Quotes from David Goffin

Confidence, you have to build it when you play some matches.

It is never easy for sure against Roger.

I played Roger so many times and it's always a tough match.

The key for me will be to play as long as I can and hopefully to be physically like Roger when I'm 36.

Rafa and Roger, they have completely different games.

I stay really calm and just try to do my best all the time.

We have been playing every summer on clay since I was five years old, so it is an easy surface for us in Belgium.

Hard courts are faster and the bounce is lower indoors. Rafa cannot slide on this surface. He's more comfortable on clay, where he can play higher, he can play deeper.

In key times I performed well against Rafael Nadal regardless of the surface. The fact is you need to hold on as long as possible. You need to be strong in key times. And when there's the slightest opportunity, you need to seize it because he's one of the best players when things get tough.

We love to play on clay.

It's tough to control the ball on the clay.

I have played some good matches against Rafa on clay.

On clay courts I have some weapons to play a good match.

Of course I don't have a big serve. I have other weapons. That's why tennis is a nice sport.

It's good in tennis that you don't have to be big or a tall guy to be good. Otherwise I had no chance to get in the top 20.

Since I was little, I've watched Roger play on TV. To me, he plays almost perfect tennis. His technique is perfect. I also like him at the human level; he's a very good person on and off the court.

Winning my second title feels just as good as the first one.

As a tennis player, normally you lose almost every week.

Even if I'm not a big guy, I have good footwork, I'm fast on the court, and I see the ball really early.

It's always tough when you miss a Grand Slam, especially Wimbledon.

Against Novak and Rafa, you have balls to hit, but they are so physically really tough. And Roger, he just takes position in the court. He tries to go forward all the time, go for the winners. Then you just don't play tennis against him.

I knew that I had some qualities, physically and 'tennistically.' But my goal was to be top 100.

Of course I knew when I was young that I had some qualities, physically.

Maybe I'm quicker. I can take the ball earlier than a big guy.