"I felt my goal was already completed" - Shapovalov on season after winning title

The young Canadian was recognized by the tennis community already back in 2016 when he managed to win the Junior Wimbledon title. It took him 3 more years to win his first ATP title in Stockholm. Now, Shapovalov spoke to ATP Uncovered about how it felt.

“I feel like the end [of the season] was really, really big, a huge step forward for me. But I think it started even before Stockholm. I feel like after Wimbledon, I took a good break, I played Montreal the first tournament back and it was the first time back since my [2017] run and the start of ‘me’, so that just gave me a lot of motivation and [I] remembered the passion and the fight that I have in matches and in tennis," said Shapovalov.

“I felt like my tennis was getting there and I really felt like in Stockholm I could have a chance to go for a good run and obviously I did really well lifting that title. From there, I felt like it was a good weight off my back. There were a couple tournaments where I lost semis, semis, semis, and to kind of get over that barrier and eventually win that title, it was just huge for me," Shapovalov said.

“The last couple tournaments of the year I was just playing freely. I felt my goal was already completed, so it was just about enjoying the end of the year and obviously I was really able to keep my form together in Paris and really go for another great run. That whole week I was really zoning. I beat some really high-level players. I think confidence-wise it was a really big tournament for me," said Shapovalov.

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