@Lf6969699@GpmPolo@TENNISML99 Yeah, because he drew a top seed last year. Losing a tight match to a main-tour regular in 2025 is way different than Butvilas losing to guys ranked #300 in low-level Challenger qualifiers last week. Hue's floor at altitude is still way higher than Butvilas’s ceiling
@Lf6969699@faret46829748@TENNISML99 Both are out of form, but Gstaad was the perfect storm for Hue. High altitude kills spin/control, neutralizing Butvilas's heavy baseline game. Add Hue’s lefty slice serve, alpine experience, and home crowd, and it was the ultimate trap match for a struggling Butvilas
@GpmPolo@Lf6969699@TENNISML99 What did you see that made Butvilas the play? Since Geneva, he crashed in the 1st round at Wimbledon, Poznan, and Brasov against sub-200 guys. He's totally out of his depth at altitude, while Huesler has an ATP title and loves Gstaad conditions
@faret46829748@Lf6969699@TENNISML99 True, but Geneva is near sea level. Gstaad is over 1,000 meters high. Butvilas's game falls apart when the thin air takes away his control, which is exactly why he crashed back to ITF form
@Lf6969699@TENNISML99 Butvilas relies way too much on heavy spin and big kicks. In high altitude, the ball doesn't bite or curve as much, which completely neutrals his biggest weapons
@Lf6969699@TENNISML99 True, but the air is so thin in Gstaad that the ball won't drop. If he over-eggs the power, everything flies long. Plus, kick serves don't bite or jump as much up there, so his second serve is sitting ducks for Huesler
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