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Why Anderson?

I know Thiem won’t withdraw from a slam, he would rather lose in R1 than not to participate, unless he’s really sick.

Hurkacz that is. He’s playing well this year, another most improved player after FAA. He has a great serve, and for his height, he can move so quickly around the court, unlike a Sam Querrey for example. He n […]

That Stan section is interesting, with Stan, Hurkacz and Anderson. Hurkarc gave Djoko some problems at Wimbledon.

Stan I’m not sure he’s back to a certain good level enough to go deep at a slam. The AA court […]

Having said that, Tsitsipas really has a tough draw, as he has Agut in his section even if he beats Kyrgios in R3, followed by Monfils or Thiem in the QF. Both Monfils and Agut did well at Montreal; and Kyrgios […]

Rublev lost to Sharpo in straight sets at Winston-Salem. I doubt he’s going to beat Tsitsipas in BO5 match.

Rafa looks in better shape this year than last year, so I won’t expect Thiem to trouble him at the USO. Khachanov may be a tougher opponent for Rafa in the QF should they get there.

Last year Rafa had t […]

Medvedev did keep up with Djoko for four sets at the AO, and that’s when he’s playing baseline long rally tennis; had he come to the net more often, he would’ve won some points there and might push it to five […]

Rublev is still playing at Winston-Salem, I doubt he has the energy to beat Tsitsipas. He played excellently vs Fed, and then lost meekly to Medvedev. I expect Tsitsipas to come through that R1 match, esp it’s a […]

Nope, Djoko as no.1 during 2012-2014 didn’t win at the USO despite reaching the finals or SF, so no, there’s no guarantee that he’ll win it this time. Not to mention that in 2016 he having the easiest draw (a jo […]

Fed’s problem is Djoko, whether you like it or not. As for Thiem, I think he’s lacking in matches on the HCs, and his draw is filled with dangerous opponents. I know he was also lacking matches on HCs last yea […]

Albot may be a tough one; Rublev is still playing at Winston-Salem, so maybe he’ll be physically tired for the USO.

I don’t think Rafa couldn’t beat Djoko if they meet in the final. Rafa lost narrowly to Djoko […]

Djoko will beat Kyrgios at the slams. Djoko is playing good tennis now, unlike those two times they met in 2017. Djoko serves and returns better than Rafa, and he moves better than Rafa too these days. […]

There was Safin and there was Davydenko! How can you forget them, and esp Davydenko (who is one of my fave players) who’s able to beat the big three when he’s playing in the zone.

Safin won two slams and Dav […]

Littlefoot, if it’s the exhausted Medvedev meeting Rafa in the final at Cincy, he won’t be able to beat Rafa, wind or no wind.

Medvedev needs to be physically fit and serving bombs in his first and second ser […]

Didn’t watch the final in full, doze off mid way through the second set; when I woke up, I saw Medvedev holding the trophy. Congrats to him for finally winning in the end.

He looked exhausted out there in s […]

Another thing is, if Djoko wants to be YE no.1, winning at slams is not enough, he has to do well at the Masters to gather enough points.

Ramara, you have to take into account their age. Rafa in 2010 was 24 then; Djoko in 2019 is age 32 so I believe that Wimbledon final took a lot out of him. He had played better in 2018 imo, and I have doubts now […]

Maybe Djoko does feel confident when playing on the HCs, so winning or losing at the HC Masters may not affect how he plays at the HC slams. On clay, we saw him very eager to gain as much match play and […]

Sure he could, but that also depends on how Rafa plays. Rafa returns from way behind the baseline, giving him more time to read and return Medvedev’s serves.

Rafa plays with more varieties than Djoko, p […]

No, it’s the third time, not second. Remember Foggy at MC? It’s three years in a row now that first time winners had/have managed to win three or more Masters titles (2017 Sasha at Rome/Canada, Dimi at Cincy, […]