random update: as im pointlessly staying up to watch tiafoe/mannarino, might as well.
battle of the quirky forehands, mannarino looks like he's just trying to keep it in play all the time and tiafoe has this monster whip to his forehand when he picks up speed, looks like its gonna go horribly wrong every time.
tiafoe needs to work on attacking shots a bit better, dude has the athleticism to stay in the points but when a guy like mannarino blocks his 120-130 first serve back midcourt and tiafoe struggles to choose the shots, you know thats what he needs a bit of work on.
i think tiafoe really is ready for the big time, you can see it in his demeanor sometimes that playing in these nothing challengers kinda doesnt have him playing at his best. but of course you have to pay your dues, and more importantly work on your game cause if you make the jump too early you could find yourself in limbo if you're overwhelmed by the tour. example: young recovered, harrison didnt. guess he will make the push for top 100 the rest of the year, then start playing the tour 2017.
at 35 is still top 4-6 on tour at worst. That's amazing, and what I hope for from the guy in my avi. I get it though, Fed stans won't give it up until he's retired for 2 years.
