Roger Federer retired in 2014 and also previousWorld No 3 Stan Wawrinka transforms 38 later on this month. But the future of Swiss guys’s tennis shows up in excellent hands.
Dominic Stricker made a sprinkle in 2014 by completing in theNext Gen ATP Finals On Thursday, 21-year-old Leandro Riedi will certainly make his ATP Masters 1000 launching at the BNP Paribas Open versus Jack Draper after getting approved for the distinguished event on his very first effort at this degree. He depends onNo 120 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings.
“It’s been a lot of fun. It’s been a bit of a struggle in the beginning, the first six, seven months were not easy. From juniors to the pros, it’s a step,” Riedi informedATPTour com. “But it was all worth it and now I’m feeling pretty well, especially the past couple months I’ve been pretty good and I really enjoy it.”
The 20-year-old Stricker and also 21-year-old Riedi are brand-new on the scene as #NextGenATP gamers, yet they have actually recognized each various other considering that very early in their junior days. Riedi remembers that they initially satisfied in 2011. In January 2014, prior to they were teenagers, when they represented their nation with each other in a group occasion. From that year on, they started educating with each other every Wednesday at the Swiss Federation and also ended up being buddies.
While Stricker ran to success, Riedi seen from afar and also utilized the lefty’s victories as gas to proceed his very own climb.
“I’m definitely not the guy who’s a jealous guy or feel I’m under pressure now. Maybe a bit you have this feeling that if he does it, you have to do it as well,” Riedi stated. “But for me it was all motivation and I was just happy for him that he played well. Of course at the same time you’re pretty motivated if he can do it, then I can do it as well. That was my mindset a bit.”
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Riedi plays football after getting approved forIndian Wells Photo credit history: Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour
Mindset has shown trick forRiedi The Swiss confesses that it is not his physical video game that has held him back in the past. This year’s Canberra ATP Challenger Tour finalist, that almost dismayed Hubert Hurkacz in Marseille, has fought versus himself.
“Definitely mentally I’ve improved a lot in the past three months, four months, especially on court. I’ve improved a lot supporting myself, not destroying myself, because it’s already hard enough against those guys to play,” Riedi stated. “And if you’re not helping yourself, it’s just so tough to win.”
Instead of carrying on from a poor area of type in a suit, Riedi would certainly emphasize it, worsening the concern. It would certainly complete the court, also.
“You’re alone on the court and if you [are very hard on] yourself there, it’s just really, really hard,” Riedi stated. “And I felt when I started playing the Challengers and then I remember playing the qualies of the Swiss Indoors, I had some smell of what it’s like to be there and if you’re not on your ‘A’ game there mentally, you’re just not going to win. You can maybe win luckily. But to maintain it, it’s just not possible.”
Riedi’s previous instructor left him in 2014 since he really felt the Swiss required to develop in his psychological video game. That showed a transforming factor for the climbing celebrity, that won back-to-back Challenger crowns in November.
“I don’t want to be that guy,” Riedi stated. “I want to be the friendly guy and I guess the change happened. It’s working, it’s a lot of fun.”
The enjoyable of the sporting activity is what aided attract Riedi to tennis years back. At a young age, the Zurich- birthed gamer favored football to tennis. But by 9 years of ages, he started completing in even more tennis competitions and also appreciated it. The traveling ended up being a perk as he has constantly suched as checking out brand-new areas. In the previous couple of years he also invested 3 months training in Delray Beach, Florida with Jose Antonio Fernandez, which he indicated as one more zero hour in his growth
Now Riedi is completing on among the greatest phases in the sporting activity. He wishes to advance his favorable trajectory, with the objectives of quickly breaking the globe’s Top 100 and also getting approved for this year’sNext Gen ATP Finals If the 21-year-old proceeds mastering his mind, those achievements might be well accessible.
“I still have stuff to improve on the tennis side as well, but everyone can play pretty good tennis here,” Riedi stated. “Every match is so close and in the end I think it depends on the mental side, if you’re there or not. I just knew I could improve so much mentally if I’m really here. I can push more and see what I can do. If I still lose, I’m still happy with it.”
