Frances Tiafoe, a fan of the Washington Wizards, says there are pros and cons to losing sleep during this part of the red-clay season.
“I go to Europe every year and that’s usually around NBA Playoffs time. So for me, I struggle with jet lag to get on the proper time, but then also it’s like… You wake up at 3 a.m. and don’t really mind it because you can just put the game on,” Tiafoe tells me with a grin.
“In my mind I’m just like, ‘Oh well, I can watch hoops for five hours!’ But then, I can’t see at two o’clock. It just takes longer for me.”
🥗 Stay one step ahead
The protocol for beating jet lag is to always stay one step ahead:
“Basically, as fast as possible, you have to kind of pretend you’re already in the time zone that you’re going to,” Bencic explained. “So even on the plane, you should try to sleep and try to eat at the time zone that you’re going into.
“The quickest way to adapt is to kind of shock yourself on the first day. Just try to stay awake or go straight to sleep.”
Or, as Tiafoe puts it: “For a couple days, just tell yourself you’re not tired, even though you’re dying.”
