Rogers Cup 2019, Montreal, Canada, ATP Masters 1000

[tented]

Awesome. Saved two SPs, and gets the first.

 

[tossip]

7-6 take that Daniel Nestor..

 

[tossip]

now they are saying Felix stole the first set jealous is a disease..

 

[tented]

FAA breaks to open the 2nd.

 

[Fiero425]

now they are saying Felix stole the first set jealous is a disease..

That's the term I used when FAA missed shots inexplicably! Neither seemed "to want it" for a bit; finally deciding it in a TB! :whistle:

 

[rafanoy1992]

In all seriousness, Felix has to change the way he hits his second serve. Seven double faults and counting are not good at all. I feel like he is overthinking his second serve a little bit.

 

[tented]

That's the term I used when FAA missed shots inexplicably! Neither seemed "to want it" for a bit; finally deciding it in a TB! :whistle:

I think playing in front of his home crowd is at least part of the problem.

 

[tented]

In all seriousness, Felix has to change the way he hits his second serve. Seven double faults and counting are not good at all. I feel like he is overthinking his second serve a little bit.

And he just double faulted to lose serve, after being up a break.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Three double faults in that game and he gets broken. If I were him for right now, I would just focus on putting the ball in the service line. He is very good at the baseline so there should be no reason for him to overthink his second serve.

 

[don_fabio]

FAA - KK, this match is awful. It's just errors from both sides, I tuned in at the end of first set. Hope they pick up at some point. KK with 17 UF on forehand and FAA with his usual double faults.

 

[tented]

FAA - KK, this match is awful. It's just errors from both sides, I tuned in at the end of first set. Hope they pick up at some point. KK with 17 UF on forehand and FAA with his usual double faults.

Yep, lots of errors. I’ve lost count of the breaks. Bordering on a WTA match.

EDIT: 7 breaks in 1.5 sets.

 

[Fiero425]

FAA - KK, this match is awful. It's just errors from both sides, I tuned in at the end of first set. Hope they pick up at some point. KK with 17 UF on forehand and FAA with his usual double faults.

Been saying it all day; NEITHER wants it! :whistle: :cuckoo:

 

[don_fabio]

More errors in the last game, KK leads 4:3. This might be one of those close matches in 3 sets, where you think you missed so much, but in fact it's the opposite.

 

[tossip]

HACHANOV has woken up...

 

[tented]

More errors in the last game, KK leads 4:3. This might be one of those close matches in 3 sets, where you think you missed so much, but in fact it's the opposite.

Well put. It’s the opposite of Nadal’s match against Soderling in Rome, 2009. I remember after match point, Robbie Koenig said, “That was the closet 6-1, 6-0 match I’ve ever seen.”

 

[tented]

It has also been very windy, which hasn’t helped the overall quality.

 

[herios]

HACHANOV has woken up...

Then he chocked again when serving for the set

 

[don_fabio]

What a weird match. FAA still in 2nd set.

 

[herios]

Three double faults in that game and he gets broken. If I were him for right now, I would just focus on putting the ball in the service line. He is very good at the baseline so there should be no reason for him to overthink his second serve.

That is his nemesis. Verdasco all over again.

 

[tented]

That is his nemesis. Verdasco all over again.

Oh, man, don’t curse him.