00:02C'est parti !
00:30I had to make some adjustments, and I thought I did a pretty good job.
00:33All things considered, I didn't feel like there was one part of my game that I was kind of leaning
00:41on,
00:41so I think it was an all-around effort from digging out of the corners and just trying to extend
00:50points.
00:50Some of the American guys, Mickelson and Tiafoe, I think were saying that they thought these faster conditions
00:56would make Americans happier on clay than maybe they usually are with the big hitting.
00:59You're not maybe that sort of stereotypical sort of American player,
01:03but how do you feel competitively if it stays this way for like this week?
01:07How would that affect you?
01:09I mean, I think they're right in terms of all the Americans.
01:13I think most of us enjoy a little bit faster conditions.
01:20I'm pretty sure Ben played, yeah, he won and probably played pretty well, and Tiafoe as well.
01:28Riley had a tough one yesterday.
01:30I don't need to go through all the Americans' results, but yeah, I mean, I think it's a good thing
01:34overall.
01:36And, I mean, as soon as I feel like I can get a little bit better timing down, I mean,
01:41I think it's helpful for me.
01:43You obviously did well here as a junior.
01:45I'm wondering how you feel about just your relationship with clay at this point.
01:50Do you still feel like it's – I don't know if it's your best surface if you didn't put in
01:53that conversation, but –
01:54I mean, I like to think of myself as an all-quarter now.
01:59I've had pretty good results on everything, very comfortable on everything.
02:06So, I mean, I think my relationship with clay is great.
02:08I mean, this season has been a little bit weirder than most.
02:13Going from having results in 250s and 500s this year compared to the other years
02:19where I feel like in those tournaments I haven't done as well,
02:22and I did well in the Masters 1000 and here in Roland Garros.
02:27But obviously trying to repeat that or do better this year in Roland Garros, that's the goal.
02:33I guess in terms of your feeling here, how much does the run last year here still have some positive
02:38echoes, hopefully?
02:40Yeah, I mean, I think for me last year I obviously was playing pretty well,
02:45but we look back on – I say we as in my team.
02:49We look back on that week and I don't think – I played too special.
02:54You know, I just gave myself a chance in every match and fought really hard.
02:59Obviously there until that last match I got my ass beat,
03:03but I think it was a little bit motivating just because I don't think I was playing my best tennis
03:10and I did go pretty deep in the tournament.
03:13So, I mean, if I'm playing really good tennis, I think I can do really well here.
03:18Probably don't for just me. Thank you.
03:19Yeah.
03:20Easy.
03:21Thanks.
03:22Thanks.
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