L'Australien Alexei Popyrin en conférence de presse à Roland-Garros après sa victoire sur abandon contre Yoshihito Nishioka et sa qualification pour le deuxième tour.
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00:00BNP Paribas, partenaire des plus belles histoires de Roland Garros, aux côtés des ramasseurs de balles depuis plus de 50 ans.
00:30Il jouait vraiment bien les deux sets et j'ai eu joué solid et j'ai servé vraiment bien les deux sets et puis, il me semble que j'ai fait un peu plus de temps.
00:39Il me semble que j'ai fait quatre points avant de l'arrivée.
00:43Je souhaite un speedy recovery et j'espère que j'ai pu puer en forme et jouer de tennis comme il faut.
00:51Merci. Questions, please?
00:54Alex, how much is that
01:00a relief in a sense
01:02so you
01:03say six years without
01:06getting past the first one
01:07six matches on the bounce that you've lost
01:10so a bit of relief
01:12I guess
01:12I actually haven't thought about it
01:16every match that I've played here has been actually
01:18really tough
01:20I think I remember all the losses that I had
01:22and they've not been the easiest of draws
01:24and they've been tough first round losses
01:26and ones that I've taken to heart
01:29and yeah, like you said
01:30it is a nice feeling to get through to the second round
01:32I think I was saying at the start of the week
01:34where I thought my game was at
01:36and I thought it was at a really good level
01:37and getting through to the first round
01:40the first two sets especially
01:42were a good level back on my part
01:44mentally a little bit
01:47I was frustrated
01:48not being able to consolidate
01:50my break points
01:51or do more damage
01:53on his surf
01:54but other than that
01:55I think my tennis was pretty solid
01:56and yeah
01:57I'm really positive
01:58with where my game's at
01:59Congratulations
02:02Can I take you back to the
02:04it's a while ago now
02:06with that day on the ball ring
02:07and where you have the
02:08oh yeah
02:09and you had that win
02:10and it's no longer there
02:11but where you've gone to
02:13and what it's like coming back here
02:15yeah, it's nice
02:16and the memories of that
02:18of playing in that court
02:19yeah, you know
02:202017 was a good year for me
02:22you know
02:23won French Open juniors
02:24got to number two in the world
02:25in juniors
02:25and you know
02:26straight after French
02:27I won my first pro title
02:28so
02:29and that was all on clay
02:30and I think that was
02:31that was a great
02:33kind of showing
02:34as to how my game
02:35can kind of
02:35play on this surface
02:37yeah
02:38and it was great memories
02:39unfortunately
02:39that court's not there anymore
02:40I would have loved to play
02:42play a
02:43you know
02:44a professional match on it
02:45but unfortunately
02:46it's not there anymore
02:46it was a great court
02:47I really loved it
02:48even though I only
02:50stepped on it once
02:51but yeah
02:53good memories of that court
02:54and yeah
02:55it was a
02:562017 was a good year
02:57Lacey, congrats
02:59we see a lot of Aussies
03:00struggle here
03:01it's like so hard to find wins
03:02do you find
03:03it is more significant
03:04when you can get a win here
03:05we said like Wimbledon
03:06Australian Open
03:07a lot of the Aussies
03:07have had wins
03:08and yeah
03:08just like a drought here
03:10does it feel significant?
03:11well last year
03:11I lost to Cock
03:12in the first round
03:13so
03:13he got me in the first round
03:15but no look
03:16it's
03:16I can only speak
03:18on my behalf
03:19that I'm happy
03:20that I finally got a win here
03:21and yeah
03:23I think it's
03:23I think it's
03:24not a secret
03:25that probably
03:26Klay isn't the best
03:27surface for Aussies
03:28but slowly we're starting
03:30to see more and more results
03:31and more wins
03:32in the first round
03:33which is great
03:33both on the men's
03:34and the women's side
03:35you know
03:35Maya Joint just won
03:36a title on Klay last week
03:37which was massive for her
03:39yeah
03:40and look
03:41it's
03:41it's
03:42yeah
03:43I think
03:44the Klay court's
03:45not been our favourite
03:45but hopefully
03:46you know
03:46Demon's playing
03:47unbelievable on the Klay
03:48now this year
03:49and yeah
03:49hopefully I can
03:50I can make some results
03:52also
03:52Alexi
03:57you've been seated
03:58now at a couple
03:59of majors
04:00does
04:01does that
04:02carry much weight
04:03for you
04:04being seated
04:05or
04:06I mean rankings
04:07can be so fleeting
04:08so
04:09how do you
04:10is there a different
04:11mindset
04:12is there a different
04:13approach
04:13being seated
04:14compared to
04:15not
04:16I think the only
04:17difference is
04:17that you don't
04:19play a
04:20play a higher rank
04:21than you
04:21before the third round
04:23that's the
04:24that's the
04:25that's the
04:25that's the biggest
04:26difference
04:26you know
04:27back when I wasn't
04:28seated
04:28I was playing
04:29you know
04:29a seat in the
04:30second round
04:30and sometimes
04:31it could be
04:31a really
04:32really high
04:32seat
04:33whereas now
04:34it's like
04:35you're kind of
04:36going in as a
04:37favourite
04:37for the first
04:38two matches
04:39and I think
04:40that's a
04:40different kind
04:40of mentality
04:41and it's like
04:41kind of
04:42you're being
04:43back when I
04:45wasn't seated
04:45I was kind of
04:46the one being
04:46you know
04:47I wanted to
04:48beat the
04:49seed really
04:49bad
04:50and I was
04:50trying to
04:51bring my
04:51A game
04:51whereas
04:52now you're
04:53the seed
04:53and your
04:54opponent's
04:54doing that
04:55to you
04:55so it's
04:56a little bit
04:57of a different
04:57kind of mindset
04:58in terms of
04:58that
04:58but at the
04:59end of the
04:59day
04:59you're just
05:00focusing on
05:01your own
05:01game
05:02and you're
05:03not kind
05:03of thinking
05:04about the
05:04number
05:04in front
05:04of your
05:05name
05:05I think
05:11they're in
05:11the fifth
05:12set
05:12but
05:12Kazoo or
05:13Tabilo
05:14maybe next
05:15I think
05:15for you
05:15what can
05:17you tell
05:17us about
05:18those three
05:19I mean
05:19you might
05:19have another
05:19lefty
05:20potentially
05:21what sort
05:22of challenges
05:22do they pose
05:23for you
05:24look I
05:25think
05:25lefties
05:27they pose
05:28a challenge
05:28to everybody
05:29to every
05:30variety
05:30I think
05:30they're not
05:31the easiest
05:31players to
05:31play
05:32they have
05:32their advantages
05:33on the
05:33ad side
05:34but then
05:36again we
05:36have our
05:36advantages
05:37also
05:37against
05:37them
05:38so
05:38it's just
05:39kind of
05:39finding
05:39getting used
05:40to playing
05:40against
05:41lefties
05:41you know
05:41I played
05:41my last
05:42two matches
05:43against
05:43lefties
05:43against
05:43Noz and
05:44Nishioka
05:45so
05:45yeah
05:47if he goes
05:48through I know
05:48it's not going
05:49to be easy
05:49and it's not
05:50going to be
05:50easy if
05:50Kazoo goes
05:51through
05:51either
05:51against the
05:52French crowd
05:52it's going
05:53to be
05:53rowdy
05:54I guess
05:55he plays
05:55really well
05:56in France
05:56and he's
05:57a really
05:57good player
05:58he's got
05:58a lot
05:58of potential
05:59so
05:59yeah
06:00neither
06:01of those
06:01matchups
06:02are going
06:02to be
06:03easy
06:03for me
06:03so I'm
06:03going to
06:04have to
06:04bring my
06:04A game
06:04probably a little
06:06bit better
06:06than I brought
06:07today
06:07but
06:07yeah
06:08we'll see
06:09last one
06:11you were
06:13saying the
06:13other day
06:14about how
06:15it's been
06:15quite a
06:15traumatic
06:16sort of
06:16period
06:17between
06:17the end
06:18of the
06:18Aussie Open
06:19and now
06:20gone through
06:22a hell of a
06:22lot
06:22but do you
06:23feel as though
06:23you've got
06:24to the other
06:24side
06:25in a way
06:25now
06:26you've got
06:27a new
06:27team
06:27and you
06:28have your
06:29first round
06:29yeah
06:30definitely
06:30like I
06:32kept saying
06:33that I
06:33feel
06:33the most
06:34positive
06:35I've felt
06:35leading up
06:36to a
06:36tournament
06:37in a long
06:37time
06:37and that's
06:39very important
06:39for me
06:39I think
06:40mentally
06:40it's been
06:41challenging
06:42like you
06:43said
06:43but yeah
06:45since the
06:45start of the
06:46clay court
06:46I feel like
06:46my game
06:47is slowly
06:47starting to
06:48come back
06:48to me
06:48and the
06:49results
06:50are starting
06:50to show
06:50a little
06:50bit more
06:51there's a
06:51little bit
06:51more
06:52consistency
06:52and match
06:53wins
06:54every single
06:54week
06:54so that's
06:55really important
06:57and it's
06:57just for me
06:58it's just
06:58trying to
06:59you know
07:00on bad
07:01weeks
07:01where I
07:02don't really
07:02feel my
07:02game
07:03completely
07:03to kind
07:04of string
07:04two three
07:05four matches
07:05and then
07:06when I do
07:06feel my
07:06game
07:07hopefully I
07:07can string
07:08five six
07:08matches
07:09so it's
07:09just having
07:09that consistency
07:10of having
07:11your lower
07:11level a little
07:12bit higher
07:12and your
07:12high level
07:13staying where
07:13it is
07:14so for me
07:15that's the
07:15most important
07:16thing and that's
07:16what we've been
07:16working on
07:17and yeah
07:17it feels like
07:18it's going
07:19on the right
07:19track right now
07:20and that's
07:23and that's
07:24there's
07:25a lot of
07:25things
07:26that's
07:27what I
07:28can make
07:29it feel like
07:29I
07:29can make
07:31that
07:40it feel like
07:40I
07:41can make
07:41it feel like
07:42I
07:43can make
07:43it feel like
07:44I
07:44can make