Yes, I have had difficult times on court and at certain tournaments but you need to forget about it and go forward because that's the way it works in our world.

Unlike in my young days I'm not able to eat, drink and sleep tennis.

When you start off a new tournament, you want to do well.

There were many occasions in my career where I could have given up, where I asked myself whether I would ever make it.

Yes, I have had difficult times on court and at certain tournaments but you need to forget about it and go forward because that's the way it works in our world.

It took me time to adjust and to realise it was not going to happen like it did in the juniors.

When I finished the juniors I felt, perhaps for about a year and a half, that everything was going to be the same and that I would be able to go out there and win any match. But it wasnt the case. I struggled.