Editor’s Be aware: This story was initially printed on 20 January 2022.
Miomir Kecmanovic upset sixth seed Matteo Berrettini on Wednesday to succeed in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open. The Serbian’s solely earlier ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final additionally got here at Indian Wells, in 2019.
Be taught extra about Kecmanovic’s life off the courtroom on this version of ATPTour.com’s ‘Nomadic Life’ collection.
What are two important non-tennis gadgets you at all times pack for journeys?
A face masks, hand sanitiser, these are the 2 largest issues proper now. I would like my telephone, iPad, headphones, perhaps some snacks, one thing like that. The neck pillow. These are the necessities.
What merchandise did you overlook to convey one time that brought on you misery?
Nothing massive. Really, as soon as I packed the fallacious strings for the journey however aside from that perhaps some garments or one thing.
Do you take pleasure in travelling the world or contemplate it simply one thing that must be finished to be a professional tennis participant? Should you do take pleasure in it, what do you take pleasure in about travelling?
I do not take pleasure in it as a lot now as I did earlier than [the pandemic], however I like to journey. You get to see so many cool locations, so many alternative issues. It is fairly cool to see so many issues at such a younger age.
Are you able to speak about a time you determined to play a particular event partially since you needed to journey to that metropolis?
I’m saving that for later in my profession after I’m getting older and getting nearer to retirement. Then I am going to choose the place I am going to go due to the websites.
What’s your favorite event metropolis to go to and why?
I preferred Acapulco, that was fairly good. The large ones are Miami, Paris, New York, Melbourne. All the massive cities are superb.
Is there a landmark or someplace on the roads that was tremendous cool?
Perhaps the Colosseum or the Eiffel Tower. I have never been to lots of the World Wonders, however I undoubtedly need to go to Machu Picchu, that is on the bucket listing.
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The place is your favorite trip vacation spot?
Simply someplace the place there’s sea. Acapulco was superb. I used to go loads to Croatia. The coast is superb there. I’ve additionally been to Montenegro as soon as, it was superb, however I need to go to the Maldives. That is the subsequent one.
What’s your craziest journey story?
[Last year] to get to Cordoba I took a 50-hour journey, in order that’s topping my listing now. It took endlessly to get there. [That took] numerous films, numerous sleeping and simply making an attempt to not sit the entire 50 hours. The journey was Melbourne-Doha, then a three-hour ready time, then Doha-Amsterdam, six-and-a-half hours, then Amsterdam-Buenos Aires we waited six hours in Buenos Aires after which to Cordoba.
There was the one time we got here to a Futures occasion in Florida, we rented a home, Airbnb, every thing appeared good. The home appeared massive after which we acquired there and the man had simply rented out the storage and he simply put footage of the home to draw some individuals there. We slept within the storage for 2 weeks.
As a tennis participant, sustaining your physique is of the utmost significance, so how do you maintain it throughout lengthy journeys?
I attempt to lay down as a lot as I can as a result of sitting my again begins hurting. I attempt to lay down if I can and perhaps stretch somewhat bit after I get out to perhaps loosen up.
How do you attempt to overcome jetlag and acclimate to the native time zone?
I simply attempt to push by way of it. The primary couple of days are essential. Whenever you get there and it is 5 p.m. and also you need to sleep, that is once you’ve acquired to withstand. Simply get to that 10-hour mark, then you definitely’re good.
Do you favor the sense of novelty and pleasure of a event in a metropolis you’ve by no means been to earlier than or the consolation and familiarity of cities you recognize properly?
I wish to go to locations that I already know, the place you recognize every thing. Even the brand new locations, as soon as you’ve got figured every thing out, it is at all times superb.
Acquired any tricks to get snug on a flight? And the way do you go the time?
The great alternative that I’ve is that I can afford to fly enterprise on the longer flights, in order that’s a very massive plus. However after I journey in financial system, I attempt to discover as quickly as there’s an open spot simply take one the place there are two to 3 seats. Acquired to have the neck pillow at all times, the socks that go up for the veins, for stress. [You have to] put on snug garments – no denims.
Are you somebody who will get to the airport with numerous time to spare or do you narrow it high quality?
Early. I get nervous that perhaps there are lots of people, perhaps a queue. ‘What if we miss it?’ So I at all times wish to be somewhat bit early. I’ve missed a flight, however due to the connection, not as a result of it was my fault.
