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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. "

Denis Shapovalov

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

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

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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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" 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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" 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. "

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" Every week, it's always something memorable. "

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" Maybe the serve is getting bigger. "

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" I just hope to take this confidence and keep going forward. "

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

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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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" 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 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. "

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

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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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. "

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

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

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

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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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