I don't think there is per se a secret to a good start other than warming up well, being well-prepared mentally. Not underestimating your opponent ... You know me, I will always do that, so when it happens like this back-to-back matches, you know, it's just a bit frustrating more than anything ... but, yeah, can only do better, which is a great thing moving forward.

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Tennis can be a very frustrating sport. There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it. You have to put in the hours because there is always something you can improve. [Y]ou have to put in a lot of sacrifice and effort for sometimes little reward but you have to know that, if you put in the right effort, the reward will come.

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A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.

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You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.

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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.

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I fear no one, but respect everyone.

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I always believe if you're stuck in a hole and maybe things aren't going well you will come out stronger. Everything in life is this way.

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Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that's when you start playing your best.

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The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.

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When you're good at something, make that everything

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I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.

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Success is a nice thing because it always means you've taken a step forward and it gives you a sense of pride, which in turn gives you confidence and experience-a positive circle, so to speak.

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When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

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You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.

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I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.

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Winning or losing, it's always something special and something you'll remember, even more so when the match was as dramatic as it was today. It's even more memorable when I see my kids there with my wife and everything. That's what touched me the most, to be quite honest. The disappointment of the match itself went pretty quickly.

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The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side

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I'm not angry. As an athlete ... you should be open to criticism, and you're allowed to be criticized, because not everybody has the same opinion, not everybody likes the same players. The rankings are quite volatile: Today you're 'great,' tomorrow you're 'not,' but then you're 'great' again. It makes for great stories. Now, I always look at the long term and by doing that, obviously, I can stay calm through the storm.

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You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it's important to have a bit of both.

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Previously I always thought it was just tactical and technique, but every match has become almost mental and physical - I try to push myself to move well. I try to push myself not to get upset and stay positive, and that's what my biggest improvement is over all those years. Under pressure I can see things very clear.

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Mentally, I'm not ever going to go away.

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