"Everything is getting better and I'm heading toward the right direction. [I hope] to play pain-free and just be able to step out there and show something different than Indian Wells because Indian Wells was a big struggle... I hope I get to play with more of an element of fun on the court and not think too much about my arm."
"My health is the most important thing that I could have in tennis. When I'm feeling healthy, everything falls into place nicely. I'm enjoying myself on the court, I'm getting creative, I can mix up my game and I feel like nothing can go wrong. This is what my aim is for this tournament, to just play pain-free and see how my arm responds on these next few days."
"I have been very open to be a bit more loose and not so strict with myself the last few years, comparing myself to three or four years ago when I got started. I was extremely disciplined. Not that I'm not now, but I can let go sometimes."
"For example, I would just spend the entire two weeks sometimes locked inside my room and go nowhere. I do allow myself a little bit more freedom now and I think it has benefitted me a lot and gave me the opportunity to also grow as a person and not be 100 per cent focussed on the tennis every single week."
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