Feliciano López: “The beauty of tennis is diversity, there are no different players”

With vast experience both on and off the court, Feliciano López, former tennis player and director of the Mutua Madrid Open and the Davis Cup Finals, joins Carlos Calderón in the new episode of Llamada a pista. The latest episode of the Punto de Beak podcast is now available on the YouTube channel.

During the conversation, the Spanish ex-tennis player reflects on the most special moments of his career, a life he feels fortunate to have experienced: “I used to say, ‘What more can I ask from life?’ I valued it a lot. Now that I have retired, the usual first question is whether I miss it, and I always say that I miss competing because I love to compete, just like any professional athlete, but I also miss my tennis life. I didn’t retire burned out; quite the opposite.”

Analysis of the current level of the circuit

“Whether you played at Roland Garros or Wimbledon, or on an indoor ‘carpet,’ the tennis was completely different. Now, with the unification of surfaces, the differences have narrowed. Playing on grass or clay now is very different, but nothing compared to before – grass is slower, fast courts are slower. This also makes players’ playing styles somewhat similar.

You don’t see different players. Personally, I think the beauty of tennis lies in the huge diversity that has always existed; the surfaces demanded it. Ivan Lendl stopped playing in Roland Garros to win Wimbledon – he was obsessed.”

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