Denis Shapovalov

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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'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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“I live to be in these matches.”

“I kind of learned that it's never over until it's over in tennis.”

“Once it's over and you understand what's going on, it's a shame. You want to win three sets.”

“Maybe the serve is getting bigger.”

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

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