Richard Pagliaro | @tennis_now | Sunday, May 25, 2025
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Spin his wheels in the opening suit, Tommy Paul Discovering his foot, speeding up his swing, was rushed into Roland Garros’ second round for the fifth time.
Paul tamed the lucky loser of Denmark in the wind of unruly Elmer Moller 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.
Paul gained strength in his second straight win over Roma semifinals, winning his seventh victory in his final nine clay games. His only two losses in that field were against world No. 1 Jannik Sinner and Madrid’s Indian Wells champion Jack Draper in the Roma semifinals.
On a day of two fellow countrymen – no. 28 seeds Brandon Nakashima and No. 32 seed Alex Michelsen In Court No. 14 – Paul joins his former roommate Reilly Opelka for the second round. Opelka overcomes Australia rinky hijikata 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
Paul of the twelfth seed will try to continue to play against 33-year-old Hungary in the second round Marton Fucsovics.
Unlike many American men, Paul is a smooth mover in the dirt.
2015 Roland Garros Boy Championship in his parents owned in Greenville, North Carolina
Asked about the art of sliding today, Paul said it depends on the meaning of the court and the decision in a moment.
“Being able to act confidently and slide confidently is definitely an advantage,” Paul told the Paris media. “I mean, sometimes it’s going to slide and hit, sometimes it’s going to hit and glide.
“It’s very important to be able to make these decisions in seconds of splitting. I mean, the general sport of this sport is pretty much everything. It’s so important. You have to move as much as you can. It definitely helps me. I don’t know I’ve always been the best mover on clay, but I definitely feel like I’ve improved a ton.”
Paul is a dynamic promoter on all surfaces and has learned to use his speed as an offensive weapon rather than a retrieval skill.
In his final four in Rome, Paul made global headlines, sharing his beloved Ford F-150 truck, retrieving the moment from his driveway, an incredible moment he was in the city of Eternity through security camera video.
The 28-year-old Florida resident said today that he had switched banks and just forgot to update his car salary, although Paul admitted he was surprised by the speed at which the man worked for repurchased.
“I just changed my banking business and forgot to set up automatic payments on the truck. I miss it like three payments,” Paul said in the media in Paris. “They came. I didn’t know that happened.”
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A little bit of digital detective work helped Paul see his truck being taken back instead of being stolen as he initially feared.
“I’m going back and rolling and seeing what’s going on in my truck. I think, what the hell is going on?” Paul said. “There was a trailer coming to deliver my car. I thought it was stolen at first.
“My first thought wasn’t to say, you know, automatic payment (laughter). But yes, it ended up being repurchased.”
Restoring his Ford F-150 truck has triggered two changes for Paul: He is more diligent in monitoring automatic payments, and he becomes a keen audience on Repo Reality TV shows.
“I didn’t know they would catch it as fast as they did in the middle of the night,” Paul said. “Now, I’m watching all these repos and then waving the truck at 1 a.m. at 1 a.m.. It’s definitely a fun experience. It’s even more crazy when it happens in Europe. But we did get it back.”
Paul played all-in-one tennis, playing against Sinner 6-1 in the Roma semifinal until he saw the world No. 1 American win 12 of 12 games in the last 15 games.
A frank Paul said that not only did the sinner defeat him, he “exposed” him, but also wanted to learn from Rome’s losses, at least matched his best in Paris, which was last year’s third round.
“There are some things he did that made me a little bit exposed. I really didn’t want to go into it too much because I didn’t want to put it all into practice,” Paul said. “I mean, he made some changes in the game.
“I didn’t adjust like he did. He got his level in tonnage. I think he won 9 or 10 games in a row, and I mean, it was painful in the middle of the game.
“I mean, I was asked earlier this week, like, how do you feel after winning the first set 6-1. I told them I felt good for five minutes, but then I lost nine games in a row. I didn’t have that long.”
