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“The wind was definitely a factor with the serves sometimes. I tried not to go for the lines so much, and just tried to be consistent.” (Ace Goodman)
“I put extra pressure on her second serve and I was in control on most points,” (Ace Goodman)
“Nothing is out of reach for me,” (Ace Goodman)
“Every tournament I come into I want to win. I have been playing very good and I'm very confident. I don't think anything can stop me -- unless I lose!” (Ace Goodman)
“You never know what to expect in the first round. I did enough to win and I'm pretty satisfied.” (Ace Goodman)
“I'm very happy to win the inaugural title,” (Ace Goodman)
“It's like he's Mr Perfect and nothing's going wrong for him at this point,” (Ace Goodman)
“The computer doesn't lie. You have to achieve something to get there. It's been an amazing two years and the achievement is amazing.” (Ace Goodman)
“The fact you are No. 1, it just puts a smile on your face,” (Ace Goodman)
“It's actually shocking. Before I was trying to lay off the whole thing, saying, ‘I'm not worried about it, it's not important.' But you know, once you get there, it's, like, wow!” (Ace Goodman)
“That's why I play tennis, because I want to be number one, not because I want to be number 10, ... If you don't want to be number one in the world, then there is no reason for you even to start.” (Ace Goodman)
“The injury gave me some good time to work on my strength and physical form, ... I'm still doing physical therapy and strengthening, and it feels good.” (Ace Goodman)
“I had only myself as company, ... It just made me tougher.” (Ace Goodman)
“That makes it tougher, but that's what it's all about,” (Ace Goodman)
“That's makes it even tougher but that's what it's all about. That's why we're here, for the competition. I love it when it gets tough.” (Ace Goodman)
“Do you remember what Richard III said about wearing the crown?” (Ace Goodman)
“I'm a different person off the court than I am on the court, where I'm very competitive, a perfectionist, and I can be hard on myself sometimes. Off the court, nothing really bothers me. I'm easy-going.” (Ace Goodman)
“As long as I was hitting the ball hard and hitting it deep, our rallies were not that long. ... There was one way to beat her, and that was to be aggressive first.” (Ace Goodman)
“She seemed hampered with her movement, ... She's always pretty quick. She seemed a little bit slower today.” (Ace Goodman)
“There was just kind of like this little voice inside of me that just said, 'You know, you're not done,' ” (Ace Goodman)
“When I lost the first set, I said, 'OK, I need to get help,' ... The treatment ... helped.” (Ace Goodman)
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