You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.

You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it's important to have a bit of both.

The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side

The problem is not the claycourt. The problem is, you know, rather something to do with the conditions on center court. Because I've played well on Suzanne Lenglen, on the other courts. But the Chatrier court is really, really big, and I just haven't had enough play on it. Maybe I come here next year and play a week on this court, if I can, if the French Federation lets me. We'll see. I've been playing well in other tournaments, in Davis Cup on clay. So for me it's not the surface, it's rather maybe the court.

Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it for a long time.

I'm not angry. As an athlete ... you should be open to criticism, and you're allowed to be criticized, because not everybody has the same opinion, not everybody likes the same players. The rankings are quite volatile: Today you're 'great,' tomorrow you're 'not,' but then you're 'great' again. It makes for great stories. Now, I always look at the long term and by doing that, obviously, I can stay calm through the storm.

You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.