"I didn't play these kind of matches for the past three months, so [it is] going to be a big challenge for me. Of course he already won I think [his] past nine matches in a row, winning in Rome and now winning here in straight sets every match. Probably he will be confident. I know how my situation is and I accept it well. I’m going to fight for it."
"I am in [the] quarter-finals of Roland Garros. Two weeks and a half ago, even if I had good hopes, positive hopes after Rome, I [didn’t even] know if I would be able to be here. So just enjoying the fact that I am here for one more year."
"And being honest, every match that I play here, I don't know if [it is] going to be my last match here in Roland Garros in my tennis career. That's my situation now."
"That's why I am just trying to enjoy as much as possible and fight as much as I can to keep living the dream that is [to] keep playing tennis and be back in a very advanced round of Roland Garros, playing against the World No. 1. Let's see. I hope to be able to give myself a chance to play at the highest level possible."
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