Alex de Minaur is currently preparing to play in the Acapulco Open, and he is one of the favourites for the title.
De Minaur, the world number six, has been in good form to start the year, reaching the Australian Open quarter-finals and winning the Rotterdam Open for the first time.
While de Minaur and tennis’ biggest stars have been competing in the Middle East, the Winter Olympics have been taking place in Milan and Cortina, Italy.
In a video posted by the ATP Tour on social media, De Minaur and his peers were asked to pinpoint the Winter Olympic sport they would be best at.
Alex de Minaur says he would have ‘serious skill’ for curling
In the ATP Tour interview, De Minaur said: “Now the sport that I would have some serious skill at would be curling. I feel like I would have good feel. Let’s go with that.”
Curling is a winter sport played on a long sheet of ice. Teams slide stones across the ice towards a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles.
The stones, otherwise known as ‘rocks,’ are slid across the ice in an attempt to get as close to the middle circle as possible.
Each four-person team has eight stones, with each player throwing two. An entire fixture usually consists of eight to ten rounds.
Ben Shelton, another top 10 ATP star, offered a funny response when asked the same question.
He said: “Winter Olympic sport I would be best at? I mean, honestly, none of them.”
“I love to snowboard. I love snowboarding. But that’s probably not what I would be best at.
“I’ve always wanted to try curling, though. That looks like a fun sport.”
Which sport did Taylor Fritz and Felix Auger-Aliassime choose?
Taylor Fritz, the new world number seven, chose ice hockey as his Winter Olympic sport.
He said: “There’s not a lot of Winter Olympic sports that really cater I guess to someone of my body type.
“If it had to be one… goalie in hockey.”
Felix Auger-Aliassime, who recently won the Montpellier Open, also chose ice hockey, expressing his desire to win a gold medal for Team Canada; like the men’s and women’s teams did in 2010.
Arthur Fils, who contested the Qatar Open final on Saturday, also offered a humorous response, saying: “I will do ice hockey because we can hit the other players.”
Grigor Dimitrov and Tallon Griekspoor both picked skiing as their Winter Olympic sport.
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