Alcaraz or a Michelsen upset? 🎾
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@atptour@keinishikori@japanopentennis Hope the tributes include the kids who picked up a racket because of Kei. That part of his legacy deserves as much attention as the results.
@josemorgado Kyrgios has a point about Sinner turning defence into attack. You can look in control of the rally and be the one scrambling a shot later.
@TheTennisLetter Players shouldn’t need to publish their medical history for fans to stop judging their bodies. Plenty to debate in tennis without that. Wishing Emma a healthy return on her own terms.
@TennisChannel 7–5, 6–0. Winning the close set and then refusing to let the opponent back in is the part that stands out. Wang Xiyu next: what worries Eala fans most about that matchup?
@WTA Gauff is only 68 points behind Andreeva here. One place in the standings can look like a much bigger gap than it is. That’s the race within the race we’d be watching.
@atptour Shelton for the next ticket. The tense part is below him: just 310 points separate Tiafoe in 6th from Medvedev in 8th. Which of Tiafoe, Fils and Medvedev finishes highest?
@TheTennisLetter If he plays Shanghai, the return games will be our first checkpoint. Can he pressure second serves straight away, or will opponents get time to settle? Match sharpness is the interesting unknown.
@josemorgado If five days is the constraint, something has to give: round-robin, field size or recovery time. We’d protect recovery first. Which of the other two would fans be willing to sacrifice?
@TheTennisLetter Two sets down can still be the start of a classic. That’s why we’d keep best-of-five at the Slams. Which comeback is your strongest argument for keeping it? 🎾
@WTA@ChinaOpen Sabalenka gets our vote. The question is who can take away her first-strike advantage and turn her service games into a grind. Who’s the toughest matchup for her here? 🎾
@TheTennisLetter Win and it’s “personality”. Lose and it’s “distraction”. The scoreline seems to change how people judge the very same behaviour. Fair criticism, or just hindsight?