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The top half of the draw is wide open with the early losses of both Djokovic and Alcaraz.

Fun fact: There is only one player in the top half that has reached a Masters 1000 Final on Clay

I will let you guys decide on which player is that...
 

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I wouldn't go to the club to practice in that outfit! As a matter of fact, they might throw me out! Sleeveless & collarless wasn't permitted! :astonished-face: :fearful-face:
He also needs a tan,though the blue colour is better than the cream he had on in another tournament,it blended in with his skin colour lol!
 
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Round of 16.....quite the mix,

Goffin vs Davidovich
Fritz vs Korda.....they are also playing doubles together
Ruud vs Dimitrov
Hurkacz vs Ramos-Vinolas
Musetti vs Schwartzmann
Tsitsipas vs Djere
Sinner vs Rublev
Zverev vs Carreno Busta
 

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He also needs a tan, though the blue colour is better than the cream he had on in another tournament. It blended in with his skin color. lol!
He prob has tan, but it just isn't deep! So many out there look ghastly pale, but if they pull a "Murray" showing muscles, his biceps were even whiter!
 
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I see you are missing Murray already :)
Oh yeah, totally missing his head hanging down low as these kids run his arse to death! Shocking though is Fritz defeating Cilic! WTF? How'd that happen? Too bad I slept thru that upset and Carlos'! Overconfidence brought about that loss! He's a lot more talented than Seb., but has been steadily improving! That Nadal loss up a couple breaks will stay with him and he'll do more to close out matches hopefully! :shushing-face: :astonished-face::partying-face::face-with-hand-over-mouth:
 

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Oh yeah, totally missing his head hanging down low as these kids run his arse to death! Shocking though is Fritz defeating Cilic! WTF? How'd that happen? Too bad I slept thru that upset and Carlos'! Overconfidence brought about that loss! He's a lot more talented than Seb., but has been steadily improving! That Nadal loss up a couple breaks will stay with him and he'll do more to close out matches hopefully! :shushing-face: :astonished-face::partying-face::face-with-hand-over-mouth:
I think Carlos will survive his loss,cant expect to win every match,also he did not handled the wind,as well as Korda,who doesnt mind playing on the clay.
 
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Just saw the results. Well Novak's journey in Monte Carlo was super fast, he went out in a speed of a lightning strike.

Looks like it will get some time before he gets to play his best, but how long it will take remains to be seen. I have doubts about him and all that has happened recently, it might not be a smooth ride as we all kind of expect from him.
Everyone always thinks that returning from a lay-off is effortless for Novak, but he did say he was gassed in the 3rd set. Chris Clarey of NYTimes mentioned his having had Covid "at least a couple of times," (though that is in dispute.) He's also turning 35 in a few weeks, and no matter how fit he is, it's not like it gets easier. Next week he's in Belgrade at a 500, though, so that should give him more target practice.
 
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I think Carlos will survive his loss,cant expect to win every match,also he did not handled the wind,as well as Korda,who doesnt mind playing on the clay.

The match just started again! Seb. looks just like his old man except he prefers longer hair! That buzzcut of Petr Korda was horrible with that big honker! I wonder how he's handling the accusation and subsequent punishment for PED's? I thought the ATP had taken the Aussie Open title from him, but there's no mention of it! :shushing-face: :astonished-face: :yawningface: :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 

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The match just started again! Seb. looks just like his old man except he prefers longer hair! That buzzcut of Petr Korda was horrible with that big honker! I wonder how he's handling the accusation and subsequent punishment for PED's? I thought they had taken the title, but there's no mention of it! :shushing-face: :astonished-face: :yawningface: :face-with-tears-of-joy:
Yep Seb does look like his father,though his father's face is more rounded now,probably enjoying the good life after tennis.I am not certain if they took the title or not
 
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Yep Seb does look like his father, though his father's face is more rounded now, probably enjoying the good life after tennis. I'm not certain if they took the title or not
Oh Petr's a stud now; him and The Mosquito who's coaching Alcaraz! They were both so skinny back when they were playing! Looks good on them now as older guys! Ivan Lendl used to be just as fit, but he's been fighting with a huge belly for years now! Me too as a matter of fact! At 65 it's hard to keep in trim even with the help of "intermittent fasting!" :shushing-face: :yawningface::face-with-hand-over-mouth::partying-face:
 
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Yep Seb does look like his father,though his father's face is more rounded now,probably enjoying the good life after tennis.I am not certain if they took the title or not
I just looked up Peter Korda's bio, they did not take his AO title off him,though some at the AO did not want him to defend his AO title in 1998.Apparently at Wimbledon he was ranked No 10, where he was a q/finalist he was made to forfeit $94,529 he won as a q/finalist.He always maintained he didn't take PEDs.
 
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The top half of the draw is wide open with the early losses of both Djokovic and Alcaraz.

Fun fact: There is only one player in the top half that has reached a Masters 1000 Final on Clay

I will let you guys decide on which player is that...
Is it McFly?