Roger Federer and Andy Murray’s Peculiar Demands Unveiled by American Tennis Bigwig

Tennis fans love to get to know their favorite players a little more all the time. Just recently they were exposed to revelations of unique requests their favorite players made at various tournaments and practice sessions. All this happened in a Reddit session where the Director of Pro Tennis Operations and Player Relations for the USTA was present to engage the fans.

He sat for an interview questionnaire with a Reddit AMA session and revealed some weird yet unique requests the tennis players have made so far and reflected on the ones that stood out.

US Open player relations director reveals interesting requests made by players

In an ‘Ask me Anything’ session on Reddit, Eric Butorac engaged tennis fans in a fun revelation where he shared what are the most interesting requests he has received so far from tennis players. Whether it be when they were playing in the tournament or had to prepare and practice before the tournament, the answers were intriguing!

He shared, “One time Andy Murray needed a swimming pool with a lot of depth for some sort of special workouts. Once Zverev needed a sentimental necklace fixed, one time Roger wanted to hit Central Park.”

Apparently, the requests have not only been about basic tennis-related stuff but also personal like the necklace. Even Murray’s request to perform a special workout seems to be quite interesting but still seems to be related to his on-court performance.

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Besides talking about these unique requests posed by tennis players, Butorac also talked about the best players he has had the chance to play with and meet with. And of course, one of the names that came up was Rafael Nadal.

Eric Butorac talks about his favorite tennis player, reasoning out why

In the same conversation, Eric was asked about who his favorite player is based on who is most pleasant to work with. And without a thought, he answered that it was Rafael Nadal. Not just that, he also shared why he topped Butorac’s list.

He stated that Rafael Nadal does a lot of little things that make everyone like him, “Rafa will often do things like shake the hands of all of the folks working at the practice desk on the way out. Little things like that go so far with staff.”

Well, we couldn’t agree more with this point of view here! What do you think?