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Medvedev is a one trick pony; move him away from the baseline and he is lost. With the variety in Monfils’s game it was easy for him to disorientate Medvedev. The only way Medvedev dominates is to get caught up in […]

Rafa has a tough draw but I’m sure he’ll relish the challenge. Hopefully, he stays fit.

Vamos!

Sanju, I’ve just watched the match again. Rafa played well in the 1st set but his level dropped in the 2nd set and 3rd sets, serving lots of DFs and making loads of errors and he was basically just playing defence […]

Sanju, I don’t agree with you that Roig is no good. He has seen Rafa through many titles for decades sharing the schedule with Uncle Toni. I don’t think it’s the fault of the coach what the player does in a […]

Rafa’s post-match press conference

Alexander Zverev is given suspended eight-week ban and handed an additional £19,000 fine by the ATP after his Mexican Open outburst that saw him smash his racket by the umpire’s feet and shout: ‘You’re a f***ing […]

I am just trying to understand why the punishment is not more severe.

We have seen many instances where players have been at the end of their tether convinced that they have wrongly lost a point because they […]

I think Zverev should be punished much more than just a fine for overreacting and aggressive behaviour, but I have a feeling that after checking hawkeye, the ball in dispute was out but the umpire calling it in […]

Rafa and Daniil have never met on clay and Rafa leads their h2h 5:1.

littlefoot, spot on. Rafa’s hardcourt performance is judged up against his clay dominance.

Monalisa, you’re right. It was all about preserving Federer’s image as the greatest thing since sliced bread.

They also give the impression that if the court is fast then Rafa is at a disadvantage because if […]

Vamos Rafa! 15 straight hardcourt victories in a row and 3 titles, beating the world 2 and prospective wrold #1 twice.

I doubt this will take him out of the “Rafa can’t play on hardcourt” pigeon hole he’s been […]

Ricky:
“It has been a bizarre Abierto Mexicano Telcel for multiple reasons, but Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are doing their best to avoid the chaos.

Both players sauntered into the Acapulco […]

I don’t think Medvedev wants to see Nadal in his draw anytime soon.

Yes. I am baffled by some of the things the experts say. No one who watches wall to wall tennis, which is what they ought to do, should come to some of the conclusions they reach. A lot of it is pure and simple […]

Nadal

Current points…… 6515
Drop off points …..-500
Acapulco Win……….500

Points carried/fwd…6515

Tsitsipas

Current points…… 6565
Drop off points …..-300
Acapulco […]

Rafa is proving that form is temporary class is permanent.

Vamos

If Rafa wins the final he moves up to #4.