“I think I was 103 before COVID came. It was tough to start again and find my level, because you're focusing so much on this top 100 and everybody's asking me, ‘When are you going to make it?’ and stuff like that. Sometimes it's tough to deal with those things because you already put so much pressure on yourself.
I'm really trying to not think about it too much. I'm just trying to really focus on the things I have to do on-court and off-court and I'm sure it will follow if I keep going like this. I feel like I'm a better player than I was last year.
We met at the Federation. We were both practicing there and after a few years, we got really close and then it just happened. It was a surprise because I never had any girlfriends before her — I couldn't say that I was really interested in women before.
My family was struggling a bit. They were having a tough time with it when I first came out. After a while, for sure they were supportive. Alison’s family was great from the start and ...