"Well, expectations are always high now at the level that I am but I want to be very focused on day by day, enjoying it. It’s going to be very tough. You all know that clay court is my favorite surface, but that also makes it tricky because maybe they think you are even more favorite and now they play better against you."
"In clay, I have to be honest, I just played one tournament and it surprised me because I saw everyone playing very, very fast. Maybe some years ago, it wasn't like that. So I think tennis is changing. It's always an evolution. And I think it's changing because people are stronger, they're moving better, and they're hitting harder, even bigger and bigger. It's getting very fast.
"So I'm adapting myself. I'm seeing the players that are adapting as well. They're improving a lot on that. So I will have to improve on serving bigger, returning very fast as well and playing fast like them."
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