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I always try to find the positives in losing a match, but it's not always easy.

Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

Sometimes you get bored of the same moves, but you know that there are those moves that those fans love.

Even the greatest player of all times loses sets or is down in a match. It just shows that, you know, a win is never guaranteed. It shows all of us that we have to work for every point, fight for every point no matter what.

When I'm playing my best, like I was at the U.S. Open, I feel on top of the match and able to do exactly what I want. There are other times when you're not in control, but that is tennis and you have momentum changes in every single match.

I always take things step by step and match by match.

I am just focusing on one match at a time.

The most interesting thing to me in chess are not the gambits. Or the moves. It's the mental toughness.

When you play against the best, it brings the best out in everybody.