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(CROWD APPLAUSE)
Wimbledon final.
That was, kind of like, the future and the present going head-to-head.
Djokovic was the huge favourite.
Everybody thought, "There's no chance Alcaraz wins this one."
But then Carlos Alcaraz was something a bit special.
After five sets, Alcaraz has match point.
You have the adrenaline, you have the excitement,
but you've gotta control those nerves and put 'em together.
It's not easy to do, but the greats of our game
find a way to push through it.
(CROWD CHEERS)
COMMENTATOR: 'Djokovic is deposed.
There's a new king of Centre Court.'
Alcaraz holds strong, wins in five sets.
'He's beaten the best of all time.'
This generation's not here to compete...
..they're here to win, now.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
'It's just too good from Emma Raducanu.'
The next generation, they're not even the future, they're right now.
For me, if this is where tennis is going, it's like, 'Wow. Wow.'
'Who is this guy?'
You get all these Twitter trolls saying, like,
'Oh, you can't do this. You can't do that.'
It's judgement and expectation on the biggest scale.
She delivers, whether it's on a tennis court or behind a camera.
'Cause I'm fighting for the future for my brothers,
I'm fighting for the future for my future kids.
(PHONECHIMES)
All these social media pages,
just adds so much more to the expectation and the pressure.
If there is noise, it means that I'm doing something right.
Physio! Absolute joke, man.
I want to be the best in history.
CASH: Seeing them move through,
from talent, to champions,
to superstars...
'Oh, stop it.'
..phew! Gonna be some action.
(CROWD APPLAUSE)
'What a wonderful moment for Australia
and Cash in particular, and the family.'
(CLEARS THROAT) Mm.
You have no idea how hard it is to win,
to get to a- to get IN to a Grand Slam tournament,
let alone win a match, let alone win a few matches,
let alone win one.
'And a tremendous hand for this 22-year-old boy from Melbourne.'
I won one and I went, 'You know what,
I'm pretty happy with that.'
Winning a Grand Slam is the biggest thing that can happen in our sport.
Pete Sampras won 14 Grand Slams.
Everyone said, in the tennis world, 'This record is unbeatable.
Nobody in the history are gonna score more than 14 Grand Slams.'
And then all of a sudden, the big three showed up,
Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, who all broke his record.
On the women's side, the Williams sisters have changed tennis forever.
They have become much bigger than tennis.
The Williams sisters changed our sport
into such an obvious degree
that it's like asking...
how important is oxygen, really...
(LAUGHS) ..in the atmosphere?
As a young person in a predominantly white sport,
you know, having two black women highly successful
was just so inspiring.
Yeah, they're big shoes to fill. (LAUGHS)
You can't live up to that.
(LAUGHS) No one can live up to that.
Everybody always worries, 'When the greats go away,
what's gonna happen next? Is there gonna be any great players?
Is there gonna be any great rivalries?'
Yeah, it's never in doubt.
And now the next generation looks like,
you know, we've got some real contenders.
Alcaraz, Sinner, Holger Rune has shown up.
In the ladies' game, Coco Gauff, Sabalenka, Swiatek are there.
And from a British perspective, in the men's game,
you've gotta look at Jack Draper.
So, there's these players here who have to take the mantle across.
But this new young generation are under immense pressure,
because of all this social media, all the noise...
..all the comments, all the opinions about them,
how they look, how they're playing,
what should they be saying. It's enormous.
But for me, the one player with the most pressure on her,
being an American, you know, following the footsteps of Serena,
is Coco Gauff.
'Well covered by Gauff.'
I did play her, and...
with good reason she whooped my butt. (LAUGHS)
This is Serena's poster.
Having this is kind of a reminder of where I want to go.
I think Coco Gauff has been aware since she was a young teenager
that she has been touted as the next American star
and someone who perhaps could fill Serena Williams's shoes.
I want to be the best ever, I want to be better than Serena,
and I want to have that Grand Slam record one day.
MOURATOGLOU: I met Coco when she was ten-years-old.
She came to the academy.
We tested her the whole week and at the end of the week
I said to my whole team, 'This one is gonna be a top, top.'
I see her really special. She had the whole package.
She was seeing herself really as a champion.
So, I thought, 'I wanna work with her.
I want to help developing her,
because I see her as a potential Grand Slam winner.'
This was the finals last year.
I was the youngest ever to make it to the finals of the US Open.
This is the French Open trophy.
It's my first junior slam,
and I was actually the youngest in, I think, 23 or 24 years to win it.
And of course we've been talking about her since she was 15,
when she burst onto the scene at Wimbledon as a qualifier,
announced herself on the grandest of stages.
Coco Gauff, she just blew me away.
Come on! 'What a debut. What an opening set.
And it's Gauff who takes it.'
At 15, she was qualifying in Wimbledon
and beating Venus Williams.
I just thought, you know, 'That's not your average young teenager.'
(CROWD CHEERS)
'She's got something special, and she is going to be a star.'
CANDI: I'm very proud. As a mom, one of the things that you do,
you put all your efforts into your children,
to make sure that they're successful,
and to see the reaction and emotions on your child's face is great to see.
And from that moment on, all eyes were on her,
and so much expectation.
CASH: Everybody got very excited about her...
..and then she levelled off.
You know, she had some serious problems in her game.
MOURATOGLOU: When you have so much expectations on your shoulders,
you are not allowed to lose.
You feel, 'If I lose one match, it's a big deal.'
So, imagine playing a match with that type of pressure all the time.
It's crazy. So, the expectations of the tennis world were crazy.
She had so much pressure to deal with,
which was tough.
(PHONE CHIMES)
ROBSON: She had all that noise, so I think just finding that belief,
even though there's a lot of negative energy around you.
It's never from your team or from your colleagues or anything,
it's always from outside areas.
KONTA: The way she's handled the whole circus,
because it is a bit of a circus, around her,
and the excitement around her, she's used everything, I think,
to just continue to grow.
At the end, it's gonna be an asset for her,
because she has learned to deal with crazy pressure since she's young,
so that means that she has so much more experience in that
than all the other players.
She's more than just the tennis player, you know.
Off the court, she also makes you hear what she's got to say,
because she's really interesting.
You see the speech? PRODUCER: Yeah.
When I saw that speech that she gave on her social media,
for Black Lives Matter, I was shocked.
I was super emotional, because I thought that was so amazing.
So, you need to not be silent, 'cause if you are choosing silence,
you are choosing to the side of the oppressor.
So, I heard many things the past week,
and one of the things I heard is, 'Well, it's not my problem.'
So, this is why I have to tell you this.
If you listen to black music, if you like black culture,
if you have black friends... (APPLAUSE)
..then this is your fight too.
She has so much assurance when she speaks.
She sounds like a leader of a political party at 16,
which is something she never, ever did in her life.
So, that's crazy. You put the camera on and boom,
she delivers, whether it's on a tennis court, or behind a camera.
So, she has something really special.
When I think about Coco Gauff, I think, "Yes," you know,
"I want my daughter to be able to look up to her.
You're a great tennis player, but you're an even better person."
STADIUM ANNOUNCER: Coco Gauff!
We saw a breakthrough at the French open in '22.
(INTENSE ROCK MUSIC)
(APPLAUSE)
And to be able to get to a Grand Slam final in '22,
and then back it up this year by winning,
obviously the biggest title for her, the US Open,
is quite something.
(INTENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)
KEOTHAVONG: And now she can call herself a Grand Slam Champion..
..and she's just gonna go from strength to strength.
She's already a veteran on tour, basically,
and she's still a teenager.
And for the women's game, you need some iconic superstars.
The fact that you had Serena and Venus that were legendary
for the last few years, so we need stories like that,
and I think Coco is our new story in the women's game.
I think for our sport in general,
we need some personalities that are a little bit outspoken.
CROFT: That's why I think it's so interesting we have Holger Rune.
My kids loved him. They were like, 'Mum, this kid is amazing.
I can't stop watching him.'
He's so fiery.
He is really a big personality.
No, the wide call, the wide mark, the wide-
UMPIRE: Advantage Frawley.
Our non-tennis fan needs to come to the game because of personalities.
REPORTER: Are you worried about the reputation you've gained here?
People are writing more about your behaviour than your tennis sometimes.
You're certainly asking me more about my behaviour than my tennis.
I mean, my generation, 1980s, McEnroe was the bad boy.
If everybody says, 'Oh, I like him, he's such a great guy,
it's so wonderful,' I'm bored.
CASH: Well, Holger Rune has a bit of...
Uh...
So, my name is Holger Rune.
He's got a bit of- Holger's got a bit of...
I'm 20-years-old and I'm from Denmark.
(LAUGHS) I was gonna swear there.
A bit of bastard about him.
Physio!
Absolute joke, man!
I don't know, I kind of like that.
He clearly winds up a lot of players on The Tour.
He likes to prod and poke
and get under the skin of opponents.
Huh?
And yet, off the court he's got this, sort of, baby face.
He's utterly charming.
It's, you know, it's a personality.
The way I play the best is when I show emotion.
Everyone is different, you know, some players are more calm,
some players are more loud, and, you know,
people always react to the people that are more loud.
You know, that's how life is.
CASH: Holger, he walks his own path.
He's a bit different,
and he's had very well-known public fights with his mum,
with his coach, the Twitter fights.
I'm happy, because if there is noise
it means that I'm doing something right.
You know, if there is no noise, I don't do anything,
so it's a good thing, it's nice to get the compliment,
and when you don't get the compliment it's also nice,
because it shows that they talk about you.
Everyone is different, and I think that's good,
because imagine everybody would be quiet.
I don't think anyone would watch tennis. So, it's good.
I started playing tennis for the first time when I was six-years-old.
You know, it's all step by step,
and I think it's important to, like, really enjoy the journey,
because it's long. You know, you cannot think when you're...
you know, 10, 11-years-old that,
'I only want to be playing tennis when I'm a top ten player.'
You need to, you know, go with the flow
and be extremely excited to improve, and that I always had in me.
MOURATOGLOU: I met Holger the first time when he was 13 and a half.
He came to my academy for a test and I really liked him.
I thought he had the fire inside.
He lives for that,
to be a Grand Slam Champion, to be a number one.
At 13 and a half, he was already living for that,
believing a lot in himself.
COACH: Good. Sweet.
He has something a bit animal
that you might like or dislike when he's on the court,
but this is also his strength. He's a beast.
But then you start on the professional tour and then you lose,
and then you're like, 'OK, I wasn't good, actually.'
And then the real work starts.
And it's like, you have to, you know, be stronger physically,
because all of a sudden you play against guys that are experienced,
you know, have been there for a long time,
know how to win matches on this level.
And you're, you know, coming in there as the new guy,
nobody knows you, and, you know,
people don't respect you the same way also.
So it's like, it's difficult, but, you know,
there is only one way, and it's to win.
So, when I played the Paris Masters final against Novak,
was a great match.
I told myself, you know, 'Playing Novak in the final,
I can't expect to win this match, I'm just gonna fight everything
to try to make it a match.'
Once I made it a match, I saw that I had a chance to win,
and I went for it.
(APPLAUSE) 'How about that?'
I was really in a fighting spirit in that match,
and that was really needed, because I was down, back against the wall,
so there was only one way, that was to give it all.
(APPLAUSE) 'That's an incredible dig.'
And then it was the biggest relief of my career,
when I won that last point.
(CROWD CHEERS)
'Quite remarkable conclusion
to a remarkable week in Paris.'
That was like a bomb in the tennis world.
I'm not saying nobody expected him to do well, because I think
a lot of people thought one day this guy is gonna be great,
but to explode like that, and Novak, who's the legend of the game
and who won three Grand Slams this year, and you beat him in the final,
in a crazy match, then you think,
'Wow, I'm ready to win a Grand Slam.'
'First Masters title for the teenager from Denmark.'
Now I don't know how good I can be, so now the real work starts.
When I am close to finish my career, I want to look back and say,
'OK, I fulfilled everything I had inside of me,'
and why I work in the cold tennis court today.
CROFT: I think Holger Rune, he's not shy,
he, kind of, wears his heart on his sleeve,
and I think when you take on a big, high-profile name like Boris Becker,
it's just going to hype things up.
And I think with Boris Becker, you know,
he was known as somebody who thrived on pressure.
He won Wimbledon when he was 17.
(CROWD CHEERING)
And then he retained the title the following year.
So, in many ways, that's quite a smart appointment.
It's super cool to work with Boris.
He helped me to get back on my good level, you know,
after a hard period over the summer.
I mean, the whole goal is to go to the next level,
and since then we've just been starting to build,
obviously a lot on the serve, as I can't hide.
When we're, you know, speaking about the things we need to improve,
we're both very open, and I think we're...
a good couple on the court.
For opponents to see what we call 'super coaches' in the corner,
it kind of adds a bit of extra weight on the sidelines.
So, that's something extra, isn't it, for players to think about.
"Oh, what's he learning from Boris Becker?" Or, you know,
"What extra things does this give him on the court mentally,
as much as it does tactically, and physically?"
I'm working on a lot of things.
I'm never gonna say what I'm working on, you'll see that hopefully.
It is very hard physically.
You know, it's a lot of discipline every day to be able to, you know,
wake up, do the same things, you know, you have to put in the hours.
And, you know, some days you wake up, you feel great, and it's good.
Some days you don't feel great and you've gotta put in a great effort.
But just this is exciting, you know, because where is the limit?
And I think if you can reach your limit, I think it's exciting
to see how much you can win.
To become a champion,
you cannot be normal.
They have incredibly high expectations from themselves.
And they are driven.
FERRERO: Is it hard to sacrifice? Yes, of course,
because most of the times you wanna have a normal life with your friends.
It's very important to understand what's the dedication,
because for a tennis player it has to be every day.
You know, every day comes.
It's a lot of sacrifice, so you might miss out on every other thing
that you've been invited to.
You know, I've certainly missed weddings, birthdays, everything,
but that's what's expected.
KEOTHAVONG: Life on Tour is fun. You can make it as fun as you want,
certainly if you're not winning every tournament each week. (LAUGHS)
If you are able to succeed, there is, you know,
that kind of pressure that can be a burden.
So, I won Junior Wimbledon when I was 14,
kind of out of nowhere, so it wasn't...
in any way expected for me to win the tournament.
And it just was, like, an otherworldly experience.
I think I went to a different planet over the course of that week.
And for someone like Emma,
I would not even put me in the same category,
because she literally went zero to a hundred
within the space of one summer.
I think Emma is, like, in a league of her own.
I think for Emma Raducanu, her life changed so dramatically overnight,
and, you know, she's gone from taking her A-levels,
being a, sort of, schoolgirl and training down in Kent,
and suddenly projected onto the world stage.
She had a ranking down in the 300s,
she'd never played on the main Tour,
people were unfamiliar with her,
and, you know, she just burst through.
I remember she was playing Wimbledon and she was playing her first round,
and I was on the radio being like, "People should watch this girl,
she's very good." And then she made fourth round,
and then US Open a few weeks later,
quali through to winning the tournament. It's just unheard of.
What was she, was she 18 when she won it?
It was just simply a fairy-tale.
I don't think, having seen her as a 12-year-old,
I don't think anyone could've predicted
that she would be a Grand Slam Champion when she did.
I've had an amazing few weeks,
so I'm still trying to take it all in
and adjust to what's going on, but extremely happy.
And she's coming home, heroine's welcome, you know,
she's playing with Kate Middleton out on the court.
She signed up, I don't know how many endorsements,
and everybody just wants a piece of her.
What's happened since to Emma? Well...
expectations, uh, injuries.
You know, it's been challenging for her since then.
UMPIRE: 'Miss Golubic wins, 4-3 retirement.'
(APPLAUSE) 'And that is such a shame.
The two players come together,
and it's another huge injury blow for Emma Raducanu.'
She's had a bit of everything.
You know, ankle, wrist, she was dealing with some back problems.
'And the misfortune of Emma Raducanu continues. Tears for the Briton.'
I think I pulled something,
and I'm not really sure what exactly happened.
I kind of just came off court, but, like,
absolute freak injury, I think.
And, yeah, it's... I dunno what I could've done more about it,
so that's it.
Yeah, it's I just couldn't really do anything.
PRESS: Alright, thank you guys.
KONTA: I wouldn't be surprised if she possibly has felt like
she wished she'd never won the US Open in the first place,
because it's suddenly had a massive influx of opinions and eyeballs,
where there were none previously.
(PHONE CHIMES)
It's that feeling of just negativity
every time you're not out on court.
And for me, the major concern for Emma
has been that she hasn't had a consistent team.
In a year and a half, we've had multiple coaches,
and that just doesn't bring the consistency that's needed.
And if she can get that, then she can fulfil her immense potential.
So, what of Emma now?
Well, she's still a global superstar.
No one's taking that Grand Slam away from her.
You know, will she come back? Will she develop her confidence?
Well, that's gonna take a while.
CROFT: But now I feel like the pressure's off.
I feel like this is a new beginning.
This is Emma Raducanu mark two,
and it feels like maybe things will start to happen again,
because we know she can play.
You don't win the US Open
if you don't have something quite special about you.
You know, when you come through as a young player,
particularly in Britain, and we have a Grand Slam, one of the biggest,
if not the biggest, with Wimbledon, in our home Slam,
so there's added pressure of everybody wanting a piece of you,
everybody wanting you to do well.
So, I found it very pressurising.
KONTA: Obviously Andy Murray, when he will... hang up the racket,
it will be a sad day for men's tennis.
But we still have, you know, interest on the men's side
with Cam Norrie.
But I think Jack Draper's really exciting for us,
because he's young.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
'That'll do it.
He's beaten his idol.
And it'll be Jack Draper who progresses to the last 16
here at Indian Wells.'
I think Jack can be a regular part of the top ten.
You know, he's got an X factor.
UMPIRE: Game, set, and match, Draper. (APPLAUSE)
COMMENTATOR: 'It's Jack Draper who's victorious.
He'll now play just his second ATP tour final.
It's a great start to the 2024 season
for the 22-year-old Brit.'
The first time I actually cooked any chicken,
I put it in the pan without any olive oil,
burnt the whole pan.
It's just basic stuff, really, isn't it? (LAUGHS)
I absolutely adore Jack Draper. (LAUGHS)
He's a funny boy. (LAUGHS)
I haven't- I'm not doing my rice properly. It's in this.
That's bad of me, I know, but I just can't be arsed.
But I supposed maybe if I make enough money one day,
I can get a chef.
But I suppose I've been injured the whole year,
so I can't afford that. (LAUGHS)
It's such a big thing for your mental health and everything,
to have a good balance outside of tennis.
Before I lived here, I didn't know how to cook,
how to wash my own clothes, didn't know how to do a lot of things,
just because I was so busy all the time focusing
on trying to be a great tennis player.
RUSEDSKI: I've known Jack since he's been about 15,
and Jack was the youngster we were always looking at.
You know, lefty like myself, big serve,
got to the Wimbledon junior finals,
and we saw the potential there.
(APPLAUSE)
It's unbelievable. I came here in 2013
and watched Murray win it after so many, sort of, nearlys,
and that gave me a lot of inspiration to actually become a tennis player
and achieve amazing things.
So, yeah, it means the world.
The question was, was he gonna grow into his body,
when is he gonna have the right work ethic?
Because transitioning from the junior game to the senior game,
we've seen many times Junior Wimbledon champions,
world number ones, who haven't had a career, let's be frank,
because they don't have a game for the senior game.
As a young player, you have to grow up incredibly quickly
and learn fast.
(APPLAUSE)'That's relentless hitting from Jack Draper.'
I think my first ATP win, against Sinner, was huge,
being on centre court at Queen's.
UMPIRE: Game, set, and match, Draper.(CHEERS)
'And Jack Draper records his first career ATP tour main draw win.'
You've gotta go and win the match, and I did incredibly well to win.
You just knew already that he was gonna be a great player.
But the real issue so far is that,
just that he hasn't been able to stay healthy
to play a full consistent year out on Tour.
RUSEDSKI: For him, health is his wealth.
If he didn't have the injuries he had over the last year,
year and a half, he would be top 20 in the world, in my opinion, now.
It was frustrating, because I felt like I was always injured,
but I was always working hard, putting in the work,
putting in the hours,
and really focused on improving.
Like, I had a really serious shoulder injury
and a couple of ab problems.
You know, you can't play, you can't train, you can't do anything.
I mean, I feel like, it's like anything, even if it's not sport.
Some periods you go through times where you feel like you're, kind of,
treading water and maybe you're not in a great headspace,
and maybe you're not feeling too great.
But definitely at the moment, in the last four months, for me,
I feel like I've been constantly improving
since I've come back from injury.
So, I feel like I'm in a great spot and improving a lot at the moment.
For me, to fulfil my potential as a tennis player is my biggest goal,
and then hopefully the rest will come with that.
Whether that's winning Slams or, you know,
I don't know what my ceiling is. It could be top five in the world,
it could be one in the world, it could be top 20,
could be top 30. I don't know.
If my mindset's to be the best I can be each day,
then only good things can come out of that.
For every player that does make it to the top,
for every Jack Draper, for every Emma Raducanu,
there are thousands who just drop,
and may never pick up a tennis racket again as an adult.
Sometimes it's really hard to tell who's going to be great,
but there's these anomalies.
'Just insane.'
Carlos Alcaraz is something a bit special.
(APPLAUSE)
'Oh! That is why there's so much talk about this young man.'
He is like an amalgamation of all of the great players
into one perfect player.
I find every time I watch him, I just find myself gasping.
(CHEERS) 'Oh my word!
Even the great Novak Djokovic can't quite believe
what he has just witnessed.'
Nowadays in the men's game it takes a little longer to break through,
because of the physicality that's involved.
So, when you have an Alcaraz doing it in their teenage years,
it's quite phenomenal.
But you've gotta remember,
Alcaraz has been playing for probably 12 to 14 years
by the time he hits the Wimbledon final and serves for the match.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
RUNE: First time I met Carlos was I think when we were 10, 11 years old,
playing a match against each other in Mallorca.
And since then I was like, 'OK, he's also good.'
We played one doubles together in Petits As, in under-14.
It was good.
He didn't speak much English back then I remember,
so it was not the deepest conversations we had. (CHUCKLES)
But that was nice, nice to share the court with him.
(APPLAUSE)
When I saw him first time, I thought that it was different,
because he played very dynamic.
Something natural in him.
You can ask him more than other players,
because technically he was super genius.
'Oh, he's found that as well.'
From the very beginning, it was a goal for me
to build someone with a lot of talent.
Everybody was talking about him already.
People were expecting a lot from Carlos.
He's gonna be the next Rafa.
It was, like, full pressure for me.
I thought when I was playing, I always talked to my coach
that, "Oh, your job is, like, so easy.
You sit there on the Tour and it's, like, so relaxed for you."
But now, I realise it's, like, wow, so much difficult than I thought.
All the time that he's on the court, you feel whatever he's feeling.
The butterflies in the stomach, the fears, the pressure.
Mentally, the toughest thing to go through in the tough moment.
'But now the one-way traffic continues,
as Alcaraz's race looks to be won.'
But absolutely amazing journey that we are having together.
Didn't expect that much, that fast.
He won two Grand Slams already,
more than I did in my career,
so imagine how I feel.
The future, I hope, is gonna be super good.
We, you know, cross fingers that he can keep his level on his career.
We talk about the next generation.
In Alcaraz, we have a star.
In Jannik Sinner, I do believe with his game, he is a contender.
And hopefully we'll see a rivalry developing between him,
Alcaraz, and Holger Rune.
PRODUCER: Is it possible to still be friends with your rivals?
Well, you cannot share everything, obviously,
but, you know, you're...
Me and Alcaraz, we're friends,
but we still never went for dinner together.
And he never told me, "I had a bad day."
Because, 'Oh, OK, he had a bad day.'
So, like, it's a different kind of friendship.
You cannot tell each other everything,
because at the end of the day you're in a big match against them,
and maybe he knows you feel a bit weak when you're feeling like this.
And obviously, at the end everything is about winning.
MOURATOGLOU: Will they be a big three or not? Difficult to say.
That will mean that there is nobody else who can also push them.
I think Jack is not that far from the three that we're talking about.
I'm sure he's gonna be top 10, and if that happened fast,
then he's gonna start to be dangerous for those three others,
and maybe gonna be part of that group.
It's the 1-percent-ers that matter.
I remember a couple of years ago when I wasn't the most professional,
I used to love it, I used to just get home from training,
big bag of crisps, slump on the couch.
Actually, three bags of Quavers were my go-to.
So, it's, kind of, just focussing on
what's gonna make me a better player, really.
But, yeah, this is the kind of boring stuff
which goes a long way, I suppose.
During this pre-season, I'm playing an exhibition at the UTS,
playing Holger Rune.
Haven't played him before, so looking forward to the, sort of,
chance to challenge myself and compete hard against a great player.
Tennis needs that fire and that spice.
When it goes on court, you know, it's dog-eat-dog.
'Oh, stop it!'
CASH: I don't think people really understand
until you've been on the circuit and living the tennis life.
It's a zoo.
KONTA: If you don't look after yourself,
then the expectations of others, your own expectations,
the tiredness and the fatigue that comes with the travel,
that comes with the physical load and mental load of this,
it can take its toll.
Iga Swiatek has a sports psychologist full time,
and she's the world number one, won multiple majors.
KEOTHAVONG: She's embraced the mental side of the sport,
and working on those areas.
I think every athlete has insecurities, self-doubt,
but she's worked on all of that.
You can see the way she goes about her business
in such a professional way.
It's all about being the very best that she can be.
It's really easy to forget that Iga Swiatek is only 22 years of age,
because she's always seemed so mature.
You know, she's already got, what is it, four Grand Slams?
Three French Opens and one US Open.
But I certainly believe Aryna Sabalenka
is a threat to Iga Swiatek.
(APPLAUSE)
'Oh my. That is another blistering backhand.'
And I'd like to see that rivalry evolve.
Two very different personalities.
Sabalenka loves to bring the energy and the intensity
and drama onto the tennis court.
You've got someone who's really feisty.
Come on!
'That style has worked for her to get her to this final.'
But with Coco in the mix now, that's brought a new dimension,
and we hope to see... Swiatek-Coco be the rivalry,
or Swiatek-Sabalenka-Coco, week-in, week-out.
And that's what we need in the women's game,
is a rivalry that also brings the public into the game.
DRAPER: Tennis has got big boots to fill...
..but I think with the likes of Alcaraz, Sinner, Rune,
there's a lot of young players coming up
who have different styles of game, great mentalities.
Hopefully myself at some point.
'We've seen some of the world's best players compete
to reach the final of this UTS tournament,
hoping to win the top prize
of over half a million dollars.
Now, we're down to the final two.
It's Jack Draper versus Holger Rune.'
This match between Jack and Holger
is very important for Jack.
He knows what level Holger is playing,
and I'm sure Jack is really pumped to show himself
that he's able to beat a guy of that level.
Holger's an unbelievable player, top ten in the world.
He's been playing well, got a big serve, he's a lefty.
He's someone at such a young age, achieving so much already.
So, if you're not ready for it, then you lose pretty easy.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(APPLAUSE) 'That's a great shot.'
Points on the line and prize money on the line,
and there's big titles on the line.
It's all good and well being friends and showing respect,
but also there is that competitiveness
in each and every player that comes out.
'Oh, stop it!
That is great turning.'
It's tough, obviously you're playing in front of a lot of people.
It's big pressure out there.
CASH: If there's one thing tennis players are good at,
it's picking themselves up.
We get kicked down all the time.
You have to pick yourself every time you lose a point...
every time you lose a game, every time you lose a set,
every time you lose a match, every time you hit a bad shot.
You've gotta pick yourself up.
If you can't, tennis is not for you.
'It's a big shot from Rune.'
(CHEERS)'Such great defence from Jack Draper!'
I think every player has a way of tapping into their zone,
and for some players that's getting really riled up,
and for others it's staying ice cool.
That's the, kind of, exciting thing about tennis,
is that everyone's got their own different personalities
and their own different weird habits.
(CHEERS) 'Oh. This man can do everything.'
When you come up to serve for the match,
you've gotta earn it.
You can't wait for the clock to tick down.
"Oh, if I just hang in for a few more minutes
the buzzer will go and I've won the tournament."
No, no, no. (LAUGHS) You've gotta finish it off.
It's like walking a tightrope. It's like doing a highwire.
"If I don't execute right now, everything goes down the pan."
'He's going for it!'
(CHEERS) 'Oh my days! Who is this guy?'
CROFT: For Jack Draper to beat a Holger Rune in a tournament,
it shows that you're doing something right, and you're on track,
and you do belong amongst them, and you take away a lot of information,
perhaps when you might meet them, you know, in a Grand Slam.
So, it's massively important.
Amazing. I thought I played a really good level this week,
and I'm really happy that I've been able to put what I've been practicing
into playing these matches.
Of course, it's not the real thing, being on the tour in Grand Slams,
but it's a start, so hopefully I can keep on carrying up this level.
OK, you know, you see a Hollywood actor or actress
and they're on the screen and you go, "Wow! Unbelievable!
They have something special."
All these players I've been talking about, from Carlos,
to Sinner, to Coco, they're quite special human beings.
It feels like we're going into this incredible era
of all these exciting new young talents, both men's and women's.
It's like modern gladiators, with just rackets instead of a weapon.
KEOTHAVONG: The rivalry, the drama...
UMPIRE: 'Game, set, match.'
..the different personalities.
From these young players, I'm getting jaw-dropping moments.
KONTA: If you're out on court playing someone like that,
you're thinking- Can I swear?
(LAUGHS) You're thinking, "Sh-"
(CHEERS)
But there's a lot of pressure,
and I still think that Djokovic guy's gonna be in and around,
(LAUGHS) ..a little bit as well, going, "Hey, wait a minute.
What you can do I can do better."
'Oh my word! Just insane.'
That is, I think, what I'm excited to see.
The Young Guns. (LAUGHS)
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