the canadian Felix Auger-Aliassimeninth in the ATP world ranking, told Efe on Monday that his coach, the Spaniard Tony Nadalwith whom he works with the goal of growing as a professional, is a technician who “covers all areas.”
“Toni is a great person; he covers all areas; he emphasizes the importance of discipline, in the mental aspect, the physical aspect and much more,” the champion of this year’s 500 tournament in Rotterdam is told Efe in an interview.
Considered one of the jewels of the ATP circuit, Auger-Aliassime began training with Toni Nadal early in the 2021 season and soon showed progress, breaking into the top four of the ATP Tour. US Openimprove their performance on clay and enter the elite group of 10 best.
“Toni not only cares about tennis, but about life in general,” emphasized the player, who received praise from the Spaniard for his quality as a person, his discipline, his education, and, above all, for his talent in playing tennis.
With a good serve, a good two-handed backhand and good mobility on the court, Auger-Aliassime has nine finals on the tour; He has been fragile in the decisive moments of the championships, but, led by Nadal, he has already won in Rotterdam this year, with a resounding 6-4, 6-2 over the Greek. Stefanos Tistipaswhich is located fifth in the ranking.
When discussing the interiorities of the job with Toni, she revealed that they were communicating in French because the Hispanic knew that language and she knew very little Spanish.
“Toni’s French is fluent. I know a little Spanish, ‘thank you’, ‘hello, how are you’, ‘everything is fine’ and some other phrases to order food or introduce myself,” he confessed.
Auger-Aliassime is the second favorite of Los Cabos is open which starts this Monday; in the ATP 250 tournament, he will go to the first round and in the second he will face the winner between the Australian John Millman, number 76 in the ranking, and the Mexican Alex Hernandezwho reached the main draw via ‘wild card’ (guest).
If he advances, the Canadian will find himself in the semifinals with the British Cameron Norry, defending the title and twelfth in the ranking, while on the other side of the table the favorites to reach the top four stages are the Russian Daniel Medvedev number one in the ranking, and the Serbian Myomir Kecmanovicracket 38 of the ATP.
“I feel confident; a good part of the year is coming and I want to believe that it will be the best season for me. Next week I will celebrate my birthday on August 8 at the tournament in Montreal, at home, with my ‘fans’, with family and people who love me. It will be something special,” he said.
Auger-Aliassime admits he has room for improvement as a professional; he can still play better than he used to and he feels that in a short time he will be a candidate to win Grand Slam tournaments.
“Last year I made the semi-final at the US Open, I am close. Winning the Grand Slam depends on many circumstances, but in a short time I will be ready,” he observed.
The Canadian accepted that as a professional he does not forget that tennis is a game and he should enjoy everything like when he was young, although the reality is different from 10 years ago, when he dreamed of entering the tour and if where is he now .
“It’s different, but I’m still happy,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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