This week on the ATP Tennis Podcast…
CARLOS ALCARAZ ON 2022 – “It was a dream season for me, so many big titles. You have to believe in yourself, you have to believe you can win every match, every tournament, you know. I want more in every tournament and that’s the key to everything, to believe in yourself, to be calm and to be your hundred percent your whole year and to be strong in the tough moments.”
ALEXANDER ZVEREV ON PLAYING WITH DIABETES – “When you get this illness at a young age, you get a lot of doubt in you and people give you a lot of doubt because I’ve always had doctors telling me, with an illness like that you will never be a professional athlete, especially not in a physical sport like tennis and I want to make sure that the message is out there that you really can and that you should never put limits on yourself just because you have an illness like that.”
RICHARD KRAJICEK ON THE ROLE OF TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR – “I retired young and through injury and then I got the offer to be Tournament Director in Rotterdam, the biggest tournament we have in Holland and I though it was a great way to stay close to tennis, but to not have to travel too much as I have a young family. It was a great way to stay with tennis, travel to the big tournaments and re-educate myself and I’m very lucky to be surrounded by such a good team and I’m just a part of it.”
FRANCES TIAFOE ON HIS FIRST TITLE IN DELRAY BEACH – “I grew up playing a lot in south Florida so to win my first title there was pretty cool and to beat one of my idols, Del Potro. I was very nervous for that match because I just wanted to beat him. It was tough, I barely got over the line that day, so I was just happy that I beat him. To be across the court from Delpo was just an honour and to be able to shake his hand with a win was something I’ll never forget and I’m happy that was our last time playing.”
HOLGER RUNE ON HIS AMBITIONS FOR 2023 – “This year my goal is definitely to qualify for Turin and not only be alternative, but it was a nice experience. I feel I’m doing a few things better than in 2022 which is nice, I’ve improved a lot of things, so it’s a positive sign, but I’m only nineteen and have a lot of things to learn.”
DANIIL MEDVEDEV ON WHAT IT’S LIKE DEFENDING A NUMBER ONE POSITION – “I heard from ex tennis players who say when they look back it was tough to defend a number one position and if I look at my rankings, my results, I have to say it tough but I didn’t feel much, I felt really happy to be there, I had a lot of points and I liked being in the position where everyone wanted to beat you, so I don’t think it was a problem for me, but many people say it could be you know, so it’s about guessing and I don’t know what’s the truth.”
PLUS….DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN IS TASKED BY ATP UNCOVERED TO ANSWER QUIZ QUESTIONS ON HIS OWN CAREER
– Show presented by Seb Lauzier
– Interviews by Richard Connelly
– Features by ATP Uncovered
Source Tennis – ATP World Tour
