“In the important moments I just tried to make him play, make him run. He has very powerful strokes from back of the court, so he either makes some really amazing shots, down the line mostly, and some great inside out forehands, or he makes a mistake.

It's kind of a gamble playing with him whether you want to step in or try to make him play. It took me a little bit because I played him only once, China couple years ago. So it took me a little bit of time to get used to his serve pattern as well. I didn't expect him to go that much kick wide, but he was kicking the ball a lot and trying to open up the court.

He came out with a good game plan. He's young. He had not much to lose. He was confident obviously winning a lot of matches this year. He was motivated to win. I could see that. It was a straight-set win, but far from easy. It was a tough match.”

“It's normal evolution in life that sooner or later we'll -- the time will come for all of us, and we need some new faces and players that are able to follow and lead the tennis world in the future.

So Dominic is one of the leaders of this generation, no question doubt about it. He's already established himself as a top 20 player last couple years. He's getting stronger and more confident.”