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Federer was injured, Wawrinka did not qualify – for the first time since 2001 the ATP finals of the top eight players are held without the Swiss. However, this is not entirely true.
As a junior winner of the French Open, Dominic Stricker was also invited to London by the ATP, as a training partner for the stars. It goes without saying that the 18-year-old from Bern only needed a short time to think about his acceptance.
Rublew and Thiem in reverse
He has been in London for ten days with his coach Sven Swinnen, in the same hotel as the world elite. Initially, the two Swiss carried out their program alone. Over the course of the last week, however, we started training in the big concert. “The intensity and speed are on a different level,” says Stricker. He was surprised at how much and how intensely the stars train even in the days before the matches.
The southpaw is particularly popular with Rafael Nadal’s opponents. On Sunday he trained with Andrei Rublew before the match against the Spaniard, on Tuesday he was in the center with Dominic Thiem, at least the Austrian was helped by the warm-up with Stricker, who beat Nadal in two sets.
“Everyone has a chance”
On Wednesday, Stricker returns to play Nadal’s doubles for a two-hour workout with Stefanos Tsitsipas. Reigning champions Greece will play against Rafa on Thursday for the semi-final ticket.
How Stricker’s program will deal with this is still open. At least he will watch the games as a spectator. As an insider, do you have any advice on which player is particularly hot in London? “It’s hard to say. Everyone here actually has a chance to win the tournament.” (cmü)
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