Eurosport expert, six-time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker mentioned Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who wants to be given time before judging him as the best server in history.
One of the interesting matches of the Australian Open in the first round will be the French derby between Gaël Monfils and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Between the 38-year-old veteran and his always impressive performances and the 21-year-old boy from Lyon and his destructive work, the opposition promises a lot. Consultant for
EurosportSix-time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker will have a very close eye on what he likes to call “GMP”. At the Brisbane tournament, where the French giant reached the semi-finals, the German joked that Mpetshi Perricard had lost his job when some tennis fans on social networks already saw him as the best server in the world.
“Are you sure?” », he wrote, before publishing a photo of Pete Sampras. Three days later, Becker explained: “I was a little surprised by my opinion about Sampras being the best server (I thought it was obvious…) but let’s not forget John Isner, Ivo Karlovic and Alexander Zverev or Nick Kyrigos who are not. stopped even. It all depends on what you do with it… win the race!
Becker: “He needs to develop other aspects of his tennis”
He was asked about Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard by
EurosportBoris Becker asked for time to judge the young Frenchman: “I like his style.” I love his personality. But it is still too early to say whether he will be good or strong. We live in an age where people are very quick to make judgments, especially about tennis players. Yes, Giovanni is very talented. Yes, they have an amazing service. Everyone sit down a little. He needs to develop other aspects of his tennis. A great serve does not make a great player and a Grand Slam winner. Yes, it helps. Especially when you play in two winning teams. You can rely on your work sometimes, and win in two breaks. But you become a real Grand Slam player. » The match against the experienced Monfils, before the third round against the world no. 4 Taylor Fritz, has already let us know more.