Paul recounts the moment that changed his mindset: "When I saw my friends working in offices, I told myself that tennis wasn't so bad.

le 24/02/2025 à 21h25

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Tommy Paul broke into the Top 10 for the first time in his career after the Australian Open.

In an interview with the Tennis website, he admitted that it wasn't until he was 21 that he began to feel motivated by the sport:

"Between the ages of 18 and 21, I'd see all my friends having the time of their lives at university. I thought: 'I should have done the same thing.

But then I saw them all working in offices, and I thought: 'Okay, what I'm doing isn't so bad.

So I started to improve and to enjoy going out on the courts to train. I started to take it very seriously. It's my job, but at the same time, I'm having fun."

Paul Tommy

20e, 2100 points

Smart 😂

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As we move to the end of this month and also closing out the year I am wishing all of those following me a Merry Christmas and a Happy/Healthy New Year.

Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

From me and my rotti JAZ, I bid you all good night, and see you in...

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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