Wimbledon 2017: Kyle Edmund uses Juan Martin del Petro to help him down Gael Monfils
KYLE EDMUND is hoping Juan Martin del Potro will help him down Gael Monfils at Wimbledon today.
Kyle Edmund warms up with Del Potro at Wimbledon
The pair are good friends and they spent this morning warming up with one another at the Aorangi Park practise courts.
Edmund takes on Monfils on Centre Court today while Del Potro is in action against Ernests Gulbis.
The Brit number four will have no doubt picked his brains over how to beat the Frenchman, who he's never met on tour.
Edmund said: "His movement is something I look at a lot. He looks effortless because he's a very good athlete and he covers the ground very quickly.
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Kyle Edmund is getting ready to take on Gael Monfils today
Juan Martin del Potro is good friends with Kyle Edmund and the pair warmed up together this morning
It will be difficult for me to break him down
"You don't really take notice of it, but he almost gets it without very much effort. That's what I find with him.
"It will be difficult for me to break him down. He has very easy power.
"At the same time it's a grass court, so it's a little bit easier to hit through the court because of the nature of it.
"You can wrong-foot or get players out of position a little bit easier on the grass and finish the points."
On a meeting with Gulbis, Argentine giant Del Potro added: "Everybody knows how good is Ernests on this surface. He has a good day, he can beat all the guys on tour.
"I have to be focused doing my job, doing my serves and forehands. If he give me a little chance to break the serve, trying to take it."