Nitto ATP Finals 2023, Turin, Italy

[rafanoy1992]

Also, I have pet peeve of this: Why is the 1st SF at 2:30 pm local time and the 2nd SF at 9 pm local time?!

There shouldn’t be a big gap between two matches especially now that there is no days off between SF/F rounds.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Zverev d Rublev 64 64
After last year's injury Zverev made a successful comeback this season
Year ending ranking of #7
55th win of 2023
Ending the season with a win ( please get your hair cut in the off season, I dont need to see a half man bun from you again)

 

[tented]

When stuck for a word, I find making one up tends to do the trick: he was out-befungled!

Very Shakespearean of you. I mean, Shakescleveririshan of you.

 

[Moxie]

Also, I have pet peeve of this: Why is the 1st SF at 2:30 pm local time and the 2nd SF at 9 pm local time?!

There shouldn’t be a big gap between two matches especially now that there is no days off between SF/F rounds.

They have doubles to play, too, and I assume they sell day and night sessions separately. (Someone has to play those $400,000 win paydays!)

 

[tented]

 

[tented]

I assume they sell day and night sessions separately. (Someone has to play those $400,000 win paydays!)

They do (I checked their website.)

 

[tossip]

Sometimes it takes a stoic personality like Felix s to make it as high as he has. I don't have a problem with it. Felix is a good dude and not some whiny sissy like the big haired dude or Denis the Menace.

Felix is so boring and he always seems very uncomfortable around people of color.He is very vanilla and in his mind wants to be like Roger because they share a birthday.I remember him dissing Nick,and then Monfils..he seems very uncomfortable around Tiafoe too.He has self worth issues for sure.Denis is a menace for sure,and Felix is very close to him.I really don't care for any of these Canucks,and all of them seem to be boring and that includes Milos.

 

[Nadalfan2013]

Felix is so boring and he always seems very uncomfortable around people of color.He is very vanilla and in his mind wants to be like Roger because they share a birthday.I remember him dissing Nick,and then Monfils..he seems very uncomfortable around Tiafoe too.He has self worth issues for sure.Denis is a menace for sure,and Felix is very close to him.I really don't care for any of these Canucks,and all of them seem to be boring and that includes Milos.

Thankfully Canadian Tennis has:

Spoiler

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I didnt have time to post this, after Zverev v Rublev match as I had an appointment and had to race out of the house
On Tennis channel,
Nick K is offering to fly anywhere and help Rublev with the 'mental aspect of the sport"

 

[tented]

I didnt have time to post this, after Zverev v Rublev match as I had an appointment and had to race out of the house
On Tennis channel,
Nick K is offering to fly anywhere and help Rublev with the 'mental aspect of the sport"

 

[the AntiPusher]

Felix is so boring and he always seems very uncomfortable around people of color.He is very vanilla and in his mind wants to be like Roger because they share a birthday.I remember him dissing Nick,and then Monfils..he seems very uncomfortable around Tiafoe too.He has self worth issues for sure.Denis is a menace for sure,and Felix is very close to him.I really don't care for any of these Canucks,and all of them seem to be boring and that includes Milos.

Interesting Miss Tossip.

 

[tossip]

I think Rafa would be a good mental coach for Rublev.He is tenacious and rarely loses his composure.Rafa focus is legendary and maybe have a talk with pova his compatriot who had the ability to focus on the moment.

 

[Kieran]

Thankfully Canadian Tennis has:

Spoiler

Destination: OnlyFans…

 

[the AntiPusher]

I think Rafa would be a good mental coach for Rublev.He is tenacious and rarely loses his composure.Rafa focus is legendary and maybe have a talk with pova his compatriot who had the ability to focus on the moment.

Interesting perspective. Rafa was taught at a very young age it was either get his attitude in check or it was going to ZERO tennis for him. I think as teenagers Borg and Federer's coaches taught them the same. Finding one's "calm" is almost like a "super strength " and can be a real weapon on the tennis courts. YES ma'am, there are the rare exceptions such as Mcenroe's mentality and Novak's to a lesser extent who can actually raise their levels of play during the periods of mental anger moments. However, there's consequences for loosing it. I would dare to wager the one match that will haunt Johnny Mac is the RG 84 final vs Lendl. We all know the story that gave oxygen to the Czech career and was the beginning of the end of one the games most legendary players of our lifetime.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Match has just started,
Jannik Forza!
Meddy will not only be playing against Jannik but the strong Italian crowd lets see how he reacts!

 

[Fiero425]

Interesting perspective. Rafa was taught at a very young age it was either get his attitude in check or it was going to ZERO tennis for him. I think as teenagers Borg and Federer's coaches taught them the same. Finding one's "calm" is almost like a "super strength " and can be a real weapon on the tennis courts. YES ma'am, there are the rare exceptions such as Mcenroe's mentality and Novak's to a lesser extent who can actually raise their levels of play during the periods of mental anger moments. However, there's consequences for loosing it. I would dare to wager the one match that will haunt Johnny Mac is the RG 84 final vs Lendl. We all know the story that gave oxygen to the Czech career and was the beginning of the end of one the games most legendary players of our lifetime.

McEnroe was playing out of his mind; up 2 sets to Love & up a brk. in the 4th! He let his attn. go "walkabout" & was PO'd by photographers! Idiot!

 

[Moxie]

Match has just started,
Jannik Forza!
Meddy will not only be playing against Jannik but the strong Italian crowd lets see how he reacts!

He's got the first set, Miss Margaret. Continuing with his fantastic tennis.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

He's got the first set, Miss Margaret. Continuing with his fantastic tennis.

Yes a bit up and down early but he took control of the first set, hopefully he can win in straight sets

 

[rafanoy1992]

Man, you can see and sense Sinner’s calm but confident demeanor just showing on the court right now.

However, it is only one set, Sinner needs to finish this match in two, imo.

 

[kskate2]

Meddy is just dense. This tactic of returning from Rome does not work. He gives up so much court and his opponents don;t mind taking it