Rafael Nadal is not changing coaches. And he wants the world to know it. And he also wants the world to know that if he loses it’s his fault—not his Uncle Toni’s. After his straight-sets win over Diego Schwartzman on Wednesday, Nadal was asked about bringing in a new coach (something he’s been getting quite a bit of lately), and his reply was a definitive NO.

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“I talked enough about that, no?” Nadal said. “I always believed that when I am playing bad, when I am not winning, you don't have to find excuses outside or reasons outside. You have to look at yourself in the mirror and say, That's my fault. That's the real thing. It's not the fault of other people.”

He continued: “I had an amazing career with this team. I believe in my team. We are working a lot to find the right way. I think we are in the good way. I don't know what's going on in the future, but the real thing is if I have to change something it is myself, not the people around me. If I am able to change myself, to play again with confidence, to play again with less nerves that I played for a lot of moments this year, I am able to touch the ball the way that I am touching the ball this week of practice before the US Open, I will be again where I want to be. So is not a question of coach. Is not a question of physiotherapist or physical trainer. It is a question of myself. I am really decided to work hard to find my way.”

Nadal was then asked about the nerves he referred to in that previous statement, and he gave reporters some insight into his current battle with confidence. “I understand all the time what happened, no?” he said. “When you are hitting a forehand and you don't have the tempo to hit the forehand. If you want to hit the forehand here and you hit the forehand here, it's because you don't have the [mental relaxation]. You are not enough relaxed in your mind to do what you used to do. So if I have nerves, is not the problem of my coach. If I have nerves, it is the problem of myself. If I am playing bad, is the same.”

Nadal, who will face Fabio Fognini in third-round action on Friday, said he feels he’s starting to regain his self-belief that he can prevail in the important moments, but it hasn’t yet become obvious to those who view his matches. He has yet reach a Grand Slam semifinal in 2015, and he’s gone 2-7 vs. the top-10 in 2015.

“With the work, with the talks with my team, with the determination to improve something, I think I am at the end of that process,” he said.

Later he jokingly accused the press of over exaggerating his problems.

“I don't know,” he said. “Seems like I am No. 200 in every press conference. I am not so bad.”

Finally, Nadal explained his rationale for talking to the press about his struggles with confidence, even though many have said that the Spaniard should put on his poker face in press rather than revealing his insecurities for the world to hear.

“In general, the people say, ‘Why you say that? Why you are that honest? You give confidence to the opponent,’” he said, adding. “I believe what happens outside the court, what we are talking about here, [is going to have zero percent on] the next result. The thing is you play well you have chances to win; you play bad, you are going to lose. The sport is simple.”