00:00I don't mention my team often, but they do good work, you know, and we brought in a new fitness coach in 2023, yeah, in 2023 when I got her, new physio as well, and I just feel like, yeah, everybody's more in sync, you know, in my team and better, you know, great communication in terms of like having a protocol of what I need to do to stay in shape because now I know my body more and I know kind of like the areas where I'm going to be.
00:30I'm a bit more fragile, so to speak, like I had a problem with my knee or I can have problems with my back, so then you kind of like, okay, in your preparation, you're more careful with these areas and I think I also know myself better and I know, okay, this is a pain I can play with and this may be a pain where I need to consult and maybe, you know, get better before I step back on the court, but I think at 21, 22, sometimes I would just go out there until the wheels fall off, you know, and then it was like, okay, then you need to stop for a few months
00:59and maybe not, you know, the smartest, so I think I'm taking better decisions with my body for sure.
01:05Okay.
01:05Does it work like yoga or something?
01:08I've always done a bit of everything.
01:09I've been very curious to try many things, but no, in terms of what I had, it was more strengthening.
01:17And you can see, okay, a player, oh, he's strong, but you need to be specific, you know, about the areas where you need to strengthen yourself.
01:23So, for me, that's more what I need.
01:26All right, last question.
01:28Hi, Felix.
01:29You said on court that coming back on Ash and winning this match felt really deserved and that you went through struggles.
01:35Could you perhaps elaborate on these struggles?
01:36Were they strictly physical or also mental throughout the last years?
01:40They were different, different struggles.
01:44But I think as a player, I mean, it always translates in your results.
01:48Like, sometimes you can feel good, but if you're not winning, I mean, you have to find ways to get better.
01:54So, as you, I mean, everybody saw, I mean, it goes by your results, your ranking.
02:00And, yeah, it dropped for different reasons, like you mentioned.
02:02It could be injuries, it could be mental, struggling to win a few key matches, and then, you know, your ranking drops a little bit.
02:09But why I said on court that it feels better and deserved is because at 21, you feel like a bit like, oh, it just happens kind of naturally.
02:21And, like, you don't question.
02:22You feel like you're going to be in that position, like, every year.
02:25Or, like, you feel like, okay, like, was it that difficult?
02:29I don't know.
02:29You know, but then you're like, okay, it is difficult.
02:32And you need to prepare and you need to be very, you know, precise with everything you do and your work.
02:37And I think I appreciate this position I'm in now to be quarterfinals here again much more than I did a couple years ago.
