I don't really remember a loss where I felt this bad afterward. I've never felt better going into a Slam than I did here. This has totally blindsided me.

I don't really remember a loss where I've felt this bad afterwards,

Luckily, I had some great serves when I needed to.

My aggression out there is my weapon. I think it's more letting them know that I'm not going to let them get away with something, and I'm not just going to kind of poke it back and be content to stay in rallies.

I don't think anyone in their right mind takes me serious.

I was sitting there in May not really playing much after the French, kind of deciding what route I wanted to go, ... I didn't really expect to finish up so strong. To have a Grand Slam title and then the Champions Race No. 1 trophy as well, it's been a ride since then.