This young man is very special and knowing his  wonderful parents and brother I can understand why they  are all the very best of the best!

 When you have a fantastic year as he did in 1997 winning the US Open and reaching the semis of the French plus being No.2 for a period of time means you must defend.  This is the penalty of success.

 His claycourt results have not been good but I feel he will find a way to turn it up because this is what he does  every day no matter what the result may be.

  I am doing a new book called 'Lessons of Life', one of the chapters has to do with discipline and Patrick has the   discipline to work each and every day and in the long run   this will pay off.

  His game is very simple: North and South! Serve and  Volley! Return serve and charge the net! Patrick is an excellent athlete but will be faced with opposition in every  round by players who want to beat him.