Clemens Doppler, Austria - "I'm happy that we won 2-0. We knew that we had to start the game playing aggressively to get the rhythm. We didn't find our rhythm on serving but we had some aces and I think it's important that you risk on serving. We never thought that we'd have full stadium in the first day. It was perfect, a very positive atmosphere. I don't know what's going to happen on Sunday, but we really look forward to it".
Alexander Horst, Austria - "It was sensational. We didn't know what to expect since it's the first time we have a tournament like this in Vienna. We were sure that some people would come because the Austrian love beach volleyball, but to have such a crowd like this on the first day in a 10,000-stadium is just amazing. They are a good team, they are the Asian champions".
Rahman Radoufi, Iran - "It was a very important match for us since it's the first time Iran competes in the World Championships. We didn't play a bad match, but Austria did really well, especially on serving and we couldn't handle it".
Bahman Salemiinjehboroun, Iran - "It was a big game for us. Playing our first World Championship match in the center court against the home team wasn't easy. It was not a good start for us but hopefully we will play better against Canada".