Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I need structure.

Media access to us is more regulated than in golf.

Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan.

I think the image of golfers is terrific, and rightly so.

I feel much more respected in Europe than I do in the States from the press and from the people. Americans expect me to win every match I play.

Throughout my career, my mind rarely wandered, and I was never sidetracked by distractions, no matter what I was going through off the court.

I don`t know why, but I love the dog eat dog nature of tennis. It`s real, it`s brutal and there`s no hiding place - it's like a one to one street fight. I love the intensity that comes with knowing you walk off court either a winner or a loser. It`s daunting but very exciting. There is no one to blame except yourself, no one cares who comes second.