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DANIIL MEDVEDEV RETURNING TO HIS DOMINANT BEST- ‘Confidence, I managed to work hard and last year I didn’t manage to be consistent throughout the whole tournament many times and here In Miami I managed to play a lot of great matches throughout the tournament’.JANNIK SINNER ON CARLOS ALCARAZ- ‘Every time we play we have good matches, every time until now is a close match and so I learn many things from him and I learn many things from him, he makes ma a better player and I think at the moment he is

South African Wayne Ferreira won more than 500 matches during a pro career that spanned from 1989 to 2005 and saw him rise as high as world No. 6. Ferreira posted six victories over 14-time Slam champ Pete Sampras in his prime, including four straight between 1995 and 1998, when the American was in the midst of his record stretch as the year-end No. 1.Ferreira had a little iron man in him too, having set the all-time mark for the most consecutive Grand Slam appearances in men’s tennis. He played

FRANCISCO CERUNDOLO ON HIS AMBITIONS- ‘The first thing I put on myself is to try to do as well as last year, to maintain top 40 top 30, but if I can say something I would like to reach the top 20 and reach the second week of a Grand Slam’.BRAD STINE ON TOMMY PAUL’S RUN TO THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMI-FINALS- ‘He did have a bit of a good draw.I want to see Tommy continue to beat the top guys, to get through and to make it to a semi with a draw that’s a tough draw. It was extremely satisfying, I

In this exclusive conversation, former WTA player Jill Craybas catches up with one half of the legendary Bryan Brothers team, Mike Bryan.

CARLOS ALCARAZ ON HIS INDIAN WELLS VICTORY AND RETURNING TO WORLD NUMBER ONE- ‘It means a lot to me to recover the world number one is crazy for me, but especially to lift the trophy here means a lot. I said before, I love this tournament and I really enjoy my time here, so for me it’s amazing to complete these ten days like this’.JANNIK SINNER ON HIS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STRENGTH- ‘We’ve put a lot of work in, much more physically than tennis-wise, so many hours in the gym and I’ve also worked on the

Chinese Yibing Wu sits down with the ATP Tour to discuss his recent title in Dallas as well as his hopes and ambitions for the future.

TOMMY HAAS ON A NEW ERA IN MEN’S TENNIS -’The new era is here right. As a Tournament Director you always want the top players to be part of it, but for different reasons we don’t have some of the all-time greats here on the men’s side with one being retired, one injured and one wasn’t granted entry into the country, so you’re looking at the next generation and the new era’.CARLOS ALCARAZ ON DEALING WITH BEING UNDER THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT- ‘I think this is the first time I’ve been top seed in a Masters

Taylor Fritz's coach Michael Russell speaks to Jill Craybas about his amazing tournament victories in Indian Wells and Tokyo 2022 and they also speak about Taylor reaching the world's top 10 for the first time.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON HIS RECORD 378 WEEKS AT NUMBE ONE-‘Any achievement that is linked to the history of the sport that I love is very flattering, very fulfilling and I’m very happy because I’ve dedicated my life to achieving great things in tennis and so it’s flattering to be among the legendary names like Steffi Graf, but I keep going, moving on and trying to take on the next challenge’.ALBERTO MARTIN ON JOINING ANDREY RUBLEV’S TEAM-‘Andrey has changed a big part of the team, not only me, but the

Brazilian Thiago Monteiro speaks to Jill Craybas about playing on the Challenger Tour and trying to break through to the main tour.

CARLOS ALCARAZ ON HIS DESIRE TO RETURN TO WORLD NUMBER ONE- ‘It’s a great goal for me, but it’s going to be really tough as Djokovic deserves so much to be there, but I’m really hungry to go to the tournaments, to win them and to return to number one, that’s a big goal for me this year’.TOMAS BELLUCI ON HIS DECISION TO RETIRE- ‘I’m happy with what I’ve achieved in my career. I made the decision in the middle of last year as I played a tournament and wasn’t feeling well physically. I was having so

Argentine Sebastian Baez speaks to Candy Reid about his career, Juan Martin Del Potro and Argentina's Football World Cup Victory.

CARLOS ALCARAZ ON 2022- ‘It was a dream season for me, so many big titles. You have to believe in yourself, you have to believe you can win every match, every tournament, you know. I want more in every tournament and that’s the key to everything, to believe in yourself, to be calm and to be your hundred percent your whole year and to be strong in the tough moments’.ALEXANDER ZVEREV ON PLAYING WITH DIABETES-‘When you get this illness at a young age, you get a lot of doubt in you and people give you a

Coco Gauff's coach Diego Moyano speaks to Candy Reid about what he's learnt from working with the young American as well as from the likes of Kevin Anderson, Tommy Paul and Reilly Opelka.

THIAGO MONTEIRO ON LIFE ON THE ROAD- ‘It’s totally mental, for example on the clay we have to go from Monte Carlo to Barcelona and then Roland Garros and more because it’s not that cheap or easy to go home and then back again, this logic doesn’t work for us so it’s different from the European players. Sometimes when I tell someone that this is my seventh week straight or ninth week straight, they think I’m crazy’.EDUARDO INFANTINO ON THE SOUTH AMERICAN MENTALITY- ’The key was big coaches and they

Former WTA Tour Supervisor Yannick Yoshizawa speaks to Jill Craybas about working with his new company, Sense Arena (https://www.sensearena.com). Sense Arena have created virtual reality software to help tennis players train the mind more effectively.

TENNIS STRATEGY COACH CRAIG O’SHANNESSY ON NOVAK DJOKOVIC- ‘When you’re watching him next time pay particular to his forehand rally ball down the line. He hits it much more than other players, he’s trying to get the opponent moving, he’s trying to make the point more athletic, where he’ll have the advantage and he’s also baiting the opponent in some ways in making a poor decision’.MACHAR REID, HEAD OF INNOVATION AT TENNIS AUSTRALIA ON THE FUTURE OF EQUIPMENT- ’Tennis Lab is all about helping players

Australian Open doubles finalist Jason Kubler speaks to Candy Reid about a number of topics including how he's changed his mindset and his hopes for the future.

Coach Rob Morgan speaks about what he's learnt working alongside the likes of Joe Salisbury, Rajeev Ram, Dan Evans and current player Wesley Koolhof.