“When you have a positive week, like I did at Roland Garros, it gives you the confidence that you’re doing the right thing, that you have the right process, the right team, etc. I’ll try to bring the same to Nottingham.

“I’m hitting for the first time on grass today and I’ll try to adapt the best I can, but I’m definitely bringing that Paris energy.”

What made 27-year-old’s achievements so impressive last year was just how little she had played on grass before. Haddad Maia says it’s still a surface she’s learning more about and one that has the potential to throw up many surprises.

“I think the grass teaches you that sometimes things are out of your control,” she said. “Sometimes the ball can come through much faster than you expect and can be difficult to judge. You can definitely do things that you can’t do on a clay or a hard court and you can be creative.”

Haddad Maia comes into the Rothesay Open Nottingham this year as the second seed behind only world No.8 Maria Sakkari and will be one of the hot favourites for the title.

Her campaign will get underway on Tuesday against Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko, before a meeting with either new British No.1 Katie Boulter or Emily Appleton in round two.