What makes me different is that I started tennis in competition later than everyone. I have always been far of the best players of my age but the last couples of years I never stopped improving my game and I got closer to them. The fact that I started competing late gives me a mental freshness to keep working hard and a great desire to push my limits.

I want to compete in college because I have always loved being part of a team. When I play for my team, I am ready to give everything to them and it brings out the best in me and my game. Moreover, I think that by being part of a team, we can inspire each other and pull each other up, and I love that energy.

My college goal is obviously to graduate first. But I really want to use my college years to improve my tennis game and take a lot of experience in playing in a college team. I think playing for a college team can make me learn to deal with another kind of pressure and prepare myself for the ATP tour.

I don’t give myself any limits in tennis or in life. I just want to give my best and having no regrets in a few years, wherever I may be.