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[Trofo]

Anybody watched that roller coaster between Tsitsipas and Dimitrov? It looked like a smooth sailing for Tsitsi and then he serves for the match and looses and next 4 games and set in a blink of an eye. Then Tsitsi barely holds for dear life in third set and saves a match point on his serve in two different games. Than starts tie break and Tsitsi get to 5:0 and almost manages to loose it all once again.

I was watching with one eye while sitting in a bar with buddy and we were laughing half of the time. you don't see matches like this often in men's side of competition.

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[aoluain]

Anybody watched that roller coaster between Tsitsipas and Dimitrov? It looked like a smooth sailing for Tsitsi and then he serves for the match and looses and next 4 games and set in a blink of an eye. Then Tsitsi barely holds for dear life in third set and saves a match point on his serve in two different games. Than starts tie break and Tsitsi get to 5:0 and almost manages to loose it all once again.

I was watching with one eye while sitting in a bar with buddy and we were laughing half of the time. you don't see matches like this often in men's side of competition.

No I didnt see it and I actually havent tuned in properly yet to Rome, I did see the last set
of Fokina v FAA.

Tsitsipas though, there is something about him over the last year ans especially this
year, he is unpredictable, is picking up penalties, arguing with chair umpires, its just
not right. Sounds like it was an entertaining match if you didnt have a bet on!

[casperBGD]

~snip

As for Alcaraz, yeah, I do agree that he possesses this strength and we have seen it already. It's just a question on how he will developed it and hopefully one aspect that we need to consider as well, he needs to be healthy or at least his body is not going to give in from injuries as to what happened to Andy Murray.

yeah, he is withdrawn from Rome, not sure is it because of foot injury that was mentioned in Spain, or just want to be fresh for RG, maybe a combo of those two

regarding matches, Wawrinka will play Djokovic tomorrow, and those were always good matches, happy to see it
Nadal running smoothly with Isner, Tsitsi's fight was already mentioned, but he also secured next round in the end, stability was always an issue for him

[bitbollo]

good performance by Jannik Sinner even if he risked uselessly during the second and third set.
he could have closed at 4-2 this derby but suffered a break point.
IMHO Fognini is a good tennis player but he is not able to compete against him.

Its a bit sad Alcaraz Is not playing in this tournament

[Jating]

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As for Alcaraz, yeah, I do agree that he possesses this strength and we have seen it already. It's just a question on how he will developed it and hopefully one aspect that we need to consider as well, he needs to be healthy or at least his body is not going to give in from injuries as to what happened to Andy Murray.

yeah, he is withdrawn from Rome, not sure is it because of foot injury that was mentioned in Spain, or just want to be fresh for RG, maybe a combo of those two

regarding matches, Wawrinka will play Djokovic tomorrow, and those were always good matches, happy to see it
Nadal running smoothly with Isner, Tsitsi's fight was already mentioned, but he also secured next round in the end, stability was always an issue for him

That's a good decision, you can't win them all, so it's better for him to rest and then focus on RG, one of the biggest event.

Tough match for Tsitsi though, he needed 3 sets to win.

Nadal has an easy time against Isner.

Cilic vs Norrie just concluded, and it was Norrie in 3.

Next up is Zverev vs De Minaur, this might be a 2 sets win for Zverev.

[Kemarit]

In the women's side, we will see Swiatek duke it out against Azarenka. This could be a good match in the first set and then probably Swiatek winning it easy in the second, -5.5 for Iga.

Sabalenka vs Pegula, I like the chances of Pegula and since she is the underdog, I will put a medium bet on him ML 2.2.

[Trofo]

Cilic vs Norrie just concluded, and it was Norrie in 3.

What are you talking about? Cilic won that one quite easy after loosing first set. I think it was 6:1 for him in the third.

I am happy to see Wawrinka progressing trough, it was about time we see him bac on tour. There can never be too many one handed backhands if you ask me 

[Cnut237]

Its a bit sad Alcaraz Is not playing in this tournament

But hopefully it means he'll be fully refreshed and ready to go for the French Open, which would be great. I'd rather he skip a tournament now and be fit for Roland Garros rather than play at say 80% there.

Meanwhile, with Alcaraz out of the way, I suppose the big potential match-up in this tournament is Nadal vs Djokovic. If this happens, I'd probably favour Nadal... I think the way the draw is, they'd meet up in the semi.


BTW I've never understood tournaments where the semis are 1 vs 3 and 2 vs 4. Shouldn't it always be 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3?

[bitbollo]

Its a bit sad Alcaraz Is not playing in this tournament

But hopefully it means he'll be fully refreshed and ready to go for the French Open, which would be great. I'd rather he skip a tournament now and be fit for Roland Garros rather than play at say 80% there.

Meanwhile, with Alcaraz out of the way, I suppose the big potential match-up in this tournament is Nadal vs Djokovic. If this happens, I'd probably favour Nadal... I think the way the draw is, they'd meet up in the semi.


BTW I've never understood tournaments where the semis are 1 vs 3 and 2 vs 4. Shouldn't it always be 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3?

As an Italian fan of tennis I do not hide... that I would have really liked to see him play here in Rome. obviously I am aware it is not the best tournament where he can play and after the last two successes he has to prepare for tournaments with a better ranking.
I Hope the wait is worth it

[Cnut237]

As an Italian fan of tennis I do not hide... that I would have really liked to see him play here in Rome. obviously I am aware it is not the best tournament where he can play and after the last two successes he has to prepare for tournaments with a better ranking.
I Hope the wait is worth it

I think it will be, the French Open is shaping up to be really interesting, with Alcaraz a genuine contender for the title along with Djokovic and as always Nadal. And let's not forget that Medvedev is aiming to be back as well, although of course he's not so great on clay, but he's still a huge name and one of the best players in tennis right now (I think he's taken a wildcard entry to the Geneva tournament which starts in a couple of days, so we should be able to see what sort of shape he's in, and whether he has rushed back too early).

[Joca97]

As an Italian fan of tennis I do not hide... that I would have really liked to see him play here in Rome. obviously I am aware it is not the best tournament where he can play and after the last two successes he has to prepare for tournaments with a better ranking.
I Hope the wait is worth it

I think it will be, the French Open is shaping up to be really interesting, with Alcaraz a genuine contender for the title along with Djokovic and as always Nadal. And let's not forget that Medvedev is aiming to be back as well, although of course he's not so great on clay, but he's still a huge name and one of the best players in tennis right now (I think he's taken a wildcard entry to the Geneva tournament which starts in a couple of days, so we should be able to see what sort of shape he's in, and whether he has rushed back too early).

We can expect probobly Alcaraz and Djokovic at the French Open final . They are currently the best in the world and i think no one can stop them. Djokovic is finally picking up form and looks really good on the field and is winning now really easy against some solid opponents

[Trofo]

We can expect probobly Alcaraz and Djokovic at the French Open final . They are currently the best in the world and i think no one can stop them. Djokovic is finally picking up form and looks really good on the field and is winning now really easy against some solid opponents

Brave statement, to exclude Nadal from RG final Don't get me wrong I agree with your choices and based on current form Nadal is not title contender but it is RG and I just know he will show up there as totally different player. Those BO5 matches at RG just give him so much time to turn the match his way and I sort of expect him to prove once again who is the king of clay. Granted, this year he has a new contender and Alcaraz will have some say in the matter as well.

[Yaunfitda]

We can expect probobly Alcaraz and Djokovic at the French Open final . They are currently the best in the world and i think no one can stop them. Djokovic is finally picking up form and looks really good on the field and is winning now really easy against some solid opponents

Brave statement, to exclude Nadal from RG final Don't get me wrong I agree with your choices and based on current form Nadal is not title contender but it is RG and I just know he will show up there as totally different player. Those BO5 matches at RG just give him so much time to turn the match his way and I sort of expect him to prove once again who is the king of clay. Granted, this year he has a new contender and Alcaraz will have some say in the matter as well.

I somewhat agree, I mean we all know that Nadal is the king of clay and he really performed good during a 5 setter because maybe of his advantage to read the game and adjust in the middle to win. So it will be a good tournament for sure, we have a new rising star in Alcaraz, but I think Nadal or Djokovic will not be discounted as one of the favorites as well. If Alcaraz goes to the finals and eventually win then there will be no question about who is the next young player to take over.

[aoluain]

We can expect probobly Alcaraz and Djokovic at the French Open final . They are currently the best in the world and i think no one can stop them. Djokovic is finally picking up form and looks really good on the field and is winning now really easy against some solid opponents

Brave statement, to exclude Nadal from RG final Don't get me wrong I agree with your choices and based on current form Nadal is not title contender but it is RG and I just know he will show up there as totally different player. Those BO5 matches at RG just give him so much time to turn the match his way and I sort of expect him to prove once again who is the king of clay. Granted, this year he has a new contender and Alcaraz will have some say in the matter as well.

I somewhat agree, I mean we all know that Nadal is the king of clay and he really performed good during a 5 setter because maybe of his advantage to read the game and adjust in the middle to win. So it will be a good tournament for sure, we have a new rising star in Alcaraz, but I think Nadal or Djokovic will not be discounted as one of the favorites as well. If Alcaraz goes to the finals and eventually win then there will be no question about who is the next young player to take over.

Well guys Nadal was beaten yesterday by Shapovalov in 3 sets and Nadal has picked
up a foot injury, although not serious there has to be a big question mark over him in
a possible 5 set match or a number of them throughout the RG tournament.

Its a bit sad Alcaraz Is not playing in this tournament

But hopefully it means he'll be fully refreshed and ready to go for the French Open, which would be great. I'd rather he skip a tournament now and be fit for Roland Garros rather than play at say 80% there.

Meanwhile, with Alcaraz out of the way, I suppose the big potential match-up in this tournament is Nadal vs Djokovic. If this happens, I'd probably favour Nadal... I think the way the draw is, they'd meet up in the semi.


BTW I've never understood tournaments where the semis are 1 vs 3 and 2 vs 4. Shouldn't it always be 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3?

As an Italian fan of tennis I do not hide... that I would have really liked to see him play here in Rome. obviously I am aware it is not the best tournament where he can play and after the last two successes he has to prepare for tournaments with a better ranking.
I Hope the wait is worth it

With his current form he would have been a contender for at least a place in the final.
I personally think taking a break before RG is a good decision, its only 1 week and
it gives the body a chance to be 100% fit or as close to that as possible. He has a lot
of Tennis played and won and is clearly targeting his first GS win at RG.

[Cnut237]

Well guys Nadal was beaten yesterday by Shapovalov in 3 sets and Nadal has picked
up a foot injury, although not serious there has to be a big question mark over him in
a possible 5 set match or a number of them throughout the RG tournament.

Yes, this could be a huge setback for him. He was winning the match easily until the injury flared up again. It's not a new injury though, it's the one he's been struggling with on and off for some time. It seems like he can't really predict when it will affect him, and when it will be fine... so there is still a chance that he'll be fine for Roland Garros, although given how soon that is, I'd probably not have him down as one of the favourites.

I would have loved to see a fully-fit Nadal vs a fully-fit Alcaraz in France, but it may be that it's not going to happen this year.

[Kemarit]

Well guys Nadal was beaten yesterday by Shapovalov in 3 sets and Nadal has picked
up a foot injury, although not serious there has to be a big question mark over him in
a possible 5 set match or a number of them throughout the RG tournament.

Yes, this could be a huge setback for him. He was winning the match easily until the injury flared up again. It's not a new injury though, it's the one he's been struggling with on and off for some time. It seems like he can't really predict when it will affect him, and when it will be fine... so there is still a chance that he'll be fine for Roland Garros, although given how soon that is, I'd probably not have him down as one of the favourites.

I would have loved to see a fully-fit Nadal vs a fully-fit Alcaraz in France, but it may be that it's not going to happen this year.

Blessing in disguise for Nadal? I guess he really needs to take care and rest and maybe he will have a match against Alcaraz in the big stage and wanted to see both of them 100% and see how Alcaraz will fit against a healthy Nadal.

Zverev vs Garin and then Djokovic vs FAA.

I'm thinking of doing a parlay on both Zverev and FAA in this game.

[Cnut237]

I'm thinking of doing a parlay on both Zverev and FAA in this game.

Well, Zverev won, but I think Djokovic will beat FAA. Djokovic may not be back to his best yet, but he's still a formidable opponent... he even took Alcaraz to a tie-breaker in the final set last week! Djokovic at 90% of his best (or whatever % he's currently at) is still too much for almost everyone else on the tour. Also, FAA has a bad record against top-5 players (won 2, lost 11).

[Jating]

Jannik Sinner vs Tsitsipas game ongoing, Tsitsipas went to 3-0 but Sinner comes back strong and tie the score to 4-4, (now 5-5).

This will turn out to be another exciting game, up and coming Sinner against a clay court specialist in Tsitsipas and in the top 5 world ranking. I'm expecting that this might goes to a 3rd set win by Sinner.

[Juggy777]

Well guys Nadal was beaten yesterday by Shapovalov in 3 sets and Nadal has picked
up a foot injury, although not serious there has to be a big question mark over him in
a possible 5 set match or a number of them throughout the RG tournament.

Yes, this could be a huge setback for him. He was winning the match easily until the injury flared up again. It's not a new injury though, it's the one he's been struggling with on and off for some time. It seems like he can't really predict when it will affect him, and when it will be fine... so there is still a chance that he'll be fine for Roland Garros, although given how soon that is, I'd probably not have him down as one of the favourites.

I would have loved to see a fully-fit Nadal vs a fully-fit Alcaraz in France, but it may be that it's not going to happen this year.

Blessing in disguise for Nadal? I guess he really needs to take care and rest and maybe he will have a match against Alcaraz in the big stage and wanted to see both of them 100% and see how Alcaraz will fit against a healthy Nadal.

Zverev vs Garin and then Djokovic vs FAA.

I'm thinking of doing a parlay on both Zverev and FAA in this game.

@Kemarit while I would like to see Nadal prioritise certain tournaments, I wish it would be under better circumstances because an injury can effect his confidence but I’m hoping that he’ll bounce back stronger. Furthermore it’ll be really sad if he can’t make it, but for now he’s confirmed that he’ll be taking a doctor along which is a clear indication of how bad his injury is, and lastly I feel that he’ll not last long in the tournament even if he makes it.

[Yaunfitda]

Jannik Sinner vs Tsitsipas game ongoing, Tsitsipas went to 3-0 but Sinner comes back strong and tie the score to 4-4, (now 5-5).

This will turn out to be another exciting game, up and coming Sinner against a clay court specialist in Tsitsipas and in the top 5 world ranking. I'm expecting that this might goes to a 3rd set win by Sinner.

Tsitsipas won the 1st set in a tiebreak, (7-5), and I thought that he is going to steal that set. Now he is down again, 3-1 but he is going to serve, so let's hope that this match will be extended because we will to see this kind of play.

Nadal's conqueror, Shapovalov, will be playing against Casper Ruud next. Let's see if his win against Nadal is no fluke or at least show good tennis against Ruud, and maybe he can duplicate his upset win.