preparation to play longer matches. It's more like the more you practice, for me, it's the more fatigue you're going to get at the end because adding like 15 minutes every day, after two weeks, it's many hours," she explained.

"I'm intense anyway. So even playing one-hour practice, it's enough for me because I use every minute, and I'm 100 per cent there."

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Her next opponent, Emma Raducanu also alluded to less time on the practice court, however, that has more to do with a niggling back injury that she hopes won’t be an issue.

"I think I'll probably just take it easy tomorrow. I'll probably have a light hit. Nothing crazy. I've played a lot of tennis today and two days ago, so I don't think I need to overdo it on the practice court. Just to keep the body taking over a little bit and just recover."

Frenchman Gaël Monfils is turning back the clock, moving into the third-round.

When asked if he had any goals before he eventually hangs up the racket, he was very pragmatic in his response.

"No, I can finish now. I think I have done what I want in a way. If I do more, it's [a] bonus. I'm happy," he stated.

"As I always say from day one, for me the most important is the health. It's just a part of my life. It's very nice, beautiful. Tennis give me everything I can even imagine, so I am already blessed. The rest is [a] bonus."

Alex De Minaur had few problems in his match and was very 'tongue-in-cheek' when asked about the development of his media skills.

"You get used to answering the same questions. Every morning before I walk to the courts, I rehearse my answers in front of the mirror, my generic answers," he said laughing.

"But look, like everything, with practice, it becomes more natural. You get used to certain things. I'm lucky. You guys are nice to me. You don't ask me too many tough questions. So I do appreciate that."

Taylor Fritz was asked about the young guns of the sport, and his theory on breaking through at a young age.

"When you're that age, getting to play these big matches, there's no expectations, there's no pressure," said last year's US Open finalist. "You know you have, like, all the time in the world to improve. You're so early in your career.

"It's really easy to go out and just play like these loose matches where you're just firing off the ball and crushing it and playing great."

Another American, Ben Shelton, got through a tough match against Pablo Carreña Busta and was asked what he learned today.

"I learned that I definitely would not have wanted to see that guy in his prime," he said.

The dream run for the young Brazilian, João Fonseca, came to a grinding halt, losing in five sets to Italian, Lorenzo Sonego. Fonseca admitted the extra pressure was tough.

"I think after the battle against Rublev, the expectations got bigger. People said a little bit more about João. Yeah, my expectations were bigger also," said the 18-year-old.

"I was more nervous than the match against Rublev. I already had a win against Sonego. I'm not going to lie, I was a little bit nervous."

Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios retired mid-way through their doubles encounter, but it was hardly surprising, given the injury issues both have had.

Kokkinakis admitted he shouldn’t have been on the court today.

"Doctor advised me not to play. I'm going to need to do a serious procedure now probably," he said.

"I've got to speak to as many experts as I can. I can't serve, can't hit a high forehand. I'm in a lot of pain."

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