The Official Tennis Thread

[malbaker86]

Draper serves Carlitos a breadstick in the first set

Looking like it’s gettin returned this set

 

[malbaker86]

 

[Mazino]

Midvedev is cooked as a contender on the tour

Gatekeeper at best now

His serve has declined and he seems to have declined physically a bit too

His style wasn't going to age so well because it's too much running and defensive style, his serve shouldn't be so bad though very strange.

 

[BlackAchilles]

Sends him a bagel in return

 

[Regular_P]

Iga isn't liked like that

In truth she's not very likeable

Credit to Andreeva though, she's the real deal.

It doesn't sound like she has friends on tour. Same with Qinwen.

Not even talking bout that. You would think the more known, more accomplished player would have more support. It's also not like Mirra is some out of nowhere player on an otherworldly run where the crowd gets behind her as the underdog...she's a prodigy putting it altogether. So I think this ties into this next point.



Yea...I think unlikeable is a bit strong but she definitely isn't someone that I get the sense other WTA are in a rush to hang wit.

Iga's always seemed uncomfortable in the spotlight. Not autistic but very quirky personality.

Coco and Sabalenka are naturals with a microphone in front of them; Iga is not.

 

[Regular_P]

Midvedev is cooked as a contender on the tour

Gatekeeper at best now

He has multiple unforgivable offenses in my book. #2 in my personal record book, behind gifting Nadal the 2022 AO, is playing the match of his life against Alcaraz in the 2023 USO semis.

He played insanely aggressive, then went back into turtle mode in the Final against Djokovic.

 

[Nero Christ]

Alcaraz ain't as invincible on hard court anymore...that serve need some serious reworking

 

[puggle]

Alcaraz ain't as invincible on hard court anymore...that serve need some serious reworking

He was on his second serve for 90% of the match lol. Bad loss imo, second straight to Draper. He didn't step on his throat like Sinner when he had the momentum.

edit: Carlos beat him in AO, not 2 straight, my fault

 

[Nero Christ]

He was on his second serve for 90% of the match lol. Bad loss imo, second straight to Draper. He didn't step on his throat like Sinner when he had the momentum.

Not the 2nd straight (he beat at the AO) but still, this is proving to be a tough matchup but Jack does have the tools to be a real threat out there once he gets his mental in order.

Like I said for Carlos, guys now have a gameplan on how to play him on hardcourt. Obviously he won't lose to everybody but if you're a semi-talented big hitter, you can have success out there against him. I don't know why he went away from changing up his serving spot. Move up and down the line to get a better angle and spotting on your serve like when he first arrived. He also never utilized his slice in this match either which was a mistake imo. Too much dumb & inconsistent play. Sinner doesn't play like that at all.

 

[Mazino]

Alcaraz ain't as invincible on hard court anymore...that serve need some serious reworking

Don't think his serve can get so much better at his height

He's struggling more on fast hard courts, he's better on slower courts

Missed opportunity to win three times in a row, Alcaraz may have higher highs than Sinner but he's not as consistent match to match

 

[Regular_P]

Alcaraz ain't as invincible on hard court anymore...that serve need some serious reworking

He was on his second serve for 90% of the match lol. Bad loss imo, second straight to Draper. He didn't step on his throat like Sinner when he had the momentum.

edit: Carlos beat him in AO, not 2 straight, my fault

Don't think his serve can get so much better at his height

He's struggling more on fast hard courts, he's better on slower courts

Missed opportunity to win three times in a row, Alcaraz may have higher highs than Sinner but he's not as consistent match to match

Alcaraz does not have a killer instinct right now; his focus isn't consistently where it needs to be.

 

[Nero Christ]

Alcaraz does not have a killer instinct right now; his focus isn't consistently where it needs to be.

It's crazy cause I feel like he was more consistent/maybe even better 3 years ago (2022)

 

[Regular_P]

It's crazy cause I feel like he was more consistent/maybe even better 3 years ago (2022)

He had more to prove then.

It's still kinda nitpicky because he won the Channel Slam last year but obviously, there's worrying signs on hard courts and potentially the other two with the way his play yo-yo's during a match.

I would still take his peak over anyone in the game but he doesn't hit it as often as he should.

It's also worth noting that he's still ahead of The Big 3 pace and only 21.

 

[Nero Christ]

He had more to prove then.

It's still kinda nitpicky because he won the Channel Slam last year but obviously, there's worrying signs on hard courts and potentially the other two with the way his play yo-yo's during a match.

I would still take his peak over anyone in the game but he doesn't hit it as often as he should.

It's also worth noting that he's still ahead of The Big 3 pace and only 21.

Yea...he's 21, so worry might be a bit premature. It's just the high he hit against Cerundolo the last round and then to come out like he did today is just crazy

 

[Yapdatfool]

Alcaraz does not have a killer instinct right now; his focus isn't consistently where it needs to be.

Success arrived soo early for him so that extra mental fortitude to be on 100 at all times isn't there... yet.

Lot of the most successful players struggled mightily in their beginning then built themselves up. I don't think he needs to change anything but his own focus.