By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday March 13, 2024
Indian Wells – How good has Jannik Sinner been taking part in for the reason that season began? American Tommy Paul discovered a brand new approach to describe it. He instructed reporters on Wednesday, after his 6-4, 6-3 win over Luca Nardi, that 22-year-old Sinner is “taking part in bare.”
“He is been taking part in superior tennis,” Paul mentioned. “My health coach taught me a time period that they use in Argentina. When anyone is taking part in unbelievable, it means, like, they are saying they’re taking part in bare, and he is completely taking part in bare proper now. He is taking part in superior tennis.”
Paul, who will face Casper Ruud within the quarterfinals on Thursday at Indian Wells, additionally talked concerning the efficiency of Gael Monfils at Indian Wells, and the way in which that gamers age 36 and older are nonetheless holding their very own on tour.
“It is spectacular. I am 26. My toes harm to stroll on,” Paul mentioned, including: “I used to be speaking about it this morning proper earlier than I went on, with Monfils, I did not notice he was 37 years outdated, turning 38 this yr. It is so spectacular.
“Clearly reveals how a lot they handle their physique. I imply, that is what we’re attempting to do. You realize, now we have to handle our physique. I feel it is one thing that we have all invested in, getting physios which can be full-time with us on the highway. It is an enormous assist for us to increase our careers to that age.”
Final however not least, Paul gave his views on Luca Nardi’s shock upset of Novak Djokovic on Monday night time.
“I feel all of us form of felt like after he dropped the primary set, we have been, like, ‘Okay, we have seen this 1,000,000 instances.’ We have seen Novak come again and win 1,000,000 of these matches.
“That is form of what I used to be considering additionally. However Nardi was taking part in superior tennis. I imply, I actually, I like the child’s recreation quite a bit. I feel he’ll be a very good participant. He was ice chilly on the market. He did not present any emotion, he did not look nervous. I believed that claims quite a bit about him. That is such a giant second for him, and he was completely ice chilly.”
