It made me hungry. I feel like I’m in a program that really helped me individually as a player. I feel like I’m with a group of guys that are like my best friends.

We have a saying in France. A dog doesn’t make a cat.

I have always considered tennis as a combat in an arena between two gladiators who have their racquets and their courage as their weapons.

After a desperate fight, to know to congratulate your opponent, if he has beaten you, to shake his hand and go for a drink with him, in my eyes these things are particularly important.

You work so hard for these moments, and they're so worth it. So many sacrifices. It's like (being) in a cloud.

I never thought I would feel such emotions. I'm really thankful to be a part of this. It is very special.

I know he's been working really hard. I talk to him all the time, and I feel like he's trying as hard as he can. And he's happy here. I'm happy that he's happy.

I'm really surprised by the way he's playing, especially the last few weeks. He's working hard, and most of all, he's on a good team. The way they play allows him to play his own style.

New York is the city which I liked. One could go to the mass Sunday to listen to gospel, to have all the exposures, and to listen to all the music.

It's definitely a different situation when you have a father who's been in sports. In some ways, it's an extra pressure, but the other side, you know the experience that your father had. I think it helps with the maturity from what I've seen.