00:03Ben, tremendous two weeks.
00:05Great tournament.
00:06Questions, one each.
00:07Let's go out in style.
00:10Hands.
00:11Richard.
00:12Tough ending.
00:13I know not what you wanted out there,
00:16but just talk about the emotions.
00:17And you said also, you know,
00:20you're just getting started
00:21and you want to be back out there.
00:22Just tell us about that.
00:24Yeah, I'm motivated.
00:26Disappointed with how today went.
00:30Happy with how I fought throughout the week.
00:32Two weeks.
00:35You know, excited with the progress
00:37that I feel that I've made.
00:39But yeah, this one stings 100%.
00:42And yeah, it's on to the next.
00:47Try to keep getting better
00:49and show up in Australia
00:52even stronger than I showed up here.
00:54Right.
00:56You talked about how kind of this two weeks
00:59has been problem solving for you
01:00kind of finding ways to get by
01:02maybe guys that you haven't been able to
01:04in the past.
01:05Other than the obvious
01:07with his dominant serve.
01:08Right.
01:09I mean, what makes him such
01:11a difficult problem to solve
01:13when you have to go to plan B?
01:15No, I mean, obviously,
01:16the serve,
01:17he's got the best serve in tennis.
01:19I broke him today
01:20for the first time in 66 games.
01:24And I think you combine that
01:26with as good as he is
01:28as a tennis player
01:29outside the serve.
01:30You know, how complete he is.
01:31He's gotten so much better
01:32at the net.
01:34He's an elite mover
01:35at 6'7".
01:36He's got a lot of length.
01:37So he returns really well.
01:39Slaves from the baseline.
01:41And one of the fittest guys
01:41on tour, too.
01:45Yeah, it's...
01:47He's a tough guy to play.
01:49100%.
01:50Started to figure some things out
01:51in the third set.
01:55Yeah, I was pissed.
01:56I was kind of tired
01:56at the end of the match.
02:00But I think that there's
02:02a lot of things
02:03that he throws at you out there.
02:05Abel.
02:06Congrats on a really nice run, Ben.
02:08You kind of mentioned it there.
02:09You did a lot of the right things
02:11to try to solve his serve
02:13and get into his games
02:14and everything like that.
02:15That being said,
02:17when you made a lot
02:18of the right decisions,
02:19what lessons, then,
02:20do you take from a loss like this
02:21and saying,
02:22okay, next time...
02:23Like, when there's nothing,
02:23basically, you're like,
02:24oh, I wish I had done this
02:26or anything like that.
02:27What do you take from it?
02:28Yeah, I mean,
02:28I definitely didn't execute
02:29from the ground
02:30the way I wanted to.
02:31As the match went on,
02:32I wouldn't ask myself
02:33anything more
02:35on my backhand side.
02:37But I didn't hit
02:37my forehand well today.
02:39I just...
02:40I wasn't accurate with it
02:42when I attacked with it.
02:43I made too many errors
02:44when I had the ball
02:45there on my strings.
02:47I either put a great return
02:48in the play
02:48and had the ball sitting up
02:49or I was playing well
02:50from the baseline
02:51and had a forehand sitting up.
02:53I wasn't amazing
02:55attacking with my forehand today.
02:56I wasn't great in transition.
02:58I made too many errors.
03:00And I think that's
03:01the big piece for me.
03:02I want to be more lethal
03:03with my forehand.
03:05It's not easy,
03:06you know,
03:06playing a guy like him
03:08or the chances are...
03:10there's very few chances.
03:14You got to work hard
03:15for the points
03:16that you win
03:17for sure.
03:19But that's,
03:20for me,
03:21the piece
03:22that was lacking today.
03:24Can you talk a little bit
03:25about playing
03:26at Sasha's rhythm?
03:29I noticed
03:29when he was
03:30bouncing ball
03:31between first and second
03:31you weren't necessarily
03:32getting down
03:33into ready position
03:34until he kind of gathers.
03:35That was obviously
03:36a deliberate move
03:36on your part.
03:37Is it hard to play
03:38at someone who plays
03:39at quite a slow rhythm?
03:42Yeah,
03:42I mean,
03:42I think there's
03:43not an athlete
03:44in the world
03:45that you're going
03:45to go look
03:46and watch them
03:46do their thing
03:47and they're going
03:47to sit in a ready position
03:48for 30 minutes,
03:49I mean 30 seconds
03:51before,
03:53you know,
03:53the play starts.
03:55So for me,
03:56it's the same.
03:56I'm not going
03:56to sit there
03:57in a ready position
03:58with my knees bent,
03:59tension in my body
04:00for 30 seconds
04:02while I'm waiting.
04:05I'm going to try
04:05to stay loose
04:06and,
04:07you know,
04:07I'll let him
04:08do his thing
04:10when he's up there
04:11but I'm not going
04:12to sit there
04:14and be locked in
04:15and focused,
04:16like I said,
04:17in a ready position
04:18for that long.
04:19Were you talking
04:19to the umpire about it?
04:20I couldn't quite hear
04:21what you were talking
04:21to the umpire about it.
04:23No,
04:23she was telling me
04:24I needed to get
04:24to the line earlier
04:26and I was like,
04:27he can start his routine
04:29whenever he wants.
04:32I promise you
04:33there will never
04:33be a time
04:34where he serves
04:34and I'm not ready
04:36but I shouldn't
04:36I shouldn't have
04:37to sit at the line
04:39you know
04:41if he's bouncing
04:42the ball
04:4320 to 25 times
04:45I shouldn't have
04:45to just sit there
04:46for that.
04:47He should be able
04:47to start it.
04:49He never does
04:50less than 10 bounces.
04:52I'm always going
04:53to be ready
04:53when he's ready
04:54to serve.
04:54I think that
04:55that is
04:58a stupid rule
05:00that you've got
05:01to be sitting there
05:02if it's a guy
05:03who has his routine
05:04you know
05:05as long as you're ready
05:06when he
05:07puts his hands together
05:09and starts bouncing
05:09the ball
05:10that's what should matter.
05:11Three.
05:12Matt.
05:14Brian.
05:15Ben.
05:17Hey Ben.
05:18Tough one today.
05:19Thanks.
05:19Good tournament.
05:20How did this Sunday
05:21feel different
05:23than other Sundays
05:24in the past
05:25you know
05:26Grand Slam
05:27and all the other
05:28stuff that we've
05:29talked about
05:29the last couple days
05:31of what was going
05:32on in this match
05:33besides just
05:34playing tennis?
05:35That's such a cool
05:36moment.
05:38Walking out on that
05:39court today
05:39there's nothing like it
05:40I've never felt
05:40anything like that
05:41before.
05:43Yeah it's an
05:44addicting feeling
05:45being in positions
05:46like this
05:47obviously
05:47for me
05:48it sucked
05:50the last couple
05:51Grand Slams
05:53sitting at home
05:54for 10
05:5511
05:5612 days
05:57while the tournament
05:57is still going on
05:59watching
05:59you know
06:00everyone else
06:00run through the draw
06:03you know
06:04it's motivating
06:06losing the finals
06:07also motivating
06:08but
06:08this is the position
06:10that I want to be in
06:13I've always
06:14my whole life
06:15had guys out in front
06:16of me
06:16guys that I'm chasing
06:17guys that
06:18I'm trying to get
06:20on the same
06:20level as
06:23I'm a late
06:24bloomer
06:24that's just
06:25the way that's
06:25always been
06:26it's no different
06:26now
06:30I haven't
06:31always
06:31been
06:32successful
06:33the very first
06:34time that
06:35I've been in
06:35finals
06:36whether it was
06:37that
06:39from when I was
06:40really young
06:41all the way up
06:41to the challenger
06:42level
06:44and now
06:45the ATP
06:46Grand Slam
06:47level
06:47I think that
06:48it's
06:49it's an ongoing
06:50process
06:52for me
06:52that's the way
06:53I see it
06:54I don't think
06:54I'm anywhere
06:55near the player
06:56that I want to be
06:58I think I'm a
06:59great competitor
07:00I think I compete
07:01really well
07:01out there on the
07:02court
07:02I'm able to
07:03stay focused
07:04and stay there
07:05on the court
07:06for many many
07:06hours
07:07I think that's
07:07going to help
07:08me in the
07:09future moving
07:09forward
07:10but
07:11yeah
07:12to win
07:13on Sundays
07:14you gotta
07:15play very
07:16very high
07:16level
07:16great tennis
07:17anyone that
07:19you're playing
07:20at this stage
07:20in the tournament
07:21is going to be
07:21grooved
07:21and playing
07:22amazing
07:24and yeah
07:25just gotta be
07:25better
07:25last two
07:26Brian
07:27Ben
07:29hey Ben
07:30obviously
07:31you guys
07:31nice comments
07:31about what
07:32your family
07:33and friends
07:33mean to you
07:34all in support
07:34yeah
07:36what did
07:37mean to
07:37have Trinity
07:37do both
07:38today
07:38and
07:40did you
07:41ever look
07:41up in
07:41the stands
07:41to see
07:42like
07:42is she
07:43here yet
07:43anything
07:43like that
07:44I mean
07:45it means
07:46everything
07:47yeah
07:47I knew
07:47she was
07:48coming
07:48I knew
07:48it was
07:48going to
07:49be
07:49pretty
07:50close
07:51to
07:51impossible
07:51to get
07:52here
07:54but even
07:55just making
07:56the effort
07:56and trying
07:57is insane
08:00I guess
08:00she kind
08:01of showed
08:01up as I
08:02was losing
08:02which
08:03for her
08:04probably
08:04sucked
08:05you know
08:07but yeah
08:08it's
08:09you know
08:09we've
08:10made a lot
08:10of sacrifices
08:11for each
08:12other
08:12we've
08:13you know
08:13traveled
08:14the world
08:15to try
08:15to support
08:16each other
08:16when we
08:16can
08:17means a lot
08:18and
08:19yeah
08:19same
08:20with my
08:20family
08:21and friends
08:21so many
08:21people
08:22showed up
08:23for me
08:23and that's
08:23what this
08:24is all
08:24about
08:25being able
08:26to share
08:26these moments
08:26share these
08:27two weeks
08:28with my
08:28best friends
08:29and my
08:29family
08:30people I
08:30love
08:32that's why
08:33I'm out
08:33here doing
08:34this
08:34that's why
08:34I enjoy
08:35it so
08:35much
08:36and
08:38that's
08:38what I
08:38want to
08:39get over
08:39the line
08:39for
08:40so
08:42yeah
08:42super
08:43super
08:43grateful
08:44for all
08:45the people
08:45that I
08:45have around
08:46me
08:46last
08:46question
08:47man
08:47you mentioned
08:48being tired
08:49at the end
08:50just wondering
08:50if that felt
08:50like from
08:51today
08:51just sort of
08:52playing in
08:53the humid
08:53conditions
08:53for four
08:55hours
08:55it's way
08:56more humid
08:56today
08:57or if that
08:58was cumulative
08:58and then also
08:59just wondering
08:59about the
09:00return pacing
09:01just having
09:01to wait
09:02that long
09:02for returns
09:03to come
09:03especially
09:04second serve
09:05can there be
09:05some sort
09:05of rule
09:06change
09:06and was that
09:07also just
09:07exhausting
09:08having to
09:08stand there
09:09or wait
09:09to start
09:09getting in
09:10position
09:10just felt
09:11tedious
09:11watching it
09:12I mean I
09:13know
09:13everybody
09:14wants that
09:15to be the
09:15story
09:18yeah I
09:18definitely
09:19think
09:20for first
09:21serve you
09:22should be
09:22able to do
09:22whatever you
09:23want
09:24you know
09:25you can use
09:25the full
09:2625 seconds
09:27every time
09:28I think
09:29there should
09:31be some
09:32sort of
09:32rule
09:33I'm not
09:33sure exactly
09:34how you
09:35would do
09:35it
09:36limiting time
09:37on second
09:37serve you
09:38shouldn't have
09:38unlimited
09:39time
09:39I think
09:40it's just
09:41for our
09:41sport
09:41for the
09:42fans
09:44I think
09:45it's tough
09:45to be
09:46sitting there
09:47that long
09:47for the
09:48next play
09:49the next
09:49action to
09:50happen
09:52I'm sure
09:53at some
09:54point it'll
09:55be something
09:55that these
09:57tournaments look
09:57at just
09:58because there
09:58is such
09:59a delay
10:01in play
10:02you know
10:02in some
10:03matches
10:04but
10:04no for
10:05me
10:06obviously
10:07cumulative
10:08I expected
10:09I mean I
10:10was tired
10:10before I
10:11took the
10:11court today
10:11you know
10:13finals of
10:14a slam
10:14played
10:15almost 30
10:16sets
10:16something like
10:17that
10:18over the
10:19last two
10:19weeks
10:21so I
10:22wouldn't say
10:22my
10:22tiredness
10:24had to do
10:24with standing
10:25there
10:25and waiting
10:27just
10:28yeah
10:28cumulative
10:29for the
10:29tournament
10:29something that
10:30I can
10:31continue to
10:32work
10:33to improve
10:34but obviously
10:35my first
10:36time that I've
10:36been here
10:37in this
10:37position
10:39most tennis
10:39that I've
10:40played
10:40in two
10:41weeks
10:41but
10:44yeah I
10:45don't know
10:45if that
10:45fully answered
10:46your question
10:46but it's
10:47the best I
10:47got
10:47thank you
10:48Ben
10:48you
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