“Being honest, I saw play Yannick last year in Munich against Zverev. So I remember a little bit that. And then today with YouTube you can find things. I saw some highlights of his matches, and you have an idea. Of course is different when you never played before. You can create an idea about what he does, no?” said Nadal.
“And that's what I did. Just research a little bit on YouTube and with some videos and for after tomorrow gonna be the same for me personally.”
Fashion statement of the day
Serena Williams is one of the most daring athletes when it comes to fashion and, naturally, everyone always eagerly waits to see what her outfit will look like at the start of each Grand Slam.
Monday was no different as the American 23-time major winner debuted her Roland-Garros kit, which was designed by Virgil Abloh, the fashion designer and founder of the brand ‘Off-white’. The 37-year-old revealed some cool facts about her outfit after her opening-round win over Vitalia Diatchenko.
“Well, we have, on the outfit it has words that has -- it's in French, and it says ‘Queen’, it says ‘Champion’, and it says ‘Mom’. And those are things that mean a lot to me and are reminders for me and for everyone that wants to wear it. Just remind everyone that they can be champions and are queens. So I love that about it,” said Williams.
Laugh of the day
Novak Djokovic had posted a video of a broken wooden floor that he smashed while training at the gym with a medicine ball at Roland-Garros and he joked on Monday that he will probably have to pay for the resulting damage.
"I probably will [receive a bill from Roland-Garros]. I have not received it yet, at least it hasn't come to my attention, but I'm expecting a bill. The damage was pretty big, I must say (smiling). You know, huge muscles that I possess, it's kind of expected I make the big hole like that."
Upset of the day
French wildcard, the 16-year-old Diane Parry, who is ranked No.457 and is playing her first tour-level main draw, beat Belarusian Vera Lapko to make the second round at Roland-Garros.
Parry grew up in Boulogne and practices at the national tennis centre here in Paris. “So I'm here all year long. It's just as if I were at home basically,” she said after her win.
Parry’s forehand has a lot of spin, and she has a single-handed backhand.
“It’s Amélie Mauresmo that taught me,” she revealed to French media. “I love it. I'm very happy to have a one-handed backhand. I'm one of the very few players to have one, so I stand out thanks to this.”
Quotes of the Day
“About the psychology thing, I'm doing it because last year I thought that I was losing my mind with tennis. It's not easy to be here so many years and you start to feel that you're really crazy, you know? Not just with yourself, but with your family, your friends. I was having a very hard time with them every time that I went back to my city, so I started for that also. And, yeah, that improved my game.”
-- Guido Pella explains how working with a sports psychologist has improved his game