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Mint
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
French Open 2025: Who to watch for at Roland Garros
Mohamed, remember when tennis was easy?" Alexander Bublik needled chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani during a changeover in his round of 16 match against Jakub Menšík at the Madrid Masters last month. 'Like five years ago it was super easy to play tennis. A bunch of random people in the top 50, barely moving. Now this guy is not even top 5, not even top 10. F*** is that?" Though Bublik's entertaining tennis took him to World No.17 last year, the Kazakh is known more for his histrionics and sometimes controversial comments. But in Madrid, where he duly went on to lose 3-6, 2-6 to Menšík, the 27-year-old provided an incisive commentary on the changing landscape of men's tennis. A few years ago, it was a handful of players, namely Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, who dominated the sport, leaving the rest fighting for scraps. But the end of the Big 3 era means every player believes they are in with a fighting chance for the big prizes. Infused with this new sense of self-belief, the younger generation is hitting the ball bigger and bolder than ever. They are not bowing down to the established world order. Teen sensation Menšík blindsided everyone by racing to a title win at the Miami Masters, an ATP 1000 event that sits just below the Grand Slams in the sport's tournament hierarchy. The 19-year-old owns a powerful serve and has the big groundstrokes to dictate play from the baseline. He put them to great effect in Miami, blowing past more seasoned players like Arthur Fils and Taylor Fritz in the earlier round. In the final, he defeated Novak Djokovic to win his first tour title. Menšík fired 14 aces and faced just one break point against the best returner in the game to win in two tie-break sets. Also read: From local courts to global dreams: India's women are rewriting tennis from the ground up Menšík's triumph in Miami has created a definite buzz, but he is not the only one to defy odds and take coveted titles this year. Just two weeks before the Czech's breakthrough performance, Briton Jack Draper had snagged the Indian Wells Masters title. On the long clay stretch, Carlos Alcaraz won in Monte Carlo and Rome, Casper Ruud in Madrid. Alexander Zverev ruled in Munich; Holger Rune claimed the crown in Barcelona. There are no set narratives, no overwhelming favourites anymore. It's anyone's game now. CIRCLE OF LIFE That sense of flux can be felt most keenly on clay, at its showpiece event, the French Open. The former kingdom of Rafael Nadal. No athlete has ever dominated a tournament quite like 'Rafa" ruled Roland Garros. Fourteen titles, five in a row from 2010-14, a 112-4 win-loss record. Nadal was singular in his pursuit for greatness on terre battue (beaten earth), the most attritional playing surface in the game. That was another way of saying the most tedious surface, till Nadal came along in all his gladiatorial glory. Sleeveless T-shirts, cut-off pants, bulging biceps and flying locks. In the end, it was time, and not a young challenger that snatched away his crown. Having started his incredible run at Roland Garros with a title win on debut in 2005, Nadal was knocked out in the first round by Zverev last year. When the 2025 French Open begins, on Sunday, it will mark the first time in 20 years that Nadal is not in the reckoning. However, the 38-year-old, who retired from the sport in November, will still make the trip to Paris. The Grand Slam will honour Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, and his legacy with a special ceremony on the opening day. It may also remind us that Nadal was an anomaly in history. And a tough act to follow. In the run up to the 2025 French Open, responsibility to carry the torch forward has been foisted upon the top two players in the world—Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz and Sinner are not only the leaders of the new generation, but they also split the four Grand Slam titles in 2024. While the Italian clinched the hard-court majors, Australian Open and US Open, Alcaraz won the European Slams, French Open and Wimbledon. Sinner defended the Australian Open title earlier this year, but it hasn't been all smooth sailing for him. The Italian, who was caught in the doping net last year, as he twice tested positive for banned anabolic steroid clostebol, was finally suspended for three months this season. It had already been deemed that Sinner did not have 'intention to dope" and was thus given a reduced sentence. The timing of the ban could not have been better—tidily positioned in the window between the first two majors of the year. His ban ended just before the start of the Italian Open. During his time off, Sinner was not once knocked off his World No.1 pedestal. Cheered on belligerently by his home crowd at Rome's Foro Italico, Sinner showed very few signs of his three-month exile. A blazing 6-0, 6-1 win over Ruud, who was fresh off his Madrid triumph and is a two-time French Open finalist, was the highlight of his dominant run in Rome. It took an extraordinary performance from Alcaraz to stop Sinner in the final and snap his 26-match winning streak. With a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Sinner, the Spaniard ended the run up to the French Open the way he had started it—win an ATP 1000 Masters title triumph. 'Today I started the match really well," Alcaraz said of the Rome final. 'Tactically since the beginning till the last ball, I didn't lose the focus, which is great for me…I didn't do a roller-coaster." It was just the kind of result he needed as he prepares to defend his French Open crown for the very first time. Alcaraz comes from a long line of Spanish conquerors in Paris, but he doesn't have a game tailored for clay. He is a little more adventurous, likes to make the play rather than waiting, deep in the trenches, for his rivals to make mistakes. The Spaniard's bravado and versatility has already brought him four Grand Slam titles. But winning last year's French Open, a rite of passage for any good Spanish player, would have taken a weight off his back. Only 22, Alcaraz could be gearing up to building his own legacy in Paris. Also read: Against the odds: Meet the next generation of India's women tennis players This year's Roland Garros though feels the most open it has been in years. Not only because Sinner-Alcaraz are yet to ascend the level of consistency that set the Big 3 era apart, or because the second rung of players will come at them hard, but also because the last of the old guard is quickly fading. Djokovic stands on the brink of history, unsure of his future. The 38-year-old is one major short of becoming the most successful Grand Slammer, one tour title away from completing a tally of 100. But those milestones are looking too far. He hasn't won a Grand Slam title in over a year, and his last big win came at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Serb began the European clay-court swing with two straight defeats and is reeling. '(This is) kind of new reality for me, trying to win a match or two, not really thinking about getting far in the tournament," he said after losing to Alejandro Tabilo in Monte Carlo. 'Things are different, obviously, with my strokes, with my body, with my movement. But that's, I guess, the circle of life and the career. I will try to make the most out of these new circumstances, particularly on Grand Slams, where it counts the most. I'm not going into Roland Garros as one of the main favourites. Maybe that can help, I don't know, we will see." SHIFTING SANDS The balance of power also seems to be shifting in the women's field. Iga Świątek, the French Open champion in four of the last five years, hasn't quite recovered ground since coming back from a doping suspension at the start of the season. Though she never enjoyed autonomy on hard courts, Świątek dominated the clay season. In 2025, however, she didn't even make the final in the three tournaments she played on the red dirt. While Jeļena Ostapenko stopped her in Stuttgart, Coco Gauff handed her a 6-1, 6-1 drubbing in Madrid semi-final while Danielle Collins swept past her in Rome. The Pole enters Roland Garros at World No.5, the lowest she has been ranked since 2022, and a crisis of confidence. In her absence, the list of challengers for the French crown has grown. World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka leads the WTA Tour with three titles and six finals so far this season. Even though Sabalenka's big-hitting game is somewhat muted on clay, she powered through to the finals in Stuttgart and won the title in Madrid. Then there is Jasmine Paolini, who captured the double crown at the Italian Open and Gauff, who reached the finals in Rome and Madrid. A little left of the field is Qinwen Zheng, whose most glorious moment came at Roland Garros last year, not at French Open but when she won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Chinese player scored another statement win over Sabalenka, in the Italian Open quarterfinals, to remind of the threat she poses. The one player though that has re-energised the women's field this season is Mirra Andreeva. The Russian prodigy proved her mettle on the big stage as she clinched back-to-back WTA 1000 titles in Dubai and Indian Wells. The 17-year-old has the firepower to unsettle the biggest names in the game, but what sets her apart is her tactical maturity and flexibility, drawing comparisons with the great Martina Hingis. Andreeva defeated four Grand Slam champions—Markéta Vondroušová, Elena Rybakina, Świątek and Sabalenka—during that dream run. It may only be a matter of time before she joins their elite club. Deepti Patwardhan is a sportswriter based in Mumbai. Also read: Tennis: Who will replace Rafael Nadal as the master of clay?
Glasgow Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
The Murray-Djokovic partnership is over. So what next for the Scot?
What is surprising, though, is that it's come to an end at this moment in time. When the pair, who have 27 grand slam titles between them, paired up it was, it's fair to say, something of a shock. Murray had hung up his own racquet only three months earlier and Djokovic was, it seemed, relatively happy with his existing coaching set-up. The reverberations of the announcement of one of the most star-studded partnerships the sport had ever seen was, unsurprisingly, significant. There had been much speculation about Murray's post-tennis life and although coaching had been touted as a possibility, few had expected his move into the coaching sphere to come quite so soon, or with such a high profile player. The potential of the most successful player of all time in Djokovic, and one of the game's great tacticians in Murray joining up was considerable. That potential, however, failed to turn into results. Djokovic went into the 2025 Australian Open looking for his eleventh title in Melbourne. Despite a glorious defeat of Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, the title was a step too far, with Djokovic withdrawing mid-way through his semi-final. His withdrawal was the disappointing but what was far more disappointing was the lack of apparent fire in Djokovic's belly in that semi-final match. Djokovic is renowned for the never-say-die attitude he's developed in the second half of his career and for it to be so obviously lacking would surely have been of considerable concern to Murray as he sat courtside. (Image: Getty Images) Murray, who left a wife, four small children and a comfortable life at home to travel to Melbourne to work with Djokovic, was surely not interested in investing his time and energy in a partnership in which his charge wasn't fully committed? The lacklustre performances by Djokovic continued post-Australian Open, with the early tournament exits far outnumbering the lone good run he had to the final of the Miami Masters in March. As each poor result was notched up, so too the likelihood increased that Murray and Djokovic's partnership would not last. And so it turned out. On Tuesday both players put messages on their social media, thanking the other and giving the impression the split has been entirely amicable. For Djokovic, his immediate future is clear; he will head to Roland Garros looking for a fourth French Open title, but it seems certain his primary target for the year is Wimbledon, where Djokovic is most likely to one last grand slam title to his CV. It's Murray's future which is considerably less certain. There are the obvious things with which Murray will fill his time, most notably his family, and playing golf which, in the immediate aftermath of his retirement he seemed entirely content with. His longer-term future, though, is far less clear. Despite his coaching partnership with Djokovic turning out to be little more than a damp squib, it's inconceivable that Murray's coaching sojourn will amount to a few months with the Serb and nothing more. So I'm certain this is not the last we've seen of Andy Murray the coach. What is far less clear is when he will return, and with who. Murray has the makings of an excellent coachReturning to the coaching box before Wimbledon seems unlikely. Mid-season coaching changes are always less common than end-of-season appointments and at this particularly busy time in the schedule, there are a few players looking to tinker with their coaching set up . But as the year progresses and the season comes to an end, there will be more than a few players taking a serious look at adding Murray to their coaching team. The British players are the most obvious choices for Murray to team-up with. There's Jack Draper who has become Murray successor. The English man is up to fifth in the world rankings and having found a run of fitness for the first time in quite some while, he's now competing with the world's very best. Murray and Draper know each other well from their time as Davis Cup teammates and the pair seem to have a good rapport. Murray has gone through everything Draper has ahead of him, from negotiating the latter stages of grand slams to dealing with the pressure of the British media and public. Murray would be invaluable in terms of the advice he could give Draper. And that's before the Scot even has any tennis input. But Draper has an extremely settled coaching team and it's one which has turned him into a truly world-class player. Tinkering with that would certainly be a risk for Draper, even considering the fact it would be Murray who would be the addition. Then there's Emma Raducanu. The calls from tennis observers for Murray to coach Raducanu have been loud but in reality the prospect of it happening seems close to zero. Firstly, there's the coach retention problem that Raducanu clearly has, with her inability to stick with any coach for any considerable length of time having become a running joke within the tennis world. That kind of uncertainty is something Murray, given he doesn't need to be a coach at all, could do without. And there's the animosity that was caused between the pair last summer when Raducanu withdrew last minute from their mixed doubles match at Wimbledon in what would have been Murray's last game ever at the All England Club. There's Jacob Fearnley, the fast rising Scot. Fearnley has produced a quite remarkable improvement in recent months and is now sitting pretty at 57th in the world. The 23-year-old has made progress that few predicted and, of course, with both being Scottish it's a nice angle but ultimately one that likely will not be enough of a pull for Murray. That leaves, then, the players outwith Britain. I can't see Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz inviting Murray to join their team. What I can see though, is a bus load of players one notch down from Sinner and Alcaraz scrambling to secure Murray's services. When Murray began working with Djokovic, I wrote in these pages that the Scot is a fabulous addition to any tennis player's armoury. That belief still stands. My money is on Murray, in time, teaming up with a young prospect like João Fonseca or Jakub Mensik. Both are still teenagers, have a voracious appetite for hard work and have the potential to compete regularly for grand slam titles. Indeed, watching Murray embark on a coaching journey with a young player such as either of this pair would tell us far more abut his coaching abilities than his time with Djokovic ever did. I can't predict exactly what Murray's next move will be. But one thing I'm sure of is we'll see him return to the coaching box very soon.
The Herald Scotland
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
The Murray-Djokovic partnership is over. So what next for the Scot?
When the pair, who have 27 grand slam titles between them, paired up it was, it's fair to say, something of a shock. Murray had hung up his own racquet only three months earlier and Djokovic was, it seemed, relatively happy with his existing coaching set-up. The reverberations of the announcement of one of the most star-studded partnerships the sport had ever seen was, unsurprisingly, significant. There had been much speculation about Murray's post-tennis life and although coaching had been touted as a possibility, few had expected his move into the coaching sphere to come quite so soon, or with such a high profile player. The potential of the most successful player of all time in Djokovic, and one of the game's great tacticians in Murray joining up was considerable. That potential, however, failed to turn into results. Djokovic went into the 2025 Australian Open looking for his eleventh title in Melbourne. Despite a glorious defeat of Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, the title was a step too far, with Djokovic withdrawing mid-way through his semi-final. His withdrawal was the disappointing but what was far more disappointing was the lack of apparent fire in Djokovic's belly in that semi-final match. Djokovic is renowned for the never-say-die attitude he's developed in the second half of his career and for it to be so obviously lacking would surely have been of considerable concern to Murray as he sat courtside. (Image: Getty Images) Murray, who left a wife, four small children and a comfortable life at home to travel to Melbourne to work with Djokovic, was surely not interested in investing his time and energy in a partnership in which his charge wasn't fully committed? The lacklustre performances by Djokovic continued post-Australian Open, with the early tournament exits far outnumbering the lone good run he had to the final of the Miami Masters in March. As each poor result was notched up, so too the likelihood increased that Murray and Djokovic's partnership would not last. And so it turned out. On Tuesday both players put messages on their social media, thanking the other and giving the impression the split has been entirely amicable. For Djokovic, his immediate future is clear; he will head to Roland Garros looking for a fourth French Open title, but it seems certain his primary target for the year is Wimbledon, where Djokovic is most likely to one last grand slam title to his CV. It's Murray's future which is considerably less certain. There are the obvious things with which Murray will fill his time, most notably his family, and playing golf which, in the immediate aftermath of his retirement he seemed entirely content with. His longer-term future, though, is far less clear. Despite his coaching partnership with Djokovic turning out to be little more than a damp squib, it's inconceivable that Murray's coaching sojourn will amount to a few months with the Serb and nothing more. So I'm certain this is not the last we've seen of Andy Murray the coach. What is far less clear is when he will return, and with who. Murray has the makings of an excellent coachReturning to the coaching box before Wimbledon seems unlikely. Mid-season coaching changes are always less common than end-of-season appointments and at this particularly busy time in the schedule, there are a few players looking to tinker with their coaching set up . But as the year progresses and the season comes to an end, there will be more than a few players taking a serious look at adding Murray to their coaching team. The British players are the most obvious choices for Murray to team-up with. There's Jack Draper who has become Murray successor. The English man is up to fifth in the world rankings and having found a run of fitness for the first time in quite some while, he's now competing with the world's very best. Murray and Draper know each other well from their time as Davis Cup teammates and the pair seem to have a good rapport. Murray has gone through everything Draper has ahead of him, from negotiating the latter stages of grand slams to dealing with the pressure of the British media and public. Murray would be invaluable in terms of the advice he could give Draper. And that's before the Scot even has any tennis input. But Draper has an extremely settled coaching team and it's one which has turned him into a truly world-class player. Tinkering with that would certainly be a risk for Draper, even considering the fact it would be Murray who would be the addition. Then there's Emma Raducanu. The calls from tennis observers for Murray to coach Raducanu have been loud but in reality the prospect of it happening seems close to zero. Firstly, there's the coach retention problem that Raducanu clearly has, with her inability to stick with any coach for any considerable length of time having become a running joke within the tennis world. That kind of uncertainty is something Murray, given he doesn't need to be a coach at all, could do without. And there's the animosity that was caused between the pair last summer when Raducanu withdrew last minute from their mixed doubles match at Wimbledon in what would have been Murray's last game ever at the All England Club. There's Jacob Fearnley, the fast rising Scot. Fearnley has produced a quite remarkable improvement in recent months and is now sitting pretty at 57th in the world. The 23-year-old has made progress that few predicted and, of course, with both being Scottish it's a nice angle but ultimately one that likely will not be enough of a pull for Murray. That leaves, then, the players outwith Britain. I can't see Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz inviting Murray to join their team. What I can see though, is a bus load of players one notch down from Sinner and Alcaraz scrambling to secure Murray's services. When Murray began working with Djokovic, I wrote in these pages that the Scot is a fabulous addition to any tennis player's armoury. That belief still stands. My money is on Murray, in time, teaming up with a young prospect like João Fonseca or Jakub Mensik. Both are still teenagers, have a voracious appetite for hard work and have the potential to compete regularly for grand slam titles. Indeed, watching Murray embark on a coaching journey with a young player such as either of this pair would tell us far more abut his coaching abilities than his time with Djokovic ever did. I can't predict exactly what Murray's next move will be. But one thing I'm sure of is we'll see him return to the coaching box very soon.
The National
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The National
The Murray-Djokovic partnership is over. So what next for the Scot?
What is surprising, though, is that it's come to an end at this moment in time. When the pair, who have 27 grand slam titles between them, paired up it was, it's fair to say, something of a shock. Murray had hung up his own racquet only three months earlier and Djokovic was, it seemed, relatively happy with his existing coaching set-up. The reverberations of the announcement of one of the most star-studded partnerships the sport had ever seen was, unsurprisingly, significant. There had been much speculation about Murray's post-tennis life and although coaching had been touted as a possibility, few had expected his move into the coaching sphere to come quite so soon, or with such a high profile player. The potential of the most successful player of all time in Djokovic, and one of the game's great tacticians in Murray joining up was considerable. That potential, however, failed to turn into results. Djokovic went into the 2025 Australian Open looking for his eleventh title in Melbourne. Despite a glorious defeat of Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, the title was a step too far, with Djokovic withdrawing mid-way through his semi-final. His withdrawal was the disappointing but what was far more disappointing was the lack of apparent fire in Djokovic's belly in that semi-final match. Djokovic is renowned for the never-say-die attitude he's developed in the second half of his career and for it to be so obviously lacking would surely have been of considerable concern to Murray as he sat courtside. (Image: Getty Images) Murray, who left a wife, four small children and a comfortable life at home to travel to Melbourne to work with Djokovic, was surely not interested in investing his time and energy in a partnership in which his charge wasn't fully committed? The lacklustre performances by Djokovic continued post-Australian Open, with the early tournament exits far outnumbering the lone good run he had to the final of the Miami Masters in March. As each poor result was notched up, so too the likelihood increased that Murray and Djokovic's partnership would not last. And so it turned out. On Tuesday both players put messages on their social media, thanking the other and giving the impression the split has been entirely amicable. For Djokovic, his immediate future is clear; he will head to Roland Garros looking for a fourth French Open title, but it seems certain his primary target for the year is Wimbledon, where Djokovic is most likely to one last grand slam title to his CV. It's Murray's future which is considerably less certain. There are the obvious things with which Murray will fill his time, most notably his family, and playing golf which, in the immediate aftermath of his retirement he seemed entirely content with. His longer-term future, though, is far less clear. Despite his coaching partnership with Djokovic turning out to be little more than a damp squib, it's inconceivable that Murray's coaching sojourn will amount to a few months with the Serb and nothing more. So I'm certain this is not the last we've seen of Andy Murray the coach. What is far less clear is when he will return, and with who. Murray has the makings of an excellent coachReturning to the coaching box before Wimbledon seems unlikely. Mid-season coaching changes are always less common than end-of-season appointments and at this particularly busy time in the schedule, there are a few players looking to tinker with their coaching set up . But as the year progresses and the season comes to an end, there will be more than a few players taking a serious look at adding Murray to their coaching team. The British players are the most obvious choices for Murray to team-up with. There's Jack Draper who has become Murray successor. The English man is up to fifth in the world rankings and having found a run of fitness for the first time in quite some while, he's now competing with the world's very best. Murray and Draper know each other well from their time as Davis Cup teammates and the pair seem to have a good rapport. Murray has gone through everything Draper has ahead of him, from negotiating the latter stages of grand slams to dealing with the pressure of the British media and public. Murray would be invaluable in terms of the advice he could give Draper. And that's before the Scot even has any tennis input. But Draper has an extremely settled coaching team and it's one which has turned him into a truly world-class player. Tinkering with that would certainly be a risk for Draper, even considering the fact it would be Murray who would be the addition. Then there's Emma Raducanu. The calls from tennis observers for Murray to coach Raducanu have been loud but in reality the prospect of it happening seems close to zero. Firstly, there's the coach retention problem that Raducanu clearly has, with her inability to stick with any coach for any considerable length of time having become a running joke within the tennis world. That kind of uncertainty is something Murray, given he doesn't need to be a coach at all, could do without. And there's the animosity that was caused between the pair last summer when Raducanu withdrew last minute from their mixed doubles match at Wimbledon in what would have been Murray's last game ever at the All England Club. There's Jacob Fearnley, the fast rising Scot. Fearnley has produced a quite remarkable improvement in recent months and is now sitting pretty at 57th in the world. The 23-year-old has made progress that few predicted and, of course, with both being Scottish it's a nice angle but ultimately one that likely will not be enough of a pull for Murray. That leaves, then, the players outwith Britain. I can't see Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz inviting Murray to join their team. What I can see though, is a bus load of players one notch down from Sinner and Alcaraz scrambling to secure Murray's services. When Murray began working with Djokovic, I wrote in these pages that the Scot is a fabulous addition to any tennis player's armoury. That belief still stands. My money is on Murray, in time, teaming up with a young prospect like João Fonseca or Jakub Mensik. Both are still teenagers, have a voracious appetite for hard work and have the potential to compete regularly for grand slam titles. Indeed, watching Murray embark on a coaching journey with a young player such as either of this pair would tell us far more abut his coaching abilities than his time with Djokovic ever did. I can't predict exactly what Murray's next move will be. But one thing I'm sure of is we'll see him return to the coaching box very soon.
United News of India
28-04-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Djokovic faces new reality after Madrid exit
Madrid, Apr 28 (UNI) Novak Djokovic says he is facing up to a "new reality" after losing his opening match for the second successive tournament. The Serb, seeking a fourth Madrid Open title, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by Italian Matteo Arnaldi. Djokovic made his Madrid debut in 2006 and won the tournament in 2011, 2016 and 2019. However, he said does not yet know if he will play again in Madrid following Saturday's loss to a player ranked 44 in the world, the BBC reported. When asked if it was his final match there, he said: "I'm not sure if I will come back. So, I don't know. "I mean, I'll come back, maybe not as a player. I hope it's not, but it could be." Djokovic said his "level of tennis is not where I would like it to be", and added: "I lost to a better player. "I've had a few of these this year where I lose in the first round, unfortunately." It was a third consecutive defeat for the 24-time Grand Slam winner, who is seeking a 100th career title. He also lost in his opening match in Monte Carlo this month, after being beaten in the Miami Masters final in March. "It's a kind of new reality for me, I have to say," he said. "You know, trying to win a match or two, not really thinking about getting far in the tournament. "It's a completely different feeling from what I had in 20-plus years of professional tennis, so it's kind of a challenge for me mentally to really face these kind of sensations on the court, going out early now regularly in the tournaments. "But that's, I guess, the circle of life and the career. Eventually it was going to happen." UNI BM
