1er tour accroché aux qualifs du CHALLENGER de Manacor !

❤️ by ClosedCaptioner.com Hi breakers! Well, it's windy here, we're in Manacor, at the Rafa Academy. At one point, a year ago, we were also there with the B, so you may have seen a few vlogs here, very cool. I'm here with Bastien. We're staying at the hotel in Rafa, we're really at our best here. Eight points to defend this week. What did I do yesterday? I played with August Holmgren. One hour, easy. A little bit of range, we needed to settle down a little bit. This morning, I did some physical training with Bastien, who did some pull-ups to pump up his little biceps. You did the legs. Excuse me. So, physical training this morning, sheathing, dynamics, etc. Presently, I'm hitting balls with Alexis Gautier, training for an hour, and then I go straight on for another hour with August Holmgren. I think we're going to score a few points. I'm in qualifying. I'm normally 4 in the qualifiers. I'm waiting for the boards to come out. I'm 296 on the list, so I've dropped a bit, which is normal, I've got the points in Porto. I wasn't far from being in the ranking, but I'm not, so qualification. check out the board later when it comes out, see the program. The game is on Monday. That's it, nothing else. It's a hot day. It's quite hot out there, but we're fine. So let's get training. - Thanks to you. - Right, match day. I play in the second rotation from 10:00, around 11:30-12:00, so warm-up, it's 10:00. I'm playing against Pichler, an Austrian that I don't know too well. I only saw him play once when I played… Where was that again? In Sweden, with the B. I can't remember where it was. He's not a powerful player, he runs around and makes zero mistakes, so there will be many exchanges. I'm going to have to be intelligent, not rush too much and try to be aggressive as soon as I can to hurt him. It will be hot today. Interesting match. He's not a player who serves the lead, but he doesn't serve badly for his size. That's it, breakers, listen up, interesting game to play. It's great to be able to play again. It's true that for the last four weeks, there haven't been many matches because I've lost the first one every time, so inevitably you're playing a match every week, so it's a bit boring. And then there was the US Open, so I was able to play during the week. Before that, there was a week's rest so we could go to the US, so there was no match. It's true that I don't have much rhythm either, so it's a bit annoying. But we have to try and put that right and try and win the match. Come on! Training complete. Match in, I think, a set and a half. It's Lokoli who plays. No, not at all, it's Lucas Poullain versus Gengel. Match in two sets because I think it was only 2-1. So that's it. Now I'm drinking my recovery drink in peace. Match in three, two, one, let's go! Here we go. First qualifying round. Pichler. Come on, 1-0 for him. I'll have to get back into the rhythm. It's true that for six weeks now, I've only played four matches, four first rounds, so come on. Not with extreme confidence. Try to serve well. He's a player who plays the exchange, who can be aggressive from time to time. For the moment, he's not serving too badly, and neither am I. Come on. Yeah, he's having a bit of success. The passing was a little off-center, but it was well done. Yeah, another ace. I'm serving quite a bit here, so I can keep my service games, inverted commas, quietly. Yeah, easy. Come on. We're going to have to try to get a break. That's a nice comeback. In the court. I catch the ball early with my forehand. Perfect. A little ahead. And a little success too, a little bit based on the cross court. Come on. We mustn't get frustrated. Break point. Yeah. He's giving it to me because I admit I didn't do anything. Yeah, great service. Yeah, a great volley too. Come on, 30-A. Set point. Unfortunately, I didn't take it. Break point. Oh yeah, well returned, it pisses me off. It irritates me that I can't finish these games when I need to. 5-6. 0-15. Warning. Danger. We have to take cover here. It's a good one. Incredible. 0-30. Ace. Nice. I serve, it helps me a lot. I don't dare go, it's obvious. Here, I'm going a bit further. Come on. A forehand, you've got to go for it. Yeah, great. And tie-break. Come on, it's off to a good start. I'm still serving as well as ever in this first set. Come on! I'm blowing, you can feel it. We weren't doing very well. 5-4 for me. 5-6, 0-30. Come on, my first game. 7-6, 1-0, that's good. 40, now there's something to do. That's a good one. I don't know what I've just done here, I confess. I stopped playing, I didn't really understand. Yeah, well cushioned. Well touched. Come on! Game point. Yeah, great service. I'm not going. I'm not sure about my backhand. That's a shame. And break point. Come on, 3-1. Great. Not present on the volley. Yeah, two-step pressing. Shot in three. Come on! Oh, amazing. Fault. He's sinking, that's good. 5-1. I managed to stay solid. He's letting go a little. Come on, match point. Victory! Here we go again. Okay, breakers, victory. 7-6, 6-1 against Bichler, who is difficult to play against, he plays well. He plays well on the counter, he's aggressive too, he's got a good backhand, he crosses the ball well, and on the forehand, he's got a good bag of tricks at times. I served well, which is… I don't understand because in the two days I've been here, I can't serve in training, I don't win a set and I don't serve, I don't get a first, it's unbearable. And now, I don't know how many aces? Three? I didn't watch it, but then… - Seven in the first set, I think. - Seven in the first set? Is that all? Wasn't there one afterward? Hold on, I'll take a look. Nine aces. It's excellent, seven to one. 65% of first services passed, so frankly, great. I don't know how it happens. If the rhythm was better, if I was more relaxed, I don't know. Well, we'll have to try and reproduce that tomorrow. By the way, tomorrow I play Kyle Edmund, who was 14ᵉ in the world, who has dropped in the rankings, now he must be, I don't know, 400. I think he had an operation on two knees, he was injured and so on, and he's been back for a year and a half-two years. Tough. I saw him playing in training a day ago with Liam Broady, and he was hitting some forehand stuff that was… Honestly, it was crazy. That's when you think: "Okay, yeah, I can see why you were 14." Well, that's not bad. Then, physically, you have to see what he's like too. We had a little spa with Bastien, and then there were all the French people who were there. French and Belgians, it was quite nice. There were seven-eight of us in the thing. The spa is incredible. Frankly, it's too beautiful, magnificent. It really relaxed us. We're going to have a quiet dinner with the team, Arthur Reymond and Mr Dan Added. An early night tonight. Right, Bastien? Recovery is important. I'll see you tomorrow. Subscribe to the channel if you want to follow the match against the former world 14ᵉ. Kyle Edmund, the Englishman. The little thumb for liking the B video and then the bell, if you like, for receiving notifications as soon as a video is released. Match tomorrow at 10:00 in the first round, so it'll be perfect, there won't be any delays. Oh yes, there was a forfeit by Harold Mayot. That means there's a lucky loser, so in the event of defeat, which I wouldn't wish on myself, given that I'm perhaps in series 2, in fact, if they draw lots between the two highest-ranked players, who of course have lost, then I'm bound to be drawn if I lose this match. I'm bound to be in the draw, and then you have to have a bit of luck. And I think it will be to play Marin Čilić, a former world number three. But obviously, I'd rather win. This must not be an option. I absolutely have to win. Follow the channel, subscribe breakers and we'll see you tomorrow. 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