I think you have to improve every day a little bit so you don't have one day where there's a big thing coming.

I prefer playing ATP tournaments and Davis Cup competition rather than Olympic Games.

When you win in straight sets, where is the challenge?

Guys like me, we have a different style that makes it hard to break in easily. When I was 18, 19, I felt like I was just a boy, body-wise and mentality-wise. I had to fix everything together.

Every coach, when starting work at a new club, hopes to stay many, many years because it means you are working very well. You have the possibility to improve your players, to improve your team, and to grow together.

For me, football always meant that we came together as a family and, in the summer we played football outside.

I've gotten a lot of messages from kids struggling with their identity and sexuality, whether it's because they're in a religious family or a small town or a sport that's not very accepting. I've had a ton of outreach, and I've tried to get back to kids as best I could.

My father never talked about the sacrifices that the family made for me.