Rogers Cup 2023, Toronto, Canada - ATP Masters 1000

[MargaretMcAleer]

It's not even so much the choking. It's the consistently executing plays that will not work against this guy as evidenced by the fact that you keep going there and you keep losing the point. How many points will it take before he gets a clue of what to do? Somebody said blockhead, and that's quite the appropriate assessment. Charlie Brown was a blockhead too... Everybody on the entire flipping cartoon was smarter than him, even the dude w/ that dust cloud and/or blanket.

Blockhead is a very good description of Fritz

Fixed it for ya.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

No 8 seed Fritz aka Blockhead bites the dust in 3 sets to Alex du Minaur 76(7) 46 61

 

[Fiero425]

OMG, Musetti cut his hair off! I missed the match earlier against Medvedev! Hopefully it's not a "Sampson" momentum killer! It'll only get harder to get over the hump! I expect better of him, but that's the problem w/ today's players! The trajectory is not positive all the time; w/ plenty of hills and valleys w/ most of them!

 

[kskate2]

OMG, Musetti cut his hair off! I missed the match earlier against Medvedev! Hopefully it's not a "Sampson" momentum killer! It'll only get harder to get over the hump! I expect better of him, but that's the problem w/ today's players! The trajectory is not positive all the time; w/ plenty of hills and valleys w/ most of them!

Yes. He talked about it at the TC desk after his 1R win.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yes. He talked about it at the TC desk after his 1R win.

His GF approved his new hair cut as well, I like it as well

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

No # 8 seed Fritz added to the seeded players list that have bitten the dust

 

[kskate2]

No # 8 seed Fritz added to the seeded players list that have bitten the dust

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Hopefully Alcaraz will restore order as he plays Hubi next., he was a bit rusty against Shelton, though that was to be expected, first match back on HC from the grass at Wimbledon.
OOps forget he played the Hopman Cup on clay winning 2 singles matches

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Hubi looking for his first top 10 win in 12 months, wins the 1st set 63 over Alcaraz, his rust has not gone away, making too many ufe

 

[kskate2]

Hubi looking for his first top 10 win in 12 months, wins the 1st set 63 over Alcaraz, his rust has not gone away, making too many ufe

yep. He normally plays w/ a bit more margin in his aggressive game, but that is lacking tonight. He's going to Cinci early unless he cleans it up right now. 2-2 in the 2nd

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

yep. He normally plays w/ a bit more margin in his aggressive game, but that is lacking tonight. He's going to Cinci early unless he cleans it up right now. 2-2 in the 2nd

Also Hubi is not the best returner in the mens game, when Alcaraz got broken in his first service game of the match

 

[kskate2]

Also Hubi is not the best returner in the game

that's my point. Charlie's had chances and he's made errors. Just way too many unrealistic and ambitious shot attempts when something vanilla would do

 

[kskate2]

I see Holger is hanging around Canada to watch tonight

 

[Fiero425]

yep. He normally plays w/ a bit more margin in his aggressive game, but that is lacking tonight. He's going to Cinci early unless he cleans it up right now. 2-2 in the 2nd

He hasn't cleaned it up! Carlos was up 15-40 & ready to break Hubert, but allowed him to escape! Inexcusable for the #1 player!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

that's my point. Charlie's had chances and he's made errors. Just way too many unrealistic and ambitious shot attempts when something vanilla would do

Well he just had a love service game, maybe that is game he needs to settle and play better

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I see Holger is hanging around Canada to watch tonight

I saw him with his dark hoodie on in the stand

 

[kskate2]

maybe he thought no one would recognize him.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

maybe he thought no one would recognize him.

Putting on a dark hoodie or dark sunglasses is a quick way to be recognized in my book

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Gael Monfils into his first QF since the AO 2022 with a 64 64 over LL Vukic

 

[kskate2]

Who does Le Monf play in QF