I've been wearing a heat patch for about two years now - it just happens to be that my skirt is pretty low right now, and everybody sees the patch.
Anna Kournikova reveals the reason for the white patch on her back. Some journalists suggested it was covering a tattoo.

I'm not trying to make excuses but I have to say that it affected my preparations for this tournament.
Jennifer Capriati tries - but fails - not to make excuses, blaming recent eye surgery for her first round defeat to world number 90 Marlene Weingartner.

Doing that is for when you say hello, sorry or thankyou - I do it because it's Thai culture and I want to say thankyou to everybody in the stands.
Paradorn Srichaphan explains his post-match celebration - which involves bowing to all four corners of the court.

I think I'm doing well - I just think that I'm just a little rusty going out there. At times I shined through, at times I was my old self.
Venus Williams assesses her first-round performance in which she recovered from a 0-3 first-set deficit.

I didn't get a Christmas card from him, I thought I'd get some sort of thank-you...
A tongue-in-cheek Andre Agassi believes he deserves some sort of credit for playing Paradorn Srichaphan into form. The American was the victim of a stunning defeat by Srichaphan at last year's Wimbledon.