{"id":285466,"date":"2025-11-15T04:58:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T04:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/285466\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T04:58:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T04:58:25","slug":"shuzo-matsuoka-on-alcaraz-sinners-new-tennis-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/285466\/","title":{"rendered":"Shuzo Matsuoka on Alcaraz & Sinner\u2019s \u2018new tennis\u2019 | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATP Tour
\n ATP star-turned-TV personality Matsuoka on Alcaraz & Sinner\u2019s \u2018new tennis\u2019<\/p>\n

Former World No. 46, also known for motivational speaking, is at Nitto ATP Finals<\/p>\n

November 14, 2025<\/p>\n

\"Shuzo<\/p>\n

Andrew Eichenholz\/ATP Tour<\/p>\n

Shuzo Matsuoka is in Turin to commentate on the action at the 2025 Nitto ATP Finals.
\n By Andy West<\/p>\n

The ATP Tour is in the midst of an exciting new era, and Shuzo Matsuoka<\/a> knows it. <\/p>\n

Renowned in his native Japan as a sports commentator, television presenter and motivational speaker, Matsuoka is well-qualified to comment on the current state of tennis: He is a former No. 46 in the PIF ATP Rankings, a one-time ATP Tour champion, and was a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon<\/a> in 1995. <\/p>\n

Despite having commentated on the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> from a studio in Japan on several occasions, Matsuoka is this week visiting the prestigious season finale in person for the first time. The 58-year-old did not hesitate when asked for his opinion on the ATP Tour\u2019s most eye-catching current stars. <\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment I like [Carlos] Alcaraz and [Jannik] Sinner,\u201d Matsuoka told ATPTour.com in Turin. \u201cI had an interview with them at the Australian Open<\/a> and also at the US Open<\/a>. They were so nice. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been coaching juniors for 25 years at the Japan Tennis Association. Kei Nishikori<\/a> and all those guys. Tennis has completely changed. Alcaraz and Sinner play a new tennis. Also the speaking, the way they act, it\u2019s all new. So I had to change myself, the speaking, the way I act. Tennis is changing, so in Japan we have to start the new generation and new tennis also in Japan too. It\u2019s a mental approach.\u201d <\/p>\n

You May Also Like: ‘Really proud’ Alcaraz accepts ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours<\/a><\/p>\n

Matsuoka, who finished his playing career with 145 tour-level wins, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index, is in Turin to commentate for Japanese broadcaster UNEXT, while he is also filming his own experience at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very excited,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is the first time I\u2019ve been to the event. I was doing the television coverage in Japan, with Kei Nishikori<\/a>, Novak Djokovic<\/a> and everyone. I was commentating, but this is my first time coming here and it is completely different. It\u2019s like a show. The players, everybody, make it feel like the Finals. <\/p>\n

\u201cI want to introduce how big the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> are and how tennis is improving [to people in Japan. Not just watching it. The whole show, the food, the places. Those things I think are very important. I am learning, so I am taking many things from here and will bring them to Japan and use them at the Japan Open to change and make more exciting things for tennis.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"Who's<\/a><\/p>\n

Matsuoka\u2019s colourful and varied post-playing career also includes motivational speaking. He is known around the world for his short videos that usually involve him delivering encouraging phrases to viewers, while he has also hosted a weekly cooking show, Kuishinbo! Bansai, since 2000. For Matsuoka, any visit to Italy is also a reminder of the social importance of food. <\/p>\n

\u201cEating is a passion and [relates to] how you feel,\u201d he said. \u201cItaly has this feeling in the culture. The food, the water. When they eat, they eat, it is always with family, and that is a very good thing, I think. Not alone. The family and friends are important for tasting too. I have a couple of days here, so I also want to concentrate on eating and restaurants. I just had a pizza here and it is completely different in Japan.\u201d <\/p>\n

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