Denis Shapovalov Quotes

To beat Serena, she's world No. 1, so it's always tough to beat someone like this. She's never giving up. Even if she's losing, not playing her best, it's always tough to beat girls like this.

I'd rather be able to play great tennis at a slam than make eight finals of little tournaments and then lose first round of a slam. That doesn't sound too good.

I obviously want to win a grand slam, but whatever I do, however long I play, I hope I sustain a really long career, a healthy one, just a pretty consistent career. I obviously want to win a grand slam.

Because I've won one Grand Slam title, I feel like I have a good chance to win more.

I want to play my best tennis at the Grand Slams.

A final of a grand slam is always a matter of details. Maybe a point here, a point there will make the difference. Maybe someone who is a bit more gutsy than the other player, someone who is having a better day than the others.

Like I said, when you have to play against a great player every night, that defines who you are if you can compete on that same level night in and night out.

I never expected to win a Grand Slam because, for me, I was not good enough to beat those guys.

Sometimes when you get to the press conferences, you hear you're going to play this person in the semifinals, and in the quarters, you're going to play her. And I'm like, 'Hold on a second.' First of all, you have to make it there. Second, your opponent needs to make it there. It looks easier on paper than it is in real life.

It doesn't matter the way you're playing, especially the beginning of a grand slam. It doesn't change anything.

My best tennis at my peak was when I played a lot of matches.

Every match I won in a Grand Slam, I take confidence of that, and when I arrive in a final, I know my game is there.

If you're playing someone you care about, it's tough, and I don't want to be in that situation. We are playing big matches for big points and prize money, and I take it very seriously. I relax when I'm outside tennis.

People expect that you will play well and score a lot of goals, but it is not always possible.

These days, men's singles is very hard. If you lose the first, you might lose everything.

People only see two hours of a tennis match where you're fighting and running and sometimes getting upset. There's a lot more than those two hours. Going out there and playing is actually the easy part.

It's very frustrating when you don't always get the right kind of rub - you watch tennis and know if you play better than the other guy, you win. But that's the game we play. It can create mini-upsets.

The footballer's career is very long and staying on the top for many years is always very difficult.

I think women's tennis is so open. Anyone in the top 30 can do damage in the big tournaments.

Wimbledon is not the easiest tournament in which to make a comeback.

I treat every camp the same. Every fight since my debut has always been a must-win.

So I think, for me, playing matches - actually being in real matches - is the best way to get myself playing the best tennis.

It is never easy to play with Roger, Rafa and Novak in the middle of the tournament because they've had matches and are fresh.

As far as myself, I want to see myself hold a Grand Slam, be at the top of the game.

It is good to play strong teams.