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ATP Tennis Podcast: Fritz’s Coach Russell Discusses U.S. Star’s Progress

This week on the ATP Tennis Podcast…

MICHAEL RUSSELL ON TAYLOR FRITZ – “It’s managing the ups and downs and not getting too high or too low. Taylor won Indian Wells which was incredible, the way he played so well, and it’s understanding that this is your level. That you do belong as a Top 10 player and you can be there and compete for Grand Slam titles, and at the same time not get complacent and expect yourself to play at this level all the time.”

MARCOS GIRON ON HIS MINDSET – “I was losing a lot of close matches a few years ago and then I went and played in Los Cabos against [Juan Martin] Del Potro who was Top 5 in the world. I was serving for the first set and it’s all of a sudden, the realisation that it’s not really the tennis that’s holding me back. Then after that I went and lost pre-qualifying at a Challenger and it’s like, you got to re-adjust and figure it out, because it’s not just about the game.”

NICK MONROE ON FRANCES TIAFOE – “Playing doubles improves your singles and we saw that last year with Frances when we played a lot of doubles together. It really improved his singles ranking and he would talk about it a lot, how he felt more comfortable moving forward, coming to the net, serving and volleying. It’s just a lot of fun playing with the younger generation as they have so much energy.”

BRAD STINE ON TOMMY PAUL – “When we started in 2019 just after the US Open, Tommy was pretty loosey-goosey in his preparation and everything else. At the same time, he was already transitioning to be more professional, but at the same time it was important for me to recognise that I didn’t want to take the fun out of what Tommy was doing. He’s made progress through the rankings. He’s just naturally become more focussed and he has high expectations on where he wants to be.”

PLUS ATP UNCOVERED’S FEATURE WITH JENSON BROOKSBY AND WHAT IN HIS TRAVEL BAG

– Podcast presented by Brian Clark
– Interviews by Jill Craybas, Candy Reid, Anne-Marie Batson, Seb Lauzier & Chris Bowers
Jenson Brooksby Feature by ATP Uncovered

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