Well Sinner needed to win this match,one stage with his blisters still bad from Miami,he was limping early in this match and I thought Oh No not again,anyway he got it together and won.I did not see Korda's match,maybe taking out Alcaraz was too much for him and came out flat.I'm just shocked by the efforts of Fritz, Sinner, and Korda! I'm accustomed to rookies and players with less weapons to fold! Very shocking!
I have always been impressed by his composure on court,nothing seems to annoy him.
All matches are interesting to see...
However in person, in Indian Wells everyone was saying Rublev's hair looks more brown than ginger. That was some deep tennnis talk going on.Technically Yes, so I'll go back to hair dude, because that's shorthand for "he who has the best hair in tennis".
H2H between Zverev and Sinner is 2-1 Zverev who has beaten Sinner twice on HC, Sinner has beaten Zverev in 2020 RG R16 in 4 sets
I am hoping that Sinner's blisters do not act up too much so he could play through the whole match.
I think Sinner has to have a good return game when he plays Zverev,I agree with your thoughts he needs to speed up his ground stroke to push Zverev out of the court,Zverev does have good wing span.I prefer his chances at present on clay,it does allow him time wise to be aggressive on both his wings.
Actually, he needs to have a very good service game or else Zverev will have a field day on Sinner's serve. I am not too worried about Sinner's return game either on HCs or on Clay because I think he has a natural feel on returning serves (similar to Medvedev).
I agree they could all be interesting. 6 of 8 of those players are all in the top 15, on live rankings. (Dimitrov #26 and ADF #44.) Everyone has a lot to play for, in various ways.
In any case, I'll be routing for Sinner. He'll have the Italian support there, right on the border. And you can never bet completely against the Short Man.
I forgot to add that about his service game I am eating my breakfast at present,hmm still I think Sinner on the return of Zverev's serve is important and could be a plus,just my thoughts
I agree they could all be interesting. 6 of 8 of those players are all in the top 15, on live rankings. (Dimitrov #26 and ADF #44.) Everyone has a lot to play for, in various ways.
Davidovich Fokina has been the revelation for me. I hadn't seen a lot of him prior. Fritz is following up his IW win, and first US player to get this far at MC in some 15 years. Hurkacz always dangerous. I have given up on Dimitrov, but he should know what a chance he's got in the top half.
In the bottom half, if Zverev and Tsitsipas keep to recent form and performance in the face of opportunity, they should both lose tomorrow.
Out of Zverev and Tsitispas...I feel Tsitispas has been playing well.Like you I havent seen much of Fokina.Dimitrov tends to have a good couple of matches in a tournament then bows out,Hubi I just cannot get into his game at present,I will keep trying.I agree they could all be interesting. 6 of 8 of those players are all in the top 15, on live rankings. (Dimitrov #26 and ADF #44.) Everyone has a lot to play for, in various ways.
Davidovich Fokina has been the revelation for me. I hadn't seen a lot of him prior. Fritz is following up his IW win, and first US player to get this far at MC in some 15 years. Hurkacz always dangerous. I have given up on Dimitrov, but he should know what a chance he's got in the top half.
In the bottom half, if Zverev and Tsitsipas keep to recent form and performance in the face of opportunity, they should both lose tomorrow.
Agreed that, between what I've seen and heard on TV, Tsitsipas looks the stronger, hasn't dropped a set, but not looking indomitable. Also agree on HH...haven't yet gotten into him, but he does have some results, and a MS1000, IIRC.
I think you already mentioned that Sinner will be the crowd favorite against Zverev,seeing Italy is just a hop,skip and a jump away,he also received crowd support in his match against Rublev.I was disappointed in Musetti,after putting in a solid performance in his previous match
Musetti has flair and talent, but he's barely just turned 20, he lacks discipline and, by a mile yet, consistency. In a way, the worst person for him to run into today was Schwartzman...a terrific clay player with discipline, rally tolerance, speed, experience and intelligence on the court. Musetti has a lot of upside, but he has a lot to learn, too. Hopefully he learned something today. I'm still "buying" on him. I hope he as a good clay season going forward, and I definitely put him in the category of spoiler for other players.
And surely he'd have seen the opportunity. Water under the bridge. Let's see who rises to the occasion.Man, the weather has been nice throughout the week. I know a certain Spaniard would have love the conditions in Monte Carlo right now
I just realized this but the 12th, 13th 14th, and 15th ranked players in the world (live rankings) are all in the Quarterfinals. And they could potentially all advance in the semifinals.I agree they could all be interesting. 6 of 8 of those players are all in the top 15, on live rankings. (Dimitrov #26 and ADF #44.) Everyone has a lot to play for, in various ways.
Davidovich Fokina has been the revelation for me. I hadn't seen a lot of him prior. Fritz is following up his IW win, and first US player to get this far at MC in some 15 years. Hurkacz always dangerous. I have given up on Dimitrov, but he should know what a chance he's got in the top half.
In the bottom half, if Zverev and Tsitsipas keep to recent form and performance in the face of opportunity, they should both lose tomorrow.
