@Tiempodetenis1 Nonsense...2 year ranking...
Which means on the opposite side of the rope, players with good performances in a season would not climb the ranks since those spots are kept from 2 years ago performances by other players lol
@Tiempodetenis1 Weve seen many players saying this in the last years...including players like cameron norrie...which we know wont happen lol
With holger it can happen. Hes very good and great mentality.
@TenvyBets Sonego needs the win much more than tabilo.
These tournaments are dangerous to assume a odd is good or not.
Many of the players there, are thinking in their maldives vacations next week and happy to put an end in the season.
@gunnrnole Unluckiest?
He got to those finals and lost to better players everytime..and its already amazing he got there and congratulations to him, but thats not being unlucky.
@BarongoFz@TheTennisPanda Every player knows what level alcaraz can produce...but he has more negative days than sinner...
If you face sinner you know losing is your fate..with Carlitos maybe he will be having a bad day and you have a chance.
@jmgmoron Ferrero is probably on site already..
But its not like he will have any magical advice for Ben...
he created a monster...maybe he can do the same with Ben.
@JakeDaviesATP What flaws you think are in Madrid?
For me its the best tournament to attend since its also wta, you have closed roofs when rain comes and lots of matches and practices going on in the first days of tournament. Its also relatively cheap.
Was even better when it was 1 week long.
@tennismasterr@nishikoripicks Even for Alcaraz it would have to be a near perfect volley to finish that point.
Problem was that fritz, after let it bounce, he needs to destroy that ball and put it out of reach..that was his only mistake during this point. He played that backhand very cautiously.
@ThreadOrder@Gill_Gross@TheRightBruno People who never played tennis may think volleying was the best decision but it wasnt. Fritz decided well
Picking that ball near the floor with such backspin would be way riskier.
Those kind of volleys are of the hardest if not the hardest shot in tennis to execute with sucess.
@nishikoripicks That alcaraz slice had venom on it. If he volleys it, its gonna be from below, a very difficult shot.
Letting it bounce is totally understandable and probably the wisest decision to make.
His only mistake was the backhand wasnt agressive enough, he put it in the middle almost.
@USTennisCenter There is only one player in the world who could turn this match upside down.
Unfortunately that player was on the opposite side of fritz court today.
@USTennisCenter@CYeagley I can see Fritz doing it..
Fritz is the best competitor of the american players, and if he is serving well, alcaraz can have a tough day at the office.