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Tiafoe says the top guys are capable of beating Jannik Sinner, but they have to believe it, ‘Everyone’s capable, especially the top guys… We’re all kinda putting him on a different stratosphere, which he is, but you gotta create a little bit of illusion to get over the line’
“You talk about the ‘gatekeepers.’ Obviously here, lately, that means Sinner.
Frances: “Tell me when you see another one.” 😂
“What do you think it’ll take for someone, anyone in the draw, out of 127 guys to knock down that gate? It seems like really him versus the field.”
Frances: “Yeah, I mean, he’s a hell of a player. I’m not gonna sit here and continue to put him on a pedestal. He’s a hell of a player and obviously he’s doing monumental things. But I think we’ve gotta believe that you can do the ultimate task and beat him. Everyone’s capable, especially the top guys. Guys are capable. I think the biggest thing is to kinda get him out of his high horse mentally. I think we’re all kinda putting him on a different stratosphere, which he is, but you gotta kinda create a little bit of illusion to get you good, to get you to get over the line.”
(via Roland Garros Press)