"Nothing's really changed": Tommy Paul finds that Taylor Fritz is still a messy roommate

“It feels like summer camp.”

That’s one way to describe the experience of being an athlete inside the Olympic Village courtesy of Jessica Pegula.

During this week’s Cincinnati Open, returning U.S. Olympians were asked to dish on their time in Paris by Tennis Channel’s digital team.

“The living conditions aren’t the most amazing,” smiled Taylor Fritz.

The ATP's top-ranked American shared a room with Tommy Paul. If there wasn’t enough pressure to deliver on the court, Fritz put an added weight on his shoulders to be a good roommate.

“I felt like I was grinding really hard to keep my stuff organized and keep my area under control, because I’m pretty messy,” he admitted.

Quipped Paul, “Nothing’s really changed,” after talking about Fritz’s untidy days as a teenager in Florida.

“He would come in for weeks at a time, make my room really messy and leave.”

I felt like I was grinding really hard to keep my stuff organized and keep my area under control. —Taylor Fritz on rooming with Tommy Paul

Pegula and Coco Gauff maximized their opportunity to be around participants from different sports.

“I felt down here,” motioned Pegula. “You’re looking at track, wrestling, gymnastics, basketball. All these incredible sports.”

Said Gauff, “I was just having a good time in the village. I met some friends. The track team was super nice with me. I was hanging out with them the days that I was there.”

Paul and Fritz had a friendly rivalry with their compatriots who opted to trade out cardboard sized twin beds for more luxurious accomodations.

“It was like the guys who were digging deep and the silver spooners,” said Paul.

All worked out for the close friends, as the two contributed to their nation’s medal haul by winning bronze together in men’s doubles.