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Variety, Patience Becoming a Part of Pouille's Game Post Mauresmo


Variety and consistency. They haven’t exactly been hallmarks of Lucas Pouille’s game over the years, but that’s changing in 2019, with the help of Pouille’s new coach Amelie Mauresmo.

So far, so good.

Pouille, who entered this year’s Australian Open with a 0-5 record at the event, has surged into the quarterfinals. The Frenchman defeated Borna Coric in four sets on Day 8 to reach his third major quarterfinal, but this one was a long time coming. After reaching back-to-back quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2016, Pouille went eight straight majors without reaching the second week.

It just so happens that he is in the first weeks of playing under the tutelage of Maursemo, a two-time major champion.

Whether the immediate success is a coincidence or not, we’ll find out later, but for now the former World No.10 (currently 31) is pleased that his hard work with his new coach is leading to instant success.

“It's good to be back in the quarters,” he said. “That's where I want to be. We worked very hard during the preseason and during the beginning of the year, so I think that's, as we say, hard work pays off. I think, yeah, the tournament is not over, but I'm very happy to be here now and I'm going to be—I'm going to focus on the next match tomorrow to try to reach my first semifinal. It will be great.”

Pouille, who possesses gorgeous technique and hits with big power off both wings, has often been known as a one-dimensional player that can sometimes play with too much risk, but he’s working to implement more nuance under Mauresmo; and more patience.

“That's one goal, to mix it up a lot and to be more consistent, especially from the baseline,” he said. “When you don't have to go, to go for it, then you have to be patient and try to play some good shot in the good zone. We working a lot on this, so it worked pretty good today.”

Pouille will face Canada’s Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals on Day 10. Raonic owns the 3-0 lifetime lead, with the pair last meeting on grass in Stuttgart last season.

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