Australian Open Wednesday, 10 February 2021 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Denis Shapovalov Press Conference

D. SHAPOVALOV/B. Tomic DENIS SHAPOVALOV: It's the world nowadays. Honestly I just lucky to have a chance to play, to be 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 under these circumstances in Australia where it's just like normal life. It's really nice to be here. I'm not too THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. concerned. I'm sure I'll figure it out when the time comes. Q. How much do you look forward to playing Felix in the next round? It's the world nowadays. Everything closes and opens. Yeah, of course it's not easy. I'm really sure we have it DENIS SHAPOVALOV: Yeah, I mean, very happy to get much better than some other people in the world right the win today. Obviously Bernard is a really tough now, so... opponent. If I let him into the match there in the second set, I would have been there for a while. So I'm really Q. Do you recall your first match with Felix? He said happy to close it out in straights. something about playing when you were nine years old. For sure excite to play Felix. But for me it's just like any other match. Just kind of getting ready the same. It's DENIS SHAPOVALOV: Yeah, we played I think under just the next round for me. Obviously sooner or later 12s or something Nationals. I don't remember that you're going to run into Canadians in the draw. match. He said I beat him 0-0. I honestly don't Canadians never want to play Canadians, but in the end remember that match. it happens so often that we kind of just treat it the same way. Honestly, we've played so many times, it kind of like starts to blur together. Q. Did you spend most of last year during the time off in The Bahamas? Q. We know you love doubles. Do you get any advice from who won 91 titles in DENIS SHAPOVALOV: No, I was in Florida. doubles for Canada?

Q. Obviously there's restrictions in Canada. Do you DENIS SHAPOVALOV: I mean, I do when he's around. still go back there? For sure and in the past years, when I play with him, he's given me tips. I wouldn't say that he gives DENIS SHAPOVALOV: No. I haven't been since me doubles tips. February. For me, honestly I play doubles for fun, so it's not about Q. Would you like to? really getting tips and stuff. Probably more I get from Rohan just playing with him so much. He's taught me DENIS SHAPOVALOV: I mean, obviously I would like to what to do, how to play doubles really well. I feel like go to Canada. My friends are there, some of my family Rohan has been a really, really big mentor for me. lives there. For sure I want to go. But with two weeks quarantine, it's impossible to be back right now. Q. What was going through your mind during the second set when the first three games went to him? Q. Will you spend -- DENIS SHAPOVALOV: I mean, nothing. I was just DENIS SHAPOVALOV: I don't know. I have no idea taking it one point at a time. Obviously I knew the games where I'm going after this. I plan to play Rotterdam. were long, but I wasn't trying to focus on them, like, how We'll see where I prepare. long they were. I was just trying to break, or on my serve I was trying to hold. Just focused on the next point. Q. What is that like, to not know where you're going?

104522-1-1004 2021-02-10 07:39:00 GMT Page 1 of 2 That's . That's what makes the sport interesting. It could be really quick games if you're and serve four aces, but it could be very long if you're Denis or Bernard today.

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