But it is that we are starting to like the little blue! Winner in five sets of the Australian Alexei Popyrin, Tuesday, in the first round of the Australian Open, Arthur Rinderknech had to compose the whole match with an atmosphere at the very least hostile against him, the public of the court n ° 3 being renowned for being ruthless when an opponent opposes a local stage.
“It is incredible what we have just experienced. I had never played in such an atmosphere. They explained to me that court 3 is the mythical court of Melbourne where we put all the Australians. Madness. It was at the limit of reasonable, not all the time fair play, but it’s part of the game, he declared hot, in conf, in remarks taken up by The Team. It was boiling hot. I enjoyed it, it was awesome. Luckily I’m passionate, otherwise you can come out of a match like this with a defeat and a great depression. »
Che initiation di stagione per Arthur Rinderknech! Contro tutti e tutto in casa di un australian porta a casa una vittoria bellissima! Good Job Arthur! Hai un tennis meraviglioso.L’esultanza polemica ci sta tutta! #AO2022 #AusOpen #Rinderknech pic.twitter.com/1q0Rx3Kuvt
— Federico (@FAP3456) January 18, 2022
Rinderknech against the rest of the world
Instead, Rinderknech, who stumbled onto the ATP Tour only four years ago, turned this adversity into a strength to overcome the 59th player in the world. At the end of this marathon, the Frenchman did not hesitate to exult and send messages to the public, his hand over his ear as if to tell them “so, we hear you less now! “. Which ? A positive message, first: “They were huge, you have to say bravo to them, they pushed Popyrin for three hours. “Then a pretty spade well placed, but without any sourness, version” who likes well, punishes well “.
“For five sets, I didn’t say a word. I heard a lot of things when I walked along the tarps. Nice, at least nice. Funny, at least funny. Between serves, before serves… Missed shots where you’re not badly mocked… Lots of things. I kept my cool. Winning in the end was an explosion of joy. I wanted to say to them: Give me one last ovation, one last noise. But not the joyful one, the one where you guys are a little undone. Because in the end, I waxed your Aussie. And we, we will have learned a new expression, thank you Arthur.