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 strategy 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 stated. “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 in regards to 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 ft damage to stroll on,” Paul stated, including: “I used to be speaking about it this morning proper earlier than I went on, with Monfils, I did not understand he was 37 years previous, turning 38 this yr. It is so spectacular.
“Clearly exhibits how a lot they maintain their physique. I imply, that is what we’re making an attempt to do. You recognize, we now have to maintain our physique. I believe it is one thing that we have all invested in, getting physios which are 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 believe all of us type of felt like after he dropped the primary set, we had been, like, ‘Okay, we have seen this 1,000,000 occasions.’ We have seen Novak come again and win 1,000,000 of these matches.
“That is type of what I used to be considering additionally. However Nardi was taking part in superior tennis. I imply, I actually, I really like the child’s recreation quite a bit. I believe 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 assumed that claims quite a bit about him. That is such a giant second for him, and he was completely ice chilly.”