After defeating world No. 9 Richard Gasquet and world No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win Marseille, Ernests Gulbis is on the verge of cracking the Top 20 for the first time, but says that is not good enough.
"My long-term goal in tennis isn't to be Top 20. It's to be No. 1," Gulbis told reporters. "Anything less than that wouldn't make me fully satisfied. I don't want to get to 30 years old, look back on my career and say I didn't make something of it. Everybody's looking for satisfaction in life, and my joy and happiness is based on my tennis career…I don't feel I'm in the same league as the [Top 4] yet, I need to prove it. Game-wise, I think that I can be."
Gulbis is now 5-0 in ATP finals with his 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over Tsonga.