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4. The press conferences
Yuki Bhambri was all smiles at the press match conference after his 2nd round win over Fabio Fognini
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Alright, this is something that only those with media accreditation have access to. But it was such an important part of my whole experience that I found it worth including in this list.
I can’t even begin to explain what a good job a press conference does of clarifying any doubts you may have about anything that happened in the match. Fabio Fognini had a whole array of questions posed to him after he retired from his match against Yuki Bhambri, and while he struggled to answer most of them convincingly, the session still left us much better equipped to comprehend the vagaries of the professional tennis world. Somdev Devvarman was eloquent, sincere and gracious after his loss to Ramkumar Ramanathan, and we were left with a much higher opinion of him after the conference. At any rate, I know I certainly did.
A press conference may sound like an unnecessary evil from afar, but on the ground you realize what a tremendous value-addition it is, even with the ATP’s representatives constantly shooting daggers with their eyes at any reporter who asks a question too many.
