Yeah, don't know. He said he wants to get some more matches, whatever he gets as long as it is matchplay. At this point he looks rusty and definitely needs matches. Remains to see how far he can go here and if that will affect his RG performance. When does the 1st seed start with R1 in RG, on Sunday?
Usually the defending champion either plays Sunday or Monday. If he reaches the F, then it is more than likely he will play Monday.
Novak DropOfRainABitch
I'm sad that Thiem could never make himself relevant again. Tough injury. And I guess Schwartzman also saw that, maybe losing a few steps? was costing him from being relevant on the tour, too. Both will be missed. Thiem is a bit of a "what if?" Schwartzman held up the standard, like Ferrer, for guys that didn't have the size or the weapons, but really did have a lot of grit and game. Both proved that one of the elements of "talent" is a will-to-win.
Look, he clearly needed a reset. Usually, you wouldn't want to quit when you're serving for the set. Hanfmann left a lot of break points on the table in both sets. Not that I think he would have won that match. @Kieran once called him "Hanfmann/Hanf-beast." Maybe when he beat Tsitsipas? Anyway, I thought that was hilarious. He couldn't summon his Hanf-beast today. He had a slightly pickable Novak today. Couldn't even get to 3 sets.Novak DropOfRainABitch
I have always had a soft spot for for Diego, with his lack of height and he didnt possessed great wepons he did well in his career,and used his grit and never say die attitude on the court
Poor Berrettini. Last time he was healthy and fit was 1975.
he hopes to be healthy in the grass season, though what decade I am not sure
Novak played better today. Served his way out of trouble on BPs that Griekspoor had and played decent from the baseline. Served really good in general.
I remember when he first arrived on tour and I was going, whoa, this guy is gonna be hell for Federer on grass and then Roger mangled him 6-1 6-2 6-2 at Wimbledon 2019 and I was very impressed with Roger's performance. Of course we know how it ended though.
I remember when he first arrived on tour and I was going, whoa, this guy is gonna be hell for Federer on grass and then Roger mangled him 6-1 6-2 6-2 at Wimbledon 2019 and I was very impressed with Roger's performance. Of course we know how it ended though.
Agree, he is getting the much needed match play, saved 5 BPs, his level today was better than yesterday's match more balanced
Still having some weird balance issues, though, so I think we can say it wasn't the water bottle.
