I feel that I am respected. The other top players now realize what I am capable of. There is mutual respect among player at this ATP level, everyone … - João Sousa

There are not many people training in Portugal, the ones available were older like Frederico Gil and Rui Machado and in the north region there was no one like in Lisbon, so I had to go for other solutions"

Well, I agree with him [Gilles Simon]. All those that play within the tennis world know how hard it is to enter the top-100 and there is a huge difference between the top players and all the others, or at least those who are a bit ‘lower in the rankings, so yes, I agree

Sousa's a good player, likes playing on clay, although his best results have been on hard courts, he's got a good forehand.