also rubledev doubles was saur funny bc a) they won all their matches which is hilarious as is but also b) andrey started getting mad at himself at one point and daniil was trying to calm him down like
we set the scene at indian wells, 2022. daniil has become the first world no. 1 after literal decades of big 4 tyranny and proceeds to lose his mind completely for the rest of the season, but we didn't know that yet. he flops out of the tournament early and ig earlier than the flight he booked to miami bc he stays back in iw for a few days at a swanky tennis club where like RICH rich ppl r playing there n stuff.
so he's having a practice match w cilic at this country club, and flopping, and losing his mind completely. he starts getting more and more frustrated and hitting balls out of the court, just sends balls flying everywhere and gilles is SO embarrassed like omfg not in front of these rich ppl. so he says umm daniil maybe Don't do that, it's okay, we're in practice, it's rly not that serious, etc. and daniil turns around and goes 'OH so you DON'T want me to WIN????' and gilles, like a horse girl whispering soothingly to a sickly abandoned horse they're planning to put down for its own good, points out, 'but daniil, if you keep hitting balls out of the court, there won't be any balls left for you to win with.' and daniil goes 'oh. yeah. ur right.' and calms down instantly. and wins the match.
While she spoke to Tennis Channel after defeating Burel in Rome, Osaka explained the significance of having the notebook by her side during matches.
“For me just affirmations, I think there’s a lot of power in believing something and also writing it down and seeing it,” she said. “I hope you guys didn’t zoom in on it.
“I’m just trying as best as I can and any little thing that will help me get further, I’ll try my best to master it. – The Tennis Gazette