I get that I can come across as a show-off, but that is part of who I am.

Trust me: it's no fun where we're on the fourth set, or you've got to serve second serve on a break point down.

In the beginning, I thought the Federer comparisons were cool, but after a while, I wasn't happy with it. It's not the best thing you can hear as you're trying to develop, as it puts extra pressure on a young kid.

My father loved the single-handed backhand, so to him, that was the main goal; we were always fascinated by that shot. He taught me all the technique and how to structure my game. I was really privileged to have a father like that.

I think tennis was just in my genes.

For me, I like that, how do you say, bohemian sort of look. Baggy sweaters to really fitted pants - I love Rick Owens's stuff, for example. I am really into that kind of grungy style.

If you look good, it brings confidence.

I believe that if you feel good and if you look good when you're playing, it can give you the extra edge that you might need.

I know tennis is just a game, but it's something that it can actually unite us even more.

We all know how to play tennis. We all know how to hit the ball. It's more just about those details - managing all those early rounds and just managing yourself to make sure you're ready for whatever is coming up next.

Tennis is a great platform for me to do well, and for sure, I want to be No 1, to win Slams, but there are more things that I want to do.

Obviously, it's tough when you lose a match, but that's how it goes.

The negative talk, everything that has been coming my way, I don't care about it.

Let's forget the cliche on girlfriends, from Serena to Sharapova. I say it's easy to get lost in beauty, but is it a mistake then?

I believe in my abilities, as when I get things right, things happen for me.

It would be difficult to pick out one shot as my main strength, as I like all my shots, and I can do anything on any surface.

I even remember the first contract I ever signed. I was 13 or 14... my dad said, 'It's your choice. It's your life.'

I've always been a very easy-going person.

All I'm focused on is playing my game. Everything else will take care of itself.

I think when I was younger, I was struggling to kind of differentiating love from a personal love or a tennis love or whatever else. There was time that I wasn't sure how to deal with both things in the same time. But you learn. I guess we grow. I mean, I don't want to say I've learned from my mistakes, but I've learned myself a little bit better.

I get manicures and pedicures because I don't want to be one of those guys with messed-up hands and feet.

I don't like taking showers in the locker room after a match.

I can take five showers in one day.

It's very hard to look at the man in the mirror. Because you can't hide anything.