Juan Martin del Potro talks about his confidence levels ahead of the 2018 BNP Paribas Open and discusses the challenges of winning an ATP Masters 1000 title. Watch live and on-demand matches at www.TennisTV.com.
For top-ranked #NextGenATP player Alexander Zverev, his progression of firsts will always be duly noted. His first ATP World Tour title, first victory over a Top 10 opponent. It makes reflecting upon the progression that much more intriguing when the talent in question goes on to post their first Masters 1000 title, first Grand Slam trophy or first stint at World No. 1. A two-time Masters 1000 champion at the age 20 (in Rome and Montreal) sees anticipation naturally shift to whether the BNP Paribas Open’s fourth seed can go on to land a major or climb to the pinnacle of the ATP Rankings. There is no hiding from it. “Everybody keeps talking about the Grand Slams but I’ve won...
Juan Martin del Potro is playing in his eighth BNP Paribas Open. But to Del Potro, some things are always the same in Indian Wells. For instance, his draw. Every year, Del Potro said on Wednesday, he has the toughest draw. He doesn't even need to look at the other sections of the field. He just finds his name, and he knows – yep, that's the hardest part of the whole tournament. “Always. It doesn't change. That's the draw, what I expect for sure,” Del Potro said during his pre-tournament press conference. That was, without a doubt, the case last year in Indian Wells, when the Argentine, then the 31st seed, was drawn in the same quarter as second seed...
