Getting to know giant-killer Lukas Rosol in our latest Q&A session...
Q: What are your main interests outside of tennis?
LR: I put my whole life into tennis so I have little time. I also love cars and enjoy playing other sports.
Q: What is your favourite sport apart from tennis?
LR: Ice hockey, it’s quite popular in my country and my brother used to be a professional player.
Q: Who were your idols when you were growing up?
LR: When I was young my idol was Patrick Rafter.
Q: What is your favourite film?
LR: I don’t get much time to watch films but I prefer Czech films.
Q: If you could meet anyone past or present, who would it be?
LR: Maybe somebody from U2. I liked this band a lot.
Q: So apart from U2, what other music do you listen to?
LR: I like Slovak rapper Rytmus.
Q: If you could be talented at something else, what would it be?
LR: Ice hockey.
Q: What are your future ambitions?
LR: My ambition is to stay healthy and play good tennis.
Q: Would you rather win Wimbledon or 100 ATP Tour singles titles?
LR: That’s a very simple answer, of course Wimbledon.
Q: Do you have a celebrity crush?
LR: Angelina Jolie.
20:08It brings me no pleasure but it's time to bring the curtain down for another year. Seemed somehow appropriate to leave the last word to Roger Federer. Thanks a billion for reading. What a fortnight, what a final, fast forward to 2015 please...
20:03"I already have seven. It's not like I need another one. But it would have been awfully nice to have it. I think that's what the feeling was of the people, and I felt that... I know they love tennis. They love tennis after we're all gone."
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