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Resurfaced: What's A Typical Day Like At Roland Garros?

ATPTour.com follows Ramos-Vinolas just days before his opening round match in Paris

May 26, 2020
Albert Ramos Vinolas and Fernando Verdasco pose for a photo with members of their teams at Roland Garros.
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Albert Ramos Vinolas and Fernando Verdasco pose for a photo with members of their teams at Roland Garros. By ATP Staff

Editor's Note: But for the COVID-19 pandemic, Roland Garros would now be underway. During the next two weeks ATPTour.com will look back on memorable matches and happenings at the clay-court Grand Slam, which tournament organisers are now hoping to stage in September. This story was originally published on 28 May 2018.

I get asked all the time what day-to-day life is like as a player, what I do to prepare for events and what I eat. So now I'm going to answer all those questions that my friends, my fans and journalists have about a regular day on the ATP Tour. For some background, I'm getting ready to make my eighth consecutive main draw appearance at Roland Garros. My opening round match is just a few days away. (No. 31 seed Ramos-Vinolas faces Mikhail Kukushkin on Monday).

6:30 am: My day begins. I get up and prepare a breakfast with gluten-free products. I'm not a Coeliac (a person with an autoimmune condition that affects the small intestine and must avoid gluten), I just feel better not ingesting gluten, milk or eggs. We're sticking to a simple menu this morning: lots of fruit, turkey on bread, and a little rice for the carbs I'll need ahead of a long day.

Albert Ramos Viñolas

8:30 am:I leave the apartment I’m staying at and get to the Roland Garros grounds via the tournament's official players' transport vehicle and begin my daily warmup routine.

Albert Ramos Viñolas

9 am: By this time I'm exercising at the facility's gym and completing my joint stretches so that I'll be loose when I step on the court for the first of two practice workouts I've scheduled for the day.

Ramos Viñolas y Paire

9:30 am: I'm on Court 5. My practice partner today is Benoit Paire. After a somewhat short but intense practice session, we take a selfie together! It's just a fun way for us to look back and remember the moment.

Albert Ramos Viñolas

12 pm: I take a shower and get ready for a Q&A session with the media. By 1:30, it’ll be time for lunch. Today I'll have gluten-free pasta with chicken as fuel ahead of my second workout of the day.

Albert Ramos Viñolas

4 pm: I'm back out on the practice court. This time I'm booked to train with Fernando Verdasco for an hour. Afterward, I take some pictures with my coaches, Jose Maria Diaz and Juan Ros, and also some with Fernando and his coach Guillermo Alcaide and his physiotherapist/physical trainer Javier Bustos Hernan.

Albert Ramos Viñolas

6 pm: I've done all the work I've had to do at the club, so now it's time to head back to where I'm staying. Before I get there, though, I have to make a stop at the supermarket. This year, my team decided not to stay at the players' hotel; we rented an apartment so that means we have to cook and prepare the meals ourselves.

Albert Ramos Viñolas

8 pm: It's dinner time! We've made salad, along with baked chicken and rice for the last meal of the day.

Albert Ramos Viñolas

8:45 pm: My physiotherapist stops by the apartment to provide general treatment and get me ready for tomorrow. Today was a long day and I can use the rest. I'll be in bed and call it a night by 11.

Albert Ramos Viñolas

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