The right questions..

Having to deal with Collignon is never a good gift when he’s on form. Why? Because he makes you ask yourself the right questions...

The Belgian has incredible strength: he moves well, reads the game well, gets everything back, and counterattacks. He's a fox in the box. If you're not having a good day where you can finish your points cleanly over an entire match, you're dead. Maybe an example that will speak to you: he beat De Minaur in the Davis Cup in Australia. QED. He drove Cobolli and Dimitrov crazy, all while securing his service games pretty well. He doesn’t look monstrous, but believe me, you really don’t want to have to deal with him.

Is Paul capable of it? Obviously. But he’s going to have to play like he did at the end of his match against Manna. It’s crazy how it feels like he’s creating problems for himself at the moment, especially by starting his matches badly or having huge lapses. He doesn’t look fully back yet, and then sometimes he pulls out a complete match and wins 3 and 3. Very few certainties with him, so I’m being cautious. They’ve never played each other, and it’s a match that could go any which way depending on Tommy Paul’s form...