It's just a number next to your name. It doesn't define you as a person or a player, if next week I'm not number one, I'm certainly not going to lose any sleep over it.

French Open

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Of course it's great to finish the season with winning a title, especially in the last tournament, i enjoyed this week so much. I think I played really well today. I just like to finish the year this way. Especially after making the final last week, I was much more confident in coming to this tournament.

I had to make some small adjustments in the second set, it was just about me being a little bit smarter with my serving and trying to be in control in those first couple of points.

There are a lot of other quality first rounds. It's not the only first round in the draw, i think more importantly I'm focused on my first round on Monday, and that's all I'm worried about for the moment.

Overall it was a pretty clean performance, it's difficult to come out against a player like Maria Sharapova. Maria Sharapova's an incredible champion, Maria Sharapova knows how to fight and Maria Sharapova makes you earn every single point.

I have no idea how I was able to get out of that first set and probably should have been bageled in the second and done pretty quickly in the third, as well, so I think, all in all, I was able to find a way to hang in there and make it tricky, but the polish wasn't there and Sofia was the better player in big moments today.

At times I was missing by big margins, which is not something that I'm very used to or comfortable with, but it's not panic stations. It's my first match on hard court in a long time.

I think I have to play similar, if I can, i have to be smart, agg... by French Open

I think I have to play similar, if I can, i have to be smart, aggressive.

She will probably be disappointed, but I think she can still do it, but she has to work hard, like everyone, because everyone is hungry for slams. But I don't think she has lost anything.

For me it's a little bit tough to change the person I'm working every day because I get attached to the people, to my team. I can not change fast, every time you commit to someone in your team, you. have to give 100 percent.

I think tomorrow is a bigger moment for Simona Halep than it is for American Sloane Stephens, simona Halep has had three crushing losses in Grand Slam finals, Simona Halep is still searching for the elusive Grand Sam title.

I just feel a bit more confident. by French Open

I just feel a bit more confident.

I am sending her good vibes, I hope she does it, she’s a true champion and she’s impressive what she’s managed to do so far at her age to win three grand slams. It’s. quite incredible. I know how tough it is, both men’s and women’s tennis. The competition is really high.

His style has a massive impact on the body, it's based on his phy... by French Open

His style has a massive impact on the body, it's based on his physical performance a lot.

The late 90s and 2000s it was the extreme killing time of tennis players, you look at (Marcelo) Rios, myself, (Magnus) Norman, even Marat (Safin). They pushed the players so hard that they started to break one after the other.

For sure my best years in tennis didn't happen, but my life in tennis was great and it would be unfair to ask for more.