I learned that deep within myself, if I fight to the end, I can always find a way to win. Denis Shapovalov More Quotes by Denis Shapovalov More Quotes From Denis Shapovalov It's crazy how it is. I mean, I go from being not known to, you know, being so known in the tennis world, in Canada in general. Denis Shapovalov know you crazy world Everything is so much more stacked than it was even five or 10 years ago. There are so many more good players, so many solid players. The level doesn't really drop from around 100-500. It's really tough to make it, but I just have to work as hard as possible. Denis Shapovalov everything good tough work I never assumed that I would be able to play in a main draw so quickly after Juniors. I've been having really good results. It really is a privilege. I'm very happy for the opportunity. Denis Shapovalov never good happy opportunity I don't get nervous anymore. The first couple times I met Roger Federer, or Grigor Dimitrov, I was a little nervous. But now, it's more natural. Denis Shapovalov more first now nervous I wasn't a kid who won every tournament I was playing, and I think that helped me - it motivated me a lot to know what it felt like not to win. Denis Shapovalov win think know me I learned to absolutely love the feeling of winning a tough match on a tough point or figuring out how to come back when I was down and win ugly. Walking off the court with a W just made me so happy. Denis Shapovalov me ugly happy love I'm trying to stay humble because if I don't keep producing results, all of this goes away, so I want to focus on the people close to me - my family and my team; they mean everything to me. Denis Shapovalov me family humble people In the head of the moment after losing a game, I lost the control of my emotions and hit the ball with an intention of hitting out of the court. Unfortunately and absolutely unintentionally I hit Mr. Arnaud Gabas, the chair umpire. Denis Shapovalov control game moment losing I'm very sorry to Mr. Gabas, to whom I apologised in person. Very sorry for letting my Davis Cup teammates down and for letting my country down. I apologise to all the tennis fans, to my supporters, and my sponsors. I feel ashamed of my unprofessional behaviour and will accept any consequences as a result of my action. Denis Shapovalov result down feel sorry If I commit to pros, I really got to stick to it, and I think it was a good decision. Denis Shapovalov i-think good think decision For me, it's more important to bring my level up and make sure that I can compete against guys in the top 100 and top 50 instead of maybe being 120 or 130 and not being able to compete with those guys. Denis Shapovalov being me i-can important I remember hitting the ball, and I didn't even realise where it went, and then I turned over, and I see the official bending down holding his eye. Denis Shapovalov down see eye remember Every win that I've been going through, it's been securing anyone's doubts or even my own doubts about whether I belong with these guys, playing these high-level tournaments. Denis Shapovalov own through win my-own Those five Rogers Cup matches were physically tough, and there were late nights, up until 2 or 3 A.M. - how could I fall to sleep after beating some of my heroes? Denis Shapovalov tough late sleep fall