DENIS SHAPOVALOV

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.

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.

Every week, it's always something memorable.

I live to be in these matches.

I've never hurt a single person in my whole life - never even wanted to hurt someone.

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.

I'm trying to be a Leafs fan, but... Hopefully, in a couple of years, they might be good.

If I commit to pros, I really got to stick to it, and I think it was a good decision.

Unfortunately, I had to pull out of Vancouver. I'm really sorry; I didn't expect to go this far in Rogers Cup, and I just wanted to say, just apologize.

I learned that deep within myself, if I fight to the end, I can always find a way to win.

I'm fit, but I need to get even more fit to compete with these guys every week.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I've kind of seen that I'm capable to push these guys.

A lot of it's mental - a lot of the juniors, once you break them or change the momentum, they go away very quickly.

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.

I always dreamed of playing a night match on Arthur Ashe Stadium. It's a dream come true for me.

I can remember watching Federer win Grand Slams on TV when I was a kid trying to put myself in his shoes.

I've had several tough matches. Just getting through it every day, it's really motivating.

There are a lot of very good juniors who have a very high level, but mentally, they're not quite there yet.

I'm getting my confidence and momentum, and I'm playing free and playing loose.

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.