Jordan Thompson just marvels at how the kid he once thought off as a "little brother" is now the man he looks up to.
Adam Walton thinks of the Sydney contemporary who's just a couple of months older than him but suddenly stretched away to become the guy who most helps him to become a better person.
And James Duckworth just admits he loves the lad who would pester him politely as a 15-year-old wannabe but who now stands in his way as the most formidable of obstacles in the Wimbledon main draw.