Benoit Paire: 'Stan Wawrinka told me I am a monster physically'
Benoit Paire has reached the French Open fourth round. The French player said: "I think against Pierre-Hugues it was a very good experience. We enjoyed a lot this match. For me, when we arrived in the fifth set, at the beginning of the set it was a little bit tough for me, because I used to win in two, three sets. I was leading easy 6-2, 6-2, 4-2, and then everything change. For me, when we were at 6-All in the fifth, we have some occasion, he had two times a break up, and me, I came back every time. So when we arrive at the end of the fifth set, physically is very tough, and the tough thing is not to play tennis. The tough thing is to stay focused during the match and to try to play point by point, because if you are thinking about the win, about the loss, for sure you are not very focused. And at this time of the match when you are tired, I think the most important is to stay focused until the end and to try to play every point full. That's what I did. But I prefer when there is two games' difference and not deciding at the end, because I think for the emotion and for the crowd, I think they prefer it."
On his physical improvements, Paire added: "I worked a lot physically. I don't know what to tell you, to be honest. I did work this winter physically. I played soccer a lot. I also trained. Stan came to see me earlier, and he said, You're a monster physically. And it's not true. The thing is the more matches I play, the better I feel. While if I fight in a match, I lose in the first round and I have to play again the next week, I lose some of my impetus and I'm not able to play properly. While here I'm playing day after day for four days, and I have been playing for nine days. Every day I played eight matches, one after the other, eight victories. And the fact that I play one match after the other with victories, I'm in a positive dynamics, and I feel good. I'm the first one to be surprised, because honestly, I can't say I did work that hard, but I feel good. I feel fit. And I want to surf that wave. Now, we will have a moment of decompression after the tournament. We'll see. It's the first time I'm in the fourth round, but for the moment, I must say I feel good."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2Xp6YBg
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