Some of 2019's most thrilling sporting action also served up some of the year's most memorable quotes

Tennis

These kind of matches, you work for, you live for, they give sense and they give value to every minute you spend on the court training and working to get yourself in this position and play the match with one of your greatest rivals of all time."

Novak Djokovic, after taking four hours and 57 minutes to beat Roger Federer in July’s epic Wimbledon final

"I'm the loser both times, so that's the only similarity I see."

Roger Federer, on losing to Novak Djokovic in this year's Wimbledon final compared to his 2008 loss to Rafa Nadal in another SW19 classic