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" If I commit to pros, I really got to stick to it, and I think it was a good decision. "
Denis Shapovalov
Got
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" 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. "
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" I'm fit, but I need to get even more fit to compete with these guys every week. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" A lot of it's mental - a lot of the juniors, once you break them or change the momentum, they go away very quickly. "
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" I learned that deep within myself, if I fight to the end, I can always find a way to win. "
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End
" 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. "
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" I just hope to take this confidence and keep going forward. "
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Hope
Confidence
" I go from being not known to being so known in the tennis world, in Canada in general. It's going to be a little bit of a change to me. I'm going to have to adapt. But that doesn't change things. I still have to work really hard every day. "
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Me
World
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" 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. "
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Say
Sorry
" I'm getting my confidence and momentum, and I'm playing free and playing loose. "
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Momentum
Free
Confidence
" 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. "
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People
Take
Thought
" Every week, it's always something memorable. "
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" Maybe the serve is getting bigger. "
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" 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. "
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" I've had several tough matches. Just getting through it every day, it's really motivating. "
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Just
Every Day
Tough
" 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. "
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You
Open
Tough
" 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. "
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Eye
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" There are a lot of very good juniors who have a very high level, but mentally, they're not quite there yet. "
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Lot
" Sascha is an unbelievable player; he's going to be a champion. Hopefully, I can get there one day. Hopefully, I can get to his level. I mean, he's still better than me. But I'll keep working hard, and hopefully we could start a little bit of a rivalry. "
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" 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. "
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Going
Through
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" 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. "
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Results
Good
Opportunity
" 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. "
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Family
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" Once it's over and you understand what's going on, it's a shame. You want to win three sets. "
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Win
Want
" I've never hurt a single person in my whole life - never even wanted to hurt someone. "
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Life
Person
Someone
" 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. "
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Canada
Know
Mean
" I can remember watching Federer win Grand Slams on TV when I was a kid trying to put myself in his shoes. "
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TV
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