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It seems that Rafa doesn’t understand how to play on low bouncing quick surfaces; he playing from well behind the baseline and waiting for the ball to come to him with the ball bounces so low when it reaches where […]

Davis Cup in Madrid will be worse for Rafa when the ball moves quicker through the air at high altitude. Rafa is not made to play on quick courts, he’s too defensive and playing from too far back.

Whoever wins here will be slaughtered by Fed in the SF, so Rafa not winning this match may be a blessing for him. He’s just not good on low bouncing fast courts.

Tsitsipas may do better than Rafa vs Fed; he at […]

Rafa very poor in TBs these days, no longer that clutch when it matters.

Rafa making UEs that he normally won’t make. What happens to the top two guys this tournament?

He did and lost the SF to Davydenko who was on fire then.

It will, psychologically it will be tougher for Djoko at least, anyway no need to worry now as Fed has done it (for Rafa).

The 200 points will be handy come next year to at least pull away a bit from Djoko.

Whatever happens now in Rafa’s and/or the other match in the group, I’m not so worried now after Rafa gets his YE no. 1; just hope for two good matches.

Good luck to the player who has to play Fed in the SF; […]

I particularly like Fed’s quick reflexes (at his age!) and the way he moves his legs, so quick around the court (and at his age!).

I like the way he blocks back returns esp on quick courts against big s […]

Please no. Djoko isn’t weak minded, when he could come back from the brink of defeat to beat great players like Fed and Rafa. It’s just not his day, and there’s not much he could do, when your opponent was this […]

Yes, Fed wins, in straight sets! Thank you Fed for helping Rafa secures his fifth YE no.1!

Very well played by Fed, from start to finish. Fed in this mood, he’s almost unbeatable by anyone! What a way to e […]

Reinvented himself? He’s used to serving so well, the court seems quick here and low bouncing, suits his game to the T, unlike in the past WTFs where the surface was slow and higher bouncing.

What I like a […]

Rafa in two or three. After surviving the Medvedev match, Rafa knows he has to play better and he will, if not for the SF slot (out of his control should Sasha beat Medvedev), at least wins another 200 points and […]

Yes he would, because he doesn’t want to finish without winning a single match; even that Berrettini who plays worse than him could win a match, why not him?

He played better than Sasha in the second RR m […]

Yes, because between the two who qualify for the SF, it’s the H2H that determines who finishes at the top of the group.

Yes true Ricky. If Rafa beats Tsitsipas and Medvedev beats Sasha, then Rafa will top the group and will then play against either Fed or Djoko.

So vamos Rafa and Medvedev; maybe vamos Fed too ( for the sake of […]

The way Sasha was playing, it’s quite shocking; it’s shockingly bad! I mean Tsitsipas was beating him so comfortably, even though Sasha was serving 140+ mph serves.

It goes to show how poor a performance Raf […]

Yes, because he beats Rafa in the first RR match, so if both have 2 RR wins, the H2H comes into consideration.

If Tsitsipas beats Rafa and Medvedev beats Sasha, then the three each has one RR win, so the W/L […]

I think it will, don’t forget that if Medvedev beats Sasha, he may also qualify for SF if Rafa loses to Tsitsipas, so Medvedev will try his best to beat Sasha to give himself a chance.

Rafa has to play his b […]

OK thanks Augusta.