On working with Sebastien Grosjean: "I was kind of just looking for the right person to guide me and keep me on track. I feel like my game, I know what to do to win matches. I don't feel like my level is a problem. It's more about being consistent and obviously just finding that motivation every day to stand the grind and give 100%. He's the type of guy that cares about my well-being first rather than just tennis results. He knows I need my space at times and he knows how to deal with me."
Elina Svitolina
Su-Wei Hsieh
Sam Querrey
Stan Wawrinka
"The difference is I got some matches, some win, and then you find your confidence, you start to play better. Yeah, I have been keep working out since all the clay season. I have been practicing well. I'm happy to have won some big matches...Brings special feeling, special memories, winning here two years ago, always gonna be special when I come back here, anyway."
Kei Nishikori
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Johanna Konta
Fernando Verdasco
Alexander Zverev
What do you think made the difference today? "I played absolute shit made the difference. It's quite simple. You sometimes play bad. It's just this is our sport. There is no regrets. I mean, what can you do? In Rome I played fantastic, I won the tournament. Here I played bad, I lost first round. That's the way it goes."