Convalences, Lucas Pouille has been working with Arthur Rinderknech since the start of the season on grass. Fruitful collaboration. To the delight of the neo coach.
His protégé has dropped the Triple Finalist in Grand Slam, Alexander Zverev. The 72nd worldwide signs the most beautiful victory of his career by dominating German (7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (8/10), 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4). A real feat against Zverev had no longer lost in the first round of a Grand Chlem since the 2019 edition of Wimbledon. Trained since the start of the Gazon season by ex-Numéro 10 World Lucas Pouille, the Breton of adoption confirms his great form, had won him to the Queen’s his first success against a member of the Top 10, the American Ben Shelton. “”As soon as the painting came out, I thought he was going to beat him, Ensures Pouille. I’ve been with him for four weeks and I saw his potential on lawn. He convinced himself that he was going to do it. He held the game plan from start to finish. He continued to take his chance and be offensive. It’s a magnificent deserved victory. ” Despite the slightly heavy arm in the final sprint when signing the most beautiful feat of his career at 29, Rinderknech held out: “There was a little fatigue. I told him. The return games, we don’t care. Stay at the cleat at the service and go forward. You have to take the initiative and look for the match. He did it. It was very strong. Sign his greatest career victory over the Wimbledon Central. He will remember his whole life. It’s an incredible moment. “
“He’s a great player who can be very strong”
A beautiful story for Rinderknech, but also for Pouille who has just put on the coach costume. “”The beautiful story is especially for him, assures the northerner. I try to put it in good conditions. I do not revolutionize anything in his game. I try to put him in a conquering state of mind and that he does not let go from the beginning to the end. He had to remain positive and I tried to get the message across he had all the weapons to beat him. He could even have put three sets on him. There is never a negative sentence that has come out of my mouth. It’s a great player who can be very strong. ” Officially, the two men collaborate until the end of Wimbledon. A certainty, the job pleases the semi-finalist of the 2019 Australian Open: “I watched all the matches he made on lawn. I relied on stats. I wanted to put it in the best conditions so that it only thinks of its tennis and optimal performance. He was not breaking against Zverev for 5 sets. It takes you out a certain stress. He also progressed in return. With this state of mind, it will be much higher in the ranking.»
