Yoshihito Nishioka v Carlos Alcaraz Full Match | Australian Open 2025 Second Round

Yoshihito Nishioka v Carlos Alcaraz Full Match | Australian Open 2025 Second Round

15 left [Applause] 30 nice quick points start off with here for alaras Carlos Ferrero looking on rest of the team down on court side which is generally been the place that the teams have decided to sit you instantly see the power and the accuracy don’t you the the better players the great players like this one they generate the power but they hit it with accuracy it’s almost like they’re hitting within themselves they’re not red lining but they still create this power to put you on the back foot he gets your attention straight away doesn’t he yeah he does and what obviously gets our attention is this new motion that he’s been working on he said it’s a lot looser his hands a lot looser uh he feels as though he was holding it a little bit stiffly it’s much more fluid at the top there used to be actually a two-part serve and now you can see that that racket although slowing up continues to go to hit the ball so it is very much a one piece now for alcarez set in his presser after his opening round win against shevchenko still not entirely natural uh I still have to think about it in the match compared to him practice but it’s getting better and the other thing that he changed of course uh was putting about five G of weight in the neck of the racket so a lot of Spanish players have a lot of weight at the top end of the racket in the head Carlos uh had a pretty light racket in general what about raer he he had a very light racket right compared to in the decades before when some of the records got to 400 gram his was quite light where was his weight do you know was it was it in the neck is no his was in the head his was in the head yeah but I think generally the the weight would have been a lot less than Generations before Jee where’s that for for most players for most of us Mortals that is one heck of a shot I think for Carlos it’s just run of the mill 15 30 f [Applause] [Music] 154 Rafa was around about 340 gram when it was uh strung uh before the change for alcaraz he was sitting at about 330 G strong game well I appreciate you knowing that put you on the spot there so I apologize for that but I know that you are a font of knowledge I know you’ve got it if it’s not in there already it’s at your fingertips but that’s great information isn’t it because 330 10 G less than raer but now he’s added a little bit Yeah historically he was at the bottom end but obviously you know it’s a difficult one isn’t it because obviously the light of the racket the faster his arm is but uh they wanted to get a little bit more stability a little bit of a heavier ball coming back at the opponent and so far so good in this one oh he shouldn’t have won that point should not have won it and I didn’t pick the drop shot nobody did I’m trying to look at the dimensions of the court and think what’s coming next and in my mind it wasn’t this shot how good is that just stand on the equip for last minute it’s not the first time it’s kind of tweak his racket it actually uh changed from the pure Arrow uh Babble app which he had played with since the age of nine in 2021 to the pure Arrow vs the uh pure Arrow was a 1619 string pattern uh the vs is a 1620 it’s got one extra string in it so it gives you more control less spin maybe yeah a little bit but more control 41 control is what he has in this opening set already yeah so when it’s when there’s less Ms it bites on the ball a little more the string pattern yeah nuances small nuances but important ones 40 15 again it’s really impressive perfect start for alarz three [Music] love well we kind of know what he’s going to produce it was always a question of what nishioka could do out here against dower as his power he was perhaps hoping that this new service motion might offer up a little bit of an an opening in the early sort of couple of games here as it’s still being put together but that certainly hasn’t been the case that was absolutely superb he’s not just uh getting good Pace but he is peppering the lines day four here at the Australian Open and it is is the greatest tennis event in the world it has got so much for the fans to enjoy obviously the tennis taking Center Stage but around the fringes of that the entertainment the DJ the other racket sports that we have time and plenty of open areas for people to sit back see the big screen and enjoy the show tennis Australia doing a simply wonderful job with this event that is a big statement even from you even from me yeah well I know I sit up and listen when you make statements the best tennis event in the world you just said is that true can I confirm that you can confirm that I did just say that that’s how I feel wow I’m I’m I’m getting a little tear in my eye uh we’ve been seeing alarz do that this is a kind of more of his 2022 return position in New York when he went on to win the title there against casparo in the final in terms of how aggressive he’s looking to be whether that has any bearing on the slightly heavier racket he feels as though he’s got more control but he is certainly looking to try and dominate a little bit more 5 all just feel that any moment it’s showtime don’t you you just feel like he just pulls that racket back like an Archer with the arrow and you are just waiting for it to go and the change of pace is so obvious that hurts the opposition a lot of players around that hit with the same Pace all the time you never know what’s coming from alares actually out maneuvered himself there alarz by swiveling a little bit to his left and there’s the backand you were talking about that’s what we talked to kuki before the match about is this one that’s his favorite shot he feels safe and he thinks he can hurt the opposition and when he plays a right-hander he goes out to that forehand Wing a lot with that double hander a crosscourt but you know he’s going to have to press so much it’s you can see in his body language there he just feels a little lost he’s not sure how he can win points here consistently and you can understand happens to a lot of players against this opposition out game I think he would miss that two-hander much less or any of his ground strokes much less against different opposition there is you feel so much pressure in this Arena against one of the world’s best and the ball is coming at a rapid rate of knots back at you and you have little time looking to be the youngest player ever on the men’s side to do the career grand slam raer the youngest at 24 years and 3 months that’s on the men’s side of course Stephanie graph at 19 years of age did the calendar golden slam insane Stephie yeah 19 years old why is she not more in the conversation about the greatest women’s player ever I know that whole realm of discussion is is a bit silly in a way because they they’re different eras but why is she not more in the discussion as the best player that’s ever played the game in the women’s s it’s yeah it’s it’s crazy easy to me which she’s certainly right there with all of the greats 30 left and off the top of your head here’s a question do you know the other of course you do I’m just a little mini test you know the other eight players that have won career grand slams in singles in singles in the men in the men off the top of your head off the top of my head Rod Le Don budge yes Novak Roger Rafa Andre 14 6 out of eight if we can’t get it here I promise everybody he will not look this up in the ad break out game AZ is rolling through this Nisha has no solutions to the power and the Precision it is five love [Music] climb higher [Music] looking uh comfortable uh cool conditions here in Melbourne for alares as he has whistled through the opening five games in just uh 15 minutes uh K Fitzy put me out my misery well you’re doing an injustice to your country and to mine okay so that’s Fred Perry yes and I’ll give you a hint that the last one that you haven’t got yet is the only player to win all four majors in singles and in doubles I’m not giving him a hint off air everybody he’s probably listening to us from California right now and he is coming to hisr this year Roy Emerson that’s it the great Roy Emerson most entertaining speaker I’ve heard in tennis that’s just too good too good so varez can win here this year mark he joins that illustrious group and he’s 21 years of AG that’s the only little bit of tennis knowledge I I knew more than you not at all that’s not even I’m so happy 14 he he looks despondent doesn’t he oh goodness set one in the barely points drop let alone games by alarz six love love it team [Applause] F let’s second [Music] plants one on the line and out of the reach of nisho 15 all [Applause] out that was an opportunity was just a little late on the volley and then they try to carve it back across Court oh right now he’s I’m not inside nish’s head but it it looks like he doesn’t believe he can win a game here and and that’s a devastating feeling if you’re in a stadium like this he it’s just not quite sure how to structure a point to to win enough points in a game to win it I would imagine feeling for him oh there you go well that’s his trademark 14 13 has the ability to take it early and creates so much angle with the [Applause] accuracy yeah another good smash cover in that game for alar seven love to him at the moment and he is controlling the Baseline not just behind his own serve which most players do but also off the return as well uh nishioka not with one of the biggest serves out there as you can see uh almost a 30 km difference between first serves between these two on average and that is allowing alarz to really sort of step inside the Baseline and just take this man’s time away usually can gain a little bit of Advantage with the way he sets up nishioka with his serve but not today so far in so many ways it looks like a bad matchup doesn’t it for yoshito is this is a difficult predicament new balls let’s hope he can use them to his advantage out 15 enough what that’s a building block oh that’s almost unfair pretty decent two-handed up the line here you’d think at least you’d get another hit on this ball but no F 15 trying to get a little extra depth on the second serve to protect him because uh he is not picking up uh many points at all just two out of 10 for nishon second serve points one 154 where he just misses alcarez just makes 13 14 that’s an indication of how much time alarz feels he has sizes the situation up and has a crack wasn’t rushed at all the opposite is happening down the other end couple of doubles and that is a couple games for alarz in this second set things going from bad to worse for Nisha gr since the start of 2022 has played players ranked outside the world’s top 50 on 68 occasions he did lose to Montero down in Rio but he was injured and he pulled out of that match so in the completed matches only lost four times of course he did lose to V anlo at the US Open last year Dutchman ranked 74 [Music] 15 we’ve been looking at his uh new service motion h what has it brought to the table from last year well it’s brought an extra seven case for alarz and that is a big differential for a play less time for his opponents [Applause] 3 flighted this to perfection look at that it’s poetry in motion spiced with power 14 fourth Ace [Applause] 405 take game quickly followed by a fifth Ace a ninth game in a row for alar running right out here on the M Court Arena uh we’re showing the extra Pace on serve that nishok is trying to deal with and also the lack of pace coming from the ret of the Japanese star on the return which has allowed alarz to uh shift his position but he’s already shifted in his Opening match against shevchenko this is where he was averaging last year alarz in terms of his return hit points in 2024 let’s take a little look he’s gone a little deeper on the first serve return position given himself a bit more time but substantially forward on the second serve so far it could be opponent specific shevchenko doesn’t have the greatest serve and obviously we’ve seen that from Nisha but it is something that we’ll track throughout the tournament it’s sort of early days isn’t it with that information it’s interesting though time having a good laugh with his team there perhaps asking if they’ve got a uh a longer racket one a bit more powerful or can find him a a surf that travels over 200ks something he desperate he’s a proud competitor and and you can understand here he he probably feels like he as good as his game is he’s just being covered in every facet [Music] here and he’s not playing as well now because he’s because he just feels so down about the situation I think he doesn’t normally miss that backand let’s [Music] that’s a great serve he needs a few of those couple of free points to help him get on the scoreboard 13 you know I think if he gets on the scoreboard to he will play a little better because it just takes that burden of helplessness away from you a little bit allows you to open your shoulders a bit I’ve got my fingers crossed for him I hope he gets this game and then uh he’ll play a little better then good Pace come on 191 fastest serve of the match he going to be An Almighty Roar in here wow well it was it was like a pressure valve 14 just building towards the end of this point and when the opportunity presents itself here and he’s got time the racket H head speed increases quite considerably good man miss that’s a relief I can tell you i’ I’ve experienced it and it is not a nice position to be in when you feel like you just can’t win points out here against a great player and that helps 15 enough it’s actually hard to kind of explain as well to people cuz nishio is a wonderful player I mean three career titles is Testament to that being inside the world’s top 25 but the difference between that level and the very elite is so big that it is very hard to kind of articulate unless you’ve been out there on the coure and you realize yourself that these players play a different game to the one that you play well I think in this case it’s partly also to to do with the matchup because ALC is just better in every facet really 30 and I mean I hate to make some things about sort of our play careers Fitzy but I remember playing Becka one year at Wimbledon and I was good friends with Stefan edberg and now now your name dropping yeah well you know that’s what I said I hate I hate to say it but it was kind of I’m just trying to make the point the difference that it is that you know Stefan said to me when you try and make the return try and make it down low to boris’s for moram volley uh he that’s the area that he struggles the most on with his with his volley yeah I went out and caught one it was the first year of Court one it was much quicker than the outside courts where i’ played a couple of matches and you couldn’t get a couldn’t get a beat I couldn’t even get it I couldn’t get a beat on it and I was just like at that point and I’d never taken a set off Stefan anyway in practice I was like this is a different game he’s he’s trying to direct the return and I’m just literally trying to put it in yeah yeah and that’s what n feels at the moment out there is just no real solutions alcaraz is Superior in every department and it’s shown in the score line 41 eyes on alarz most of the empathy on the other side of the court with nishioka had such a good year in 2023 the uh the Japanese Star as I said fourth round of both Aussie and the French then he ended up getting a stress fracture in his femur that cut short his Grass Court campaign and ended up kind of dropping off a little bit back end of last year picked up a back injury nishok those are the sort of things that are going to slightly derail uh your momentum that you’ve built [Applause] up aoka last year after coming off his third title in Atlanta went to ciny and had to qualify uh managed to do that one around against KES manovic uh was looking to snap a 10 match losing streak against Hubie herat it was just four points away from winning Nisha in the second set break of couldn’t do it and then ended up uh erupting unfortunately in the third set lost his mind a little bit uh ended up getting a game penalty smashing a few balls out of court nishioka uh to go down a double break and then goes to the US Open this game is not kind to you your mind ends up cramping uh in the fifth set having a stop against K manovic but had been serving for the win at 54 in the fourth with a couple of match points wow yeah there is a lot of adversity out there for these players to deal with you you talked about that example with playing against Boris and they see and Stefan they see the game differently they have more space and time Bill Bryson would be uh really happy to talk to them because you know space and time it’s it’s a it’s an important part of this game and they have bigger spaces seemingly to hit the ball into and they have more time to do it because right now we’re seeing an example of of Nisha not having time you know that some of these shots he’s missing he does not miss against lesser players but the ball’s coming a bit quicker there’s more atmosphere there’s more intimidation and you don’t want the luck to turn against you as well yeah being great and lucky is a nice irresistible combination isn’t it that’s not a bad approach y anaras getting behind it and no chance for Nisha ah it’s just awesome the balance the speed plays that like he’s picking up his grandma’s China I thought it was Rudolph nor getting into getting into position for a forehand there and then he hits a drop shot watch how he just Glides well he’s out of position but he Glides here across he appeared that was space and time that was like a he transcended time there got across appears in another part of the court and then hits a drop shot that’s some stage Mark I want to ask you about a potential new Phenom we’ve got now we already know alcarez is one uh but you did a match last night uh there’s a new kid on the Block isn’t there Joan feka was awesome last night against Ruff Andre didn’t play badly fca’s forand and his serve to be honest I think that’s probably been the biggest re Revelation for all of us is just how accurate and how Pacey his serve was for two sets he was basically averaging 175 km an hour on his second serve second serve so for those that don’t know is Brazilian and we to wind this up quickly cuz this set is coming to an abrupt end but 14 18 years old yep he played his qualified here played his first Grand Slam match against a top 10 player and wins and one install [Music] game in second set as is alaras just bullying out here at the moment two sets to love two sets to love on their wedding in December but uh it is a bit more delving into the realm of optimism rather than experience of what we’ve seen in the last couple of sets to imagine that this could get close I’m not sure it will and I’m not sure nishok understandably feels as though there is anything within his game even it even feels as though if he went full nuclear off the ground it’s not going to be good enough cuz he’s just going to Simply make too many unforced errors probably but probably worth having a crack at something like that isn’t it just see if you can go hard nearly at every ball out 15 30 out 154 he just doesn’t have the luxury of lethal speed off uh off the forehand in particular because of the spin rate and therefore has to try and cut it closer to the line which is going to flirt with an unforced error out 30 [Applause] out yes first real loose shot from alaras maybe nishioka can get himself up and running in this third set with a hold of serve F Advantage [Applause] Nisha chance to double his game James tally again Moka well he just dropped his concentration there car Lo a little bit you can understand why it looked to me like that’s what happened the forehand at 3040 was just almost experimental and he’s so safe on that backend return When the left-handed first serve is curving wide there he he eats that for breakfast but it’s a bit more complicated to hit a forehand with that ball coming into your right hip and so he gave a three-point away there and followed it up with another one no real harm done that 15 left [Applause] wow what a serve couldn’t have walked it around the net and placed it any better 10th Ace already for alaras gee the power of that forehand approach is pretty extraordinary 4 you don’t face that on the tour too often unless you play one of these be interesting top end top end guys yeah sorry FY we going be interesting to see we’ve we’ve talked a little bit about the racket change in terms of the weight what’s that going to mean to his shots look at that he dropped about 200 RPM so it’s a flatter hit but he’s still got a nice spin rate not up in the 3000s but that’s a nice spin rate still got plenty of control but maybe more penetration because of the weightier racket on the ball that’s going to be coming through to his opponents of course Stern a test in the next few rounds for alcaraz and a couple of extra kilm an hour on the ball as well 122 I believe from last last year kph and 124 this year so far again that may change with an opponent that’s hitting the ball a little swifter than nishioka is today 15 yoka looking up to the Stars someone’s looking after him at the moment couple of Mills out brilliant that’s the back end that Fitzy highlighted before this match just hasn’t had many opport to use it but a sweet sequence of shots there from Nisha [Applause] 30 15 well I’m not sure I’m not convinced he would choose make this shot selection if he was playing someone else it it’s it’s almost desperation isn’t it to try and finish the point if he plays it his regular way the odds are is not going to win the point from the back so he goes for something extra special 14 15 that’s the Fine Line you talked about him walking just to win points but he may stay ahead in this set out couple of holdes to the start of the third set rousing reception for the 29y old digging in yoka leads two games to one talk a little bit about the ACL that he T back in 2017 was playing Jack socer at that particular stage in the second round had to miss the remainder of the season and then bounced back with that title in chenan was ranked actually as a qualifier 171 in the world when he went on to win that title beat shapovalov saved a couple of match points there is karma in this sport occasionally isn’t there fits you just got to look for it somewhere doesn’t always feel like it as a player you remember the defeats the pain sometimes you don’t always remember the wins that you get given look at that karma is real I think there was a little bit of it in this tournament so far it’s around just the corner doesn’t always turn up so swiftly time nisho has dug in over the course of year made Del final three times he was down a set in South Florida before getting through to the final sa a match point against deer before getting through to the Washington final in the US he is uh down here not quite out but he’s at least made a bit of an impact here in the third set whereas he could not make any inroads in the opening two [Music] 15 left F 15 on oh OU 1 [Applause] 15 out 4 15 he got to pick his poison here a little bit nishioka if he’s going to try and make some sort of gains on the returns whether that is going for meddev back and then trying to Loop the ball back but I’m not sure that’s going to work because he doesn’t have much more Pace or maybe just try and come in and crowd uh inside the Baseline and have a swing at it like you said Fitzy Go full Radioactive on the return and just hope he clubs a couple I just love it you cannot not admire how well he makes the grip change and then feathers the ball over Jo Moreno is fizio to the right of Juan caros judging by the way that uh caritos looks in that sleeveless shirt he’s done a pretty nice job off season you wouldn’t mind a couple of those triceps Fitzy oh it’s no big deal you’ve got to kid yourself a little bit in life yeah I know clearly you don’t have any mirrors in your house well for good reason enough a man after my own heart [Music] oh yes sir there we go back to business transferred his weight there 59 and he’s got racket head speed anyway but when you when you run through the ball like this it creates more yeah and that was what fona did yesterday that was perhaps again just hugely entertaining I mean his forehand he’s hit theit the biggest forehand of the tournament 181k he bigger than anyone else he’s 18 years old but it was his Poise on his back hand in his willingness to take his back hand into rublev’s biggest shot the forehand that was just incredible and if you want a great example of of how good he is you just need to go and look at the last two points of the third set breaker he had a snipers chance with a backand down the line that he made for a clean winner and then just wrap things up with a forehand down the line that he just does in his sleep and that’s what’s so impressive smoothly done 13 14 [Applause] where he can he’s hanging on doesn’t make the same mistake he did earlier in the set up to 3040 crushes the return and crushes this man’s spirit two sets to love and a break to [Music] alarz was nice just to be able to put the foot down when you need to and alcarez has certainly done that in that last game it was only a matter of time yeah there were a few words weren’t there from uh Juan caros Ferrero no I’m sure nothing nothing too aggressive towards his charge but probably just saying you know just knuckle down a little bit here just put this away and he he snapped back didn’t he I mean in the first game he probably lost a bit of concentration six love 61 be easy to do that but time he’s back on song there [Music] whisking you down the era and you’re going to stay dry with us here it was a little bit of a damp start in Melbourne today but uh here at Melbourne park now thankfully rofs are open Play underway some big story lines being ridden on day four comfortable so far of course for a man chasing the career Grand Slam at 21 15 left [Applause] 5 well there’s a lot in his Arsenal he can do all sorts of different things and win points in so many different ways out of nowhere he just comes forward got very casual on that volley would normally have a bit more intensity through that shot and again so the the concentration has just had many lapses here in this third set probably understandable considering the score line [Applause] [Music] out that’s unlucky can’t leave it short just low hanging fruit for alcaras to go to work on and he was trying to just neutralize the ball and yeah slightly overhit it many opportunity slides [Music] by out It’s just tough to match him for power it’s just not there 40 30 and that’s no disrespect it’s not there for most uh most Pros not like this man game [Applause] leads four games optimal service games are going his way haven’t you got to get down to the court I’m a little a a little concerned that you’re going to get down there in time I do would you like me to leave I think that’s what I’m [Laughter] hearing I have to interview Carlos if he wins this of course have to interview the winner of this match so I’m starting to think about going down to the court Mark yes yeah but I’m worried because when you go out the door you get stopped by all the autograph Hunters so I’m I’m concerned if you don’t leave now if we don’t bring security you’re not going to get down there in time before Carlos wants to walk off standup comedy is not your Forte but it was a pleasure being in the room with you I might head down well maybe I’ll wait if Yosi can win this game and prolong it a little bit 59 13 15 [Applause] let’s for uh just lost his way for a second alarz in terms of playing the percentage game that he was sprinkled with a little bit of power and nishioka can keep himself in the conversation in this third set F lovely body here alar will probably be seeing a few more of those if he’s going to continue to patrol inside the Baseline with his second Ser position Nisha does hang on a little quicker delivery as well from nishok by about 7ks on that second serve nice bit of swing and alarz perhaps had just got a little distracted as the Finishing Line was appearing swiftly in the for court allowed this man to uh just pull up within one game of him here in this third set [Music] [Applause] oh the 50% of this game that you can control nishioka has done a better job of it here in the third set arguably this man given him a little bit more of a helping hand than he did in the opening couple and a couple of games for alcar as we’ll see him safely through into the third round love 15 15 all 13th Ace 15 3 well again for a second return game in a row Nisha just making a few inroads into the alarz surve can he capitalize on this opportunity the [Applause] measured to Perfection 40 30 [Applause] you HZ electing to go with the setup serve that time [Applause] [Applause] around advantage game leads five GES to three [Applause] thatz has been taken to juice in this match today good pressure from Thea 30 left fora stored his pride a little bit in this third set has nishioka game M four games are a welcome reward for alaras however will serve for the match after this [Music] a little bit of a quiet set against shevchenko in the second alarz but this is uh for the most part been a nice consistent uh level from him doing what he needed to certainly in this third set and certainly enough polish in the opening couple to to encourage him particularly behind his serve as has been a nice aspect of this one for him in terms of the number of Aces that he’s produced despite how comprehensively he’s been leading that was the game face that he brings to the office every single time [Applause] just an hour and 18 minutes on the clock as alarz serves repl in the third round 15 left 14 Aces is the same number that he served against Casper Roode in the final of the US Open in the uh Championship that he won there in 2022 Out 3 left [Music] 12 out 14 left very impressive second Surf not just the location but the pace looked very secure at 171 K coming in as secure as he’s looked the entirety of this match F 14 15 [Music] game set Match 6 61 64 Super Simple alarz breezes into the third round here in Melbourne m yoka without the ammunition to trouble aarz at all there was a polished performance from the [Music] Spaniard may have landed a little late in Australia but he has landed in the third round and he is yet to drop a set it’ll be interesting to see what he has to say about that serving performance uh nishok obviously doesn’t necessarily have the wingspan but 14 Aces is his third best ever uh on tour has an outlier against stord wimon as we say goodbye to Nisha interest to see what he can produce this season and if he can pick up a fourth career title after that third one in Atlanta last year second highest number of Aces that Al served was against TFA Wimbledon again another five Setter that was 16 and then Ugo and bear in a four Setter so uh by sets and games that was a very high ratio for alcarez and it will be interesting to see as this tournament goes on whether that serve is going to be able to lift uh the number of points that he actually doesn’t have to get involved him because he’s going to get so many more UNR returned he maybe he’s not going to be able to hit that many aces against some of the better players obviously the likes of Novak who’s waiting in the quarterfinals but in terms of what that means for him that would lighten the workload considerably he’s never really been a guy that hits his spots looking for the cheap points and just to back up that argument against bettini here in 2022 in a five Setter that went to a deciding set breaker he hit just 12 against the Italians so that’s the brains aaro’s brother to the uh right of Juan Carlos Farah at the back there and they’ll be very happy with how things transpired there John Fitzgerald has got through his admiring fans and he’ll be the man on the mic with Carlos Carlos thank you thanks for stopping um but you do have a bit of time on your hands that was rather quick where you’re off going somewhere today looks like uh I mean uh I I think you know as last time as you spent on the court you know in the grand slams uh you know especially at the beginning of the the tournament I think it’s going to be it’s going to be better you know especially physically uh I’m feeling I’m feeling great uh I guess uh but uh but yeah I just uh try to be focused and spend as less time as I can you’re you’re saving some energy I try okay it looks like you’ve made some changes in the offseason it’s a small off season we know uh but the serve is a little different it was pretty good today you must be happy yeah uh I’m really happy with the S today uh this something that I that I uh worked in the pris in the first round I struggled a little bit so I I wasn’t too happy you know in the first round with the Ser so yesterday I I was uh you know more focus on on practice the the surf I uh spent uh more time just uh serving with uh with ju Carlos with my team uh and it’s something that I really want to to be better so I’m just glad that today works pretty pretty well hopefully uh in the next in the next round it’s going to be better maybe that’s why you’re so good you’re not satisfied easily most of us would be very satisfied with that call now also I know your trainers over here you have a you are stylish man you know you’ve cut the sleeves off this year and I think the I think the biceps are a little bit bigger little bit just a little bit bigger I think my fness go uh could be happy you know with my with my biceps uh uh probably I don’t know I a lot of people told me about it you know your BPS your biceps and okay I’m just happy to hear that I guess you haven’t put any more mirrors in the house no no just a few more caros you haven’t won this tournament which is quite surprising because you won many others uh the other three Majors you you’re aware I know because players I think great players know a bit about the history of the game and I’m sure you do um there are not many players that have won all four championships in the majors uh yeah I know I know so that’s one of the reasons that I that I really want to to win this tournament one day uh just to put my name on on that short list uh and uh yeah I’m I’m I’m here I’m uh working every day just to to be ready for uh for that time so as I said hopefully this year you know two weeks uh you know could be long uh super long I guess uh so I just want to to be day by day uh and uh let’s see how it’s going to feel but uh right now what what I’m thinking right now is in the in the next round and uh hopefully you know get farther well you’re a modest man and I’m being a little bit naughty because uh the people here need to know that there is eight other players in the history of the men’s game that have won all four major singles championships you’ve won three and you are the youngest to do that at 21 but I can see the modesty up close here I can see it you’re not thinking about that you’re thinking about the next round and we are looking forward to it Callos you’re a special player thank you for thank you coming down thank you very much guys thank you very much thank [Music]

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