Mathew McConaughey’s compliment for his friend Tommy Paul has left the fraternity with butterflies in their stomachs. As the American ATP no 16 reaches Rome’s semifinals, this Hollywood star feels Paul’s “train is back on track”. Unknown about McConaughey’s love for the sport, Tommy Paul’s fans and the fraternity express their happiness stating they “need him tweeting about tennis more often”.

In a recent social media post on X (formerly Twitter), McConaughey mentioned the American tennis star Tommy Paul’s success in reaching Rome’s semifinals despite his ankle injuries. “looks like the early year @TommyPaul1 train is back on track after it was interrupted by the ankle. Looking good TP. Roll”- wrote McConaughey. In an epic match yesterday, America’s Tommy Paul pulled off a great victory over Hubert Hurkacz by 7-5, 3-6, and 6-3 at Foro Italico. This victory helped Paul to enter the Italian Open 2024 tour’s semifinals against Nicolas Jarry. McConaughey, the famous Hollywood A-lister actor and a friend of Paul’s comes forward to acknowledge this ATP star’s dedication and hard work for Rome.

Tommy Paul had a moderate start top this season. However, his ankle roll forced him to retire from his match against Martin Damnn in the Miami Open’s Court 7. This American ATP star also met a similar accident during his match against Daniil Medvedev at the Indian Wells Tour 2024. Despite his injuries, Paul’s hard work shows through his outstanding performances recently.

“My game plan coming in was, I got to get in as many of his service games as possible and try and get a couple of breaks. So on that aspect, I did very, very well today, But my next match, I’m probably going to focus on holding serve a little bit more” said Paul after defeating Hurkacz.

After Daniil Medvedev, this was Paul’s second time defeating a top-20-ranked player on clay surface. Many Americans are eyeing his performance as Paul can set a record if he reaches the finals in Rome this season. If he beats Nicolas Jarry, he will be the second American ATP star after Andre Agassi to reach the spot. Agassi also won the Italian Open trophy that year in 2002.

Nevertheless, more than Tommy Paul’s success, his fans were happy seeing Matthew McConaughey rooting for this American ATP star.

Delighted fans can’t stop gushing over McConaughey’s cheer for Tommy Paul

Mathew McConaughey’s compliment to Tommy Paul delighted the fraternity’s heart. It was visible from the comments on the Hollywood star’s main tweet that fans absolutely loved how he took a moment to appreciate Paul’s entry to Rome’s semifinals. Paul attained this success despite his continuous struggles with ankle injuries since the Indian Wells tour this season. Fans echoed how McConaughey’s gesture made them grow more respect and love for the actor.

McConaughey might have been speaking about his passion for tennis since his high school journey. He also mentioned how his frequent attendance at the tennis matches made his bond with the sport grow stronger. Despite his revelations, this Interstellar star wasn’t very famous to his fans as an ardent tennis lover. His recent comment about Tommy Paul’s semifinal success in Rome surprised his American fans delighting their heart. They seemed over the moon by finding out about his passion for tennis.

Fans seemed motivated by McConaughey’s post. One fan jokingly commented how this famous Hollywood A-lister actor’s applause for Tommy Paul is stopping her from supporting Paul’s semifinal opponent Nicolas Jarry tomorrow. Stating “Alright Alright Alright”, this fan hyped up McConaughey as she said “who am I to go for the Chilean” after the Hollywood actor supported Paul. Here they refer to Nicolas Jarry as the Chilean against Paul.

People seemed completely bowled out hearing this actor following Tommy Paul’s performances. They commented how McConaughey’s tweet made them pause for a moment and get a grasp of the situation. It was more like an expression that stated both the fans’ excitement and the amusement.

Fans commented about how they loved this Hollywood A-lister’s keen interest in the sport. Given McConaughey’s main tweet, fans could understand that he had been following Paul for long.

From the fans’ comments, it is safe to say that the tennis fraternity loved Mathew McConaughey’s new role as a tennis fan. However, seeing Tommy Paul’s amazing performance in the quarterfinals, one can’t blame the Hollywood star as anyone would fall in love with Tommy Paul after his magnificent victory over Hubert Hurkacz.  It was an amazing sight to see fans encouraging Tommy Paul so that he could fulfill his dreams of taking an Italian Open trophy home.