Rome, May 16 -- Tommy Paul said he has been "grinding" to reclaim his repossessed truck after reaching the semi-finals of the Italian Open.
The American 11th seed beat Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 on Thursday to secure a place in the last four in Rome for the second consecutive year.
The 27-year-old prevailed despite telling reporters he had endured a "stressful week" off the court,
the BBC reported.
"On court everything has been going pretty well," said Paul. "Off court, a little bit of a stressful week.
"I got my truck repossessed. I missed a couple of payments and they took my truck from my house this week. I've been grinding to get my truck back. If you know me, that's my baby.
"I'm excited to get it back. I had to win a c...