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Jill Craybas

Jill Craybas

American former tennis player

Jul 13, 2026

2:03
Jill, we'll come to Zverev in a second, but what do you make of Sinner and where he now stands?
2:09
Well, the thing that I just wanna add to that is the incredible movement, I think.
2:14
I think he's almost modernized the movement to a different level.
2:18
Um, you know, we know that a- a lot of these guys are sliding on the hard courts.
2:22
They're of course naturally sliding on the clay, but the way Sinner is moving on a grass court, I mean, he, he is moving to the ball, where some of the players usually slide after.
2:32
So he's, he's elevated to, to a different level.
2:35
I think he played phenomenal today.

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21:05
in years to come?
8:17
And going into Rome where he's playing Roland Garros, Jill, there's no question that the gap is widening between center and the field.
8:26
Uh, yeah, it is amazing to watch him.
8:29
And there's, there's so much that you just mentioned in my mind was going in 20 different directions, but, um, I think, you know, one of the things we don't see a bad day in him and I don't think he has like bad, really bad days, but I'm sure there are moments that, you know, he pays attention to that we might not witness or notice, but that's what makes him so good is he's always wanting to tweak those things that, you know, he feels maybe weren't a hundred percent or up to par or whatever they were, but he never lets his guard down as far as wanting to get better and improve.
9:03
And, you know, I'm sure you saw, you know, his, his, um, one of the media days he did where he just said, you know, the tennis needs Carlos and it was just because it makes him better.
9:16
Carlos makes him better.
9:18
They make everybody else better and they, they push the boundaries to what everyone else, um, maybe wants to improve on.
9:26
It was the same with Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.

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30:38
So how do you see Andrava managing her emotions as her still-young career continues to blossom?
12:49
But she hasn't got the aura that previous people have had in Grand Slam finals.
12:54
No, you don't think so? I think so.
12:55
I think she has the aura still.
12:57
I think she presents herself very well.
12:59
I think she handled herself.
13:02
I know she's been working on like handling her emotions quite a bit, which has improved significantly over the last few years we've spoken about it.
13:08
And I even think today there was an improvement.

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23:22
Is that going to help in the historical assessment of him, even though he lost this particular
33:21
She changed that narrative post-Wimbledon as well, didn't she?
33:25
Yes, and I think that's the thing that stands out to me the most.
33:29
It was absolutely phenomenal turnaround from Amanda, and yet that Wimbledon final was tough to watch.
33:35
It was a lot for her to deal with.
33:37
It was her first Grand Slam final.
33:40
She had just beaten Sabalenka in the semifinals, which was an unbelievable match.
33:44
That's a lot of emotion to deal with and have a turnaround to then go and play your first Grand Slam final ever again.
37:18
But it's in a healthy position, isn't it?

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