My backhand is definitely a lot more solid and consistent. There were times when I couldn't hit it into the ocean.

I think I've always had a decent perspective on wins and losses on the tennis court.

I do understand that when someone gives you a [expletive] load of money, you take that money. Someone like Larry Ellison wants to invest into his event and make it the biggest possible, and he gets stopped by the ATP. If you're a start-up, what would make you want to navigate through that and to go through that firing line? How can you step into tennis with any confidence? It's the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.

I kind of know youre only as good as your last result.

The key to the match might have been his serving. Maybe I should have concentrated harder on watching them go by me, I don't know.

I definitely think the European weather has more of a factor than the European clay. I think the European weather changes from week to week, I mean, last year it was sunny and hot and this week it's kind of playing tricks on us a little bit. I definitely think that is a factor.

I've been good about keeping my nose to the grindstone.