Big Al

Happy to be wrong about that

Alcaraz hasnt the experience to beat either Rafa or Djoko in Slams.

Sinner in 4 if fit.

Its a pretty even matchup of baseline slugging but I think Sinner is the slightly better player in this match

That would be asking a lot.

Maybe because he not playing at Wimby he tries harder.

Yeah, from someone not supposed to be suited to clay .

Its worrying that Alcaraz struggled so much early round just like Tsitsi and Zverev…but since Rafa has has easy matches so far, its not maybe such a bad thing if/when they meet him and it goes five sets.

It is double standards to be OK with one being criticised but not the other?

The RG crowd are notorious

:sigh:

Jabeur out- my bracket going west already.i had her in the final

Eurosport 1,and 2
You can also sign up to Eurosport player separately and stream a choice of courts but it’s harder to watch on replay

It’s usually on ITV 4 as well, if u can put up with John inverdale

Eurosport

‘Fitness’ issues is a broad term , it covers long term injuries and also lack of practise, training returning from those injuries .Why take it out on anyone that players have these incurable rare conditions ?

Hypocrite? You know well that I said Rafa really deserved his AO title . I’m the one whose been arguing against the asterisks.

If tsitsi wins the French it would be no fluke after his performances on clay esp last year’s final.To say asterisk it is rather churlish

Yes I agree- but has to go on overall ranking as well.The problems not as bad as it used to be when the surfaces were totally different in speed .

I don’t believe it.Selective asterisking

Well isnt that’s exactly the point you were arguing against about Fed and weak competition when he was winning nearly everything? I don’t believe in asterisks myself. It’s some achievement to win the career even […]