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Good for FAA. Of course it is embarrassing that we can land a rover on a dime on Mars but we miss two serves that are both out by miles at a crucial point in the match.
I have never seen Stefanos this uninspired by the way.
 
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Goof for FAA. Of course it is embarrassing that we can land a rover on a dime on Mars but we miss two serves that are both out by miles at a crucial point in the match.
I have never seen Stefanos this uninspired by the way.

It would seem he has a matchup problem with FAA.
 

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He made Tsitsipas look ordinary. Unbelievable tennis from the youngster. His backhand is beautiful and powerful. He could be a good fast court player.
 

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Ugh, just remembered I had Tsitsipas reaching the final on my draw... OK, now I don't mildly root against him anymore. I just want him to be devoured by giant mutant alien bat in his next match.

P.S. And I hope I am watching.
 
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He made Tsitsipas look ordinary. Unbelievable tennis from the youngster. His backhand is beautiful and powerful. He could be a good fast court player.

He's got a complete game, I think, and will excel on all courts.
 

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Ugh, just remembered I had Tsitsipas reaching the final on my draw... OK, now I don't mildly root against him anymore. I just want him to be devoured by giant mutant alien bat in his next match.

P.S. And I hope I am watching.

I'd buy tickets to that (although don't dislike the Greek).
 

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Ugh, just remembered I had Tsitsipas reaching the final on my draw... OK, now I don't mildly root against him anymore. I just want him to be devoured by giant mutant alien bat in his next match.

P.S. And I hope I am watching.
Well, it's very nice to see people with good imaginations, I must say. I think that idea should join some of your other creative ideas & be made into a book. Just an idea.
 
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Great match by Felix. I saw only the second set, but it was enough to know how it went all along.
Stefanos was not himself, he looked quite bad at times.
 

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More surprises:
LL Kecmanovic makes the 3 round by defeating Marterer rather easily, American qualifier Giron muscled through DeMinaur after eliminating Chardy, that makes 2 quality wins in a row
 

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He's got a complete game, I think, and will excel on all courts.
Very likely that he could play well on all types of courts. I haven't seen him on clay yet. His ability to hit winners on this slow hard court means that he could tough to play against on fast courts.
 

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Very likely that he could play well on all types of courts. I haven't seen him on clay yet. His ability to hit winners on this slow hard court means that he could tough to play against on fast courts.
Felix has been the USO boys champion, that just reiterates your opinion.
 
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The Croatian derby derby ends up with the win of dr. Ivo over Coric .
 

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It would seem he has a matchup problem with FAA.
I was thinking the 3-0 juniors H2H wouldn't matter now, in the bigs, but it sure did. Felix looked incredibly strong for his age, too. I'm bummed for Tsitsipas, but happy for FAA. (And yes, @mrzz, he messed up my draw, too, but a few have, already.)
 
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Well done to Phil K played a balanced and sustained the power hitting from Nick winning 64 64
 

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Well done to Phil K played a balanced and sustained the power hitting from Nick winning 64 64
Nick is a rat. He's messed up my draw. I thought Phillipp was on the wane. I'm with Mrzz.
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Felix says: "Playing in clay has given me a strong character, it's a surface which helps you to improve physically and mentally"
 

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Sasha is nursing a virus. He may not last too long in this event.