Sep 23, 1988 - Present
pro tennis player
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I like to see Argentinian fans around the courts, Latino-American people, also.
I like to go to the supermarket and I meet fans there too.
My way of playing has changed, the way I view points and look for different openings, certain opportunities.
You need a very sharp team working with you to still be the same person all the time.
To me, the U.S. Open was always the Grand Slam I wanted to win most.
I really appreciate everyone who cheers for me all around the world at every tournament.
When you play semifinals on a Grand Slam, anything can happen, so you must be ready for the chance.
Nobody knew what was happening in my wrist. I changed many times the treatment and nothing works. But in the end I survived with my mind. I never give up.
It\'s not easy to feel like a local player all over the world and that\'s how I feel. It\'s incredible.
When you put your trust in doctors who are the ones who are supposed to help you and you don\'t sense that they are sure of themselves, it is tough.
You never know what could happen in the future.
I just want to keep improving my backhand.
Everybody loves tennis or soccer there. That\'s another reason for these unbelievable tennis players from Tandil.
I just do what my heart feels.
My parents, my friends and my coaches, they follow me in my bad moments and in my best moments.
It was an incredible experience with Pope Francis, something that I\'ll never forget. It was a dream come true for a guy like me. It was an unforgettable moment. I was very nervous before meeting him, to be able to congratulate him and talk with him. He was nice. Everybody knows he is very humble.
Everybody has problems in their life and the smarter people are the ones who know how to find a solution.
I want to keep going up in the rankings, play very often with the top guys.
I am trying to be a good person every day and do what my parents teach me when I was a kid.
When you play the same tournament as Federer, Murray, Djokovic and Rafa, they have more media than me, for sure.
I spend a lot of time with the fans during my practice sessions, and then off court I meet them every time.
My friends, they talk to me a lot. They say \'You have to fight. You love tennis. It is your life. Try, try and try,\' they say to me... And that\'s what I\'m trying to do.
When I am working, I know this is my work so I can be focused for three hours, four hours, or whatever, and then outside I am a person like you or the children playing soccer in the street.
Some athletes can change, because it\'s not easy when you became famous too fast. The money, the pictures, the fans following you everywhere you can have everything you want. There are different temptations every time, but you have to be calm with your focus and your work.
Sometimes you feel you are never going to be the same again.
When I\'m 100% I know I can be dangerous.
I want to end my career when it is right for me and not because of my health.
I come to play hardball at every event I play.
I don\'t have anything to lose against Federer.
I have already achieved my goals with tennis.
