00:00Alex, congrats sur l'U.S. Open run.
00:02Vous étiez un peu à l'oeuvre à l'oeuvre.
00:04Mais c'était un grand run.
00:06Comment avez-vous pu switcher à Davis Cup mode?
00:09Oui, j'ai le souvenir de la Goldfish
00:12et j'ai bougé rapidement.
00:14C'est finalement le plan de game.
00:18Et maintenant, la priorité est ici.
00:21Davis Cup, avec les boys, représentant l'Australie.
00:24Et nous sommes très heureux pour ça.
00:28Il n'est pas juste que vous avez un bon run.
00:30Joran Thompson et Alex,
00:32ils ont été très heureux.
00:34Vous pensez que vous avez la forme de l'Université de Belgique ?
00:36Oui, je pense que,
00:40comme une nation,
00:42les dernières années,
00:44nous avons montré que nous avons été reconnés.
00:48Et je pense que nous avons l'air bien ensemble.
00:50Nous allons jouer avec beaucoup de passion.
00:54Et c'est génial de jouer à l'oeuvre.
00:56Nous allons jouer à l'oeuvre.
00:58Nous allons avoir la forme de soutien.
01:00Et je suis très heureux d'être en Sydney.
01:02C'est évidemment pas secret que vous êtes un leader de l'Observaire.
01:04C'est évidemment pas secret que vous êtes un leader de l'Observaire.
01:08C'est un leader de l'Observaire.
01:10C'est un leader de l'Observaire.
01:12C'est une question de jouer à l'Observaire.
01:16C'est une question de jouer à l'Observaire.
01:18C'est un leader de l'Observaire.
01:20C'est un leader de l'Observaire.
01:22C'est un leader de l'Observaire.
01:24C'est un leader de l'Observaire.
01:26Ça fait un leader de l'Observaire.
01:28Et dès que nous
01:36nous voulions faire le premier point de l'Observaire.
01:385-6 ans, et l'équipe de camaraderie a été merveilleux, et c'est juste, pour moi,
01:47c'est, ces semaines, c'est le funnage dans mon schedule, c'est sûr, parce que c'est
01:54un sport très lonely, durant l'année, vous êtes là par vous-même, et ces semaines vous
02:00vous êtes tous ensemble comme un équipe, et c'est vraiment une différente dynamique,
02:04que je pense que nous enjoyons beaucoup. Est-ce que vous avez de la mentalité,
02:09comme vous avez d'attends à vous prendre en des semaines, vous devez aller dans la
02:12et vous devez aller dans la partie, mais vous devez aller dans la partie, vous êtes là,
02:18j'ai eu l'impression que c'est beaucoup d'affection.
02:21Vous avez un peu plus d'un peu de vibe, vous êtes tous ensemble, il y a une grande
02:26groupe, et tout le monde a donner un petit peu de stick, c'est toujours un peu de
02:32Mais, oui, quand on se déroule, on se déroule, on veut tout le monde.
02:37On veut tout le monde, pas seulement pour nous, mais pour nous, pour nous, et c'est un important.
02:46Est-ce que vous avez vu ce jour ?
02:48Est-ce que vous avez vu ce jour ?
02:49Est-ce que vous avez vu ce jour ?
02:51Oui, pas souvent.
02:53Je veux dire, c'est un long schedule, comme nous le savons, et c'est un non-stop.
03:00So, over the years, I've had a little bit of a bait in Europe,
03:05which makes it easier for my tennis.
03:08And, yeah, it just feels so great, coming back,
03:14I mean, getting on the fly, and hearing the Australian accent again.
03:19It makes me feel warm inside, and then, obviously, being here in Sydney,
03:23it just makes it very special.
03:26Is this something that, after last week, something that you really look forward to,
03:29just jumping on the plane, jumping back on?
03:31Yeah, I think this is a great week for me to kind of turn the page over,
03:36and move on from the US Open, and, as I said, I arrived yesterday, got on the board,
03:45already focused on the couple of days coming ahead,
03:50and, yeah, it's been great to have the support of the team.
03:56Did you watch the final, and are you looking at that, thinking,
03:58man, how do I stop from this basket?
04:00Has Sydney looked unbeatable, and then, you know,
04:02Alcaraz is a freak.
04:04Yeah, I mean, these two, they've been at the top of our sport now,
04:09for a couple of years now, and they're playing for the biggest title,
04:13and they're the ultimate competition, right?
04:16So, for the rest of us, it's our job to find ways
04:21to kind of bridge the gap, and keep on improving.
04:25Like, there's no real other way than to chase those guys at the moment, right?
04:31Because they're setting the standard, and, yeah, I didn't wake up for the final.
04:37It was 4 a.m.
04:39I was doing my best to get over jet lag, but, yeah,
04:45every time they step out on court, they're putting on a show,
04:48so it's what the rest of us are trying to get to.
04:53It's kind of every tennis player's career for the next 10 years
04:56that they'll be chasing those guys, isn't it?
04:57Because Alcaraz is only 22, right?
05:00Yeah, they're pretty young, they're playing some great tennis.
05:02I mean, we've seen it over the years with, you know, Roger Raffa,
05:08and then kind of Novak came along, right?
05:10And, you know, they didn't really think that there was going to be
05:14anything better than those two, and Novak came along
05:16and broke all those records.
05:18And so now we've got, yeah, those are the two players
05:22to kind of compete against, and it's about finding ways
05:28and trying to keep on improving, you know,
05:31get ready to compete against them for a while.
05:34Yeah, I mean, there's always that focus on improving,
05:46and that's one of the areas that I want to focus on,
05:50and I've been focusing on for the better part of my career, right?
05:55And it's been a gradual improvement.
05:58But obviously, recently, in a couple of the big matches,
06:01I felt like it's let me down a little bit.
06:04So, yeah, just a couple of tweaks here and there,
06:07and just, yeah, do my best to improve.
06:12That's all I can do.
06:14A couple of months ago, you said you felt like you were sort of reaching,
06:17you were getting towards the peak of your career
06:19and, you know, sort of exciting times ahead.
06:21I suppose that's from a personal point of view,
06:24but how do you sort of then manifest that,
06:26like at Davis Cup level level?
06:28What does that sort of, that peak that you sort of want to reach,
06:31what does that sort of look like at Davis Cup level?
06:33I mean, for me, the ultimate goal is to lift the title.
06:38I mean, that's been a priority of mine for my whole career,
06:42and that's why I prioritise these weeks,
06:46no matter when it was at the schedule.
06:49And we've gotten awfully close, right?
06:54We've lost in two finals and made a semi.
06:57So, yeah, it's been the priority and the ultimate goal.
07:03So, I'm going to do my best to kind of keep on improving
07:06and get to the stage where I can give, you know,
07:11my team, my country, those important points.
07:15And, you know, hopefully we can gel together and lift this thing.
07:21And what's the feel around the group?
07:23Obviously, you know, you have the two finals and the semi.
07:26How do you guys, I suppose, look forward
07:28and go in that one step better and get looking up those couple clubs?
07:32I mean, we know we've got all the ingredients, right?
07:35The ingredients are there.
07:36We've shown what we're capable of.
07:39And this is a couple of years ago
07:41where we're all probably not as good of versions of ourselves
07:46than we are right now.
07:47And over the years, we've kept on improving,
07:50putting ourselves in good positions.
07:51And, hey, we gel really well together.
07:55And I think we show the passion.
07:58And when it comes to Davis Cup, we always step up.
08:01So, it's all about giving ourselves the chance and the opportunity.
08:07And, you know, it starts with, obviously, this tie against Belgium.
08:11It's going to be a tough one.
08:14They're dangerous.
08:15They've played some great tennis as of late.
08:18So, they're playing with a lot of confidence.
08:20And, yeah, it starts...
08:22It starts with coming tight.
08:24So, hopefully, we'll be ready.
08:26How do you feel special to play a straight tennis ball?
08:29Yeah, it's super special.
08:31I mean, I've said it before.
08:33It's a favorite court to play on.
08:36It's treated me really well over the years.
08:40And it's just a special type of energy.
08:43So, I'm very excited to come out,
08:47come match day and, you know,
08:49hopefully have a full crowd and just hear
08:53just the energy pumping around here.
08:56And you're working with Richie and I'm just laying into it.
08:59What's that like as well?
09:01Yeah, it's amazing.
09:02It's what these weeks are all about.
09:07You've got some incredible grades of the game
09:12and you're just trying to absorb as much wisdom
09:18as you can during these weeks.
09:20And it's always a lot of fun.
09:21It's always great to pick their brains
09:25on what they think of the game,
09:27how it's evolved, how it's changed,
09:30you know, the good old stories as well.
09:33And, yeah, it's just another week to enjoy their presence.
09:39Obviously, you're not going to have too much time off,
09:43but is there anything in particular you want to do while you're here
09:46and what do you think that's not intended to play?
09:50I'll go.
09:52I would love to go and see the fam.
09:56I've got some fam here and I'll make some time to go and see them
10:04and just, yeah, enjoy Sydney.
10:08I don't get the chance to be here nearly as much as I would like to.
10:13So enjoy this beautiful city.
10:16I'm going to go.
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