Sometimes you cannot do anything because the guy in front of you is playing well and he's doing the right things to make you play in a bad way.
Of course, I want to win a Grand Slam.
Yes, there are moments when it's frustrating where you can't put the ball where you want it and you make mistakes.
Sometimes you go through a few tournaments without having a five-setter.
I have been working on my backhand since I was the age of five. And it's a disaster, my backhand, so I'm working on it.
The most important for me, it's to fight, give my best on court until the last point.
Tennis runs in cycles. There are victories. There are disappointments.
I think the most important is to remain as stable and consistent as possible in terms of emotions, because when you're working, if you work well, you're always rewarded at some point.
I think Roger Rasheed is helping me to be more serious. Also, he can convey his passion for tennis. He loves the game. Also he's enthusiastic about everything, about tactics, about what is happening on the court, and also physically he's really pushing me. He wants me to do my best every day.
You need the life of a champion. It's always useful to have people around you who can help you doing that.
I decided to practice alone because it was a challenge for me to see how much I love tennis. And making sure I was not trying just to respond to other people's expectations and that I really wanted it myself. I realized that I just loved tennis, that it was something extraordinary, that I would really want to do that.
If you play tennis it is to have these moments, moments of adrenaline, where it gets dangerous. It is a bit masochistic.
I love skateboarding and rollerblading, but I'm not really allowed to do it because of my tennis.
Don't spend your time dreaming, live life now.
I travel so much that my idea of a good holiday is spending time at my home in Nyon, Switzerland.
Sometimes I play against a player who has a lot of support and I win.
It's not only what happens on the court that makes us the players we are; it's also everything that happens outside the court.
I have a bit two overlapping personalities. I have my African half that gives me the hot blood and the warmth and the exuberance, and then I have my French side, which is quite a bit more reserved. It's not always easy to reconcile the two.
When I need to get into details, I like French. But when I want to do something stronger, English is better. The swear words are stronger in English. And on the court, 'Allez!' is light. 'Come on!' That's strong.
It's something powerful to receive all this love. In the street. In Congo, everywhere. But it's also hellish at the same time. When all that comes at you from one day to the next, it's really destabilizing.
