I learned a lot from observing Wayne at the Rogers Cup. He was offered a cart across the grounds, but he wouldn't take it; he walked and stopped and signed autographs for people, and I thought that was amazing. Denis Shapovalov More Quotes by Denis Shapovalov More Quotes From Denis Shapovalov I don't think any of us expected that we could get this far, you have to have a little bit of luck on your side and just play some ridiculous tennis and play at a ridiculous level. It's dream to be in the final. Denis Shapovalov sports I have no words, it's unbelievable. Denis Shapovalov sports I love the atmosphere. I think at a time like this, the end of the season, you're not looking forward to playing events and stuff like this, but to play the Davis Cup and you walk out and the atmosphere is like this and Davis Cup is so hectic. Davis Cup's like nothing we have experienced. Davis Cup's unbelievable. Denis Shapovalov sports They were talking a lot in between my first and second serves, and clapping on double( faults), i was getting into it, of course, in the heat of the moment. Denis Shapovalov sports It's surreal, being on the court against him, obviously I wasn't trying to focus on the fact that it's Roger on the other side. I was just trying to play as good as I can, and he did a good job today. I'm just going to try to learn from this and move forward. Denis Shapovalov sports Yeah, there is definitely a lot of talent coming in, it's just that point in the ATP, you know, you still have kind of the legends, you know, Rog, Rafa, still there on top, but you have a lot of newcomers with talent kind of gunning for them. Denis Shapovalov sports It's definitely a matchup I have been looking forward to my whole life, it's going to be a dream come true to play Roger Federer in such a big event. The stakes are so high, semi-final of a Masters 1000 against your idol, it's just a dream come true. Denis Shapovalov sports It's kind of crazy to share this with Felix, i was just thinking in the locker room how far back we go, from the national groupings when we were eight and nine years old, so it's so crazy to see how far we have come. Denis Shapovalov sports I'm a little bit in shock, it's crazy that it's come so early... It's a reason to keep working, keep staying motivated and hopefully I can keep going. Denis Shapovalov sports There are a lot of very good juniors who have a very high level, but mentally, they're not quite there yet. Denis Shapovalov high who good juniors Every week, it's always something memorable. Denis Shapovalov something always week memorable Maybe for a guy like Zverev or Federer, you could say it's open a bit. For a guy like me, every match is tough, and I'm going to have to battle it out. Denis Shapovalov me you tough battle A lot of it's mental - a lot of the juniors, once you break them or change the momentum, they go away very quickly. Denis Shapovalov go you break change I learned that deep within myself, if I fight to the end, I can always find a way to win. Denis Shapovalov deep fight win myself I can remember watching Federer win Grand Slams on TV when I was a kid trying to put myself in his shoes. Denis Shapovalov win myself shoes remember Obviously, it's tough - missing my parents, family in general - but I'm getting used to it. It's the life, and hopefully I'll get some time to go home maybe for a week or a bit to catch up on things. Denis Shapovalov family home time life I've never hurt a single person in my whole life - never even wanted to hurt someone. Denis Shapovalov someone never hurt life I always dreamed of playing a night match on Arthur Ashe Stadium. It's a dream come true for me. Denis Shapovalov true me dream night I'm playing Kyle Edmund, who is so solid. He's an unbelievable player. He goes for his shots. He's not afraid to take it to the guy. Denis Shapovalov playing afraid who guy Once it's over and you understand what's going on, it's a shame. You want to win three sets. Denis Shapovalov understand win you want
