U.S. Open R1 previews and predictions: Nadal vs. Lajovic, Kyrgios vs. Millman

August 28, 2017 Ricky Match previews 162

Rafael Nadal will kick off his U.S. Open campaign as the No. 1 seed when he goes up against Dusan Lajovic on Tuesday. An all-Australian affair, meanwhile, pits recent Cincinnati runner-up Nick Kyrgios against John Millman.

(1) Rafael Nadal vs. Dusan Lajovic

Nadal will begin his quest for a third U.S. Open title, 16th Grand Slam overall, and second this season when he takes the court at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. The 2013 champion in New York has not been past the fourth round since, missing the event in 2014, losing a stunner to Fabio Fognini in 2015, and falling in another five-setter against Lucas Pouille last summer. This year’s version of Nadal, however, is turning back the clock. The Spaniard boasts a 49-9 record in 2017 that includes a 10th French Open title and a runner-up finish at the Australian Open.

Up first for Nadal on Tuesday is a second career contest against Lajovic, who trails the head-to-head series 1-0 after losing their only previous encounter 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 in the Roland Garros fourth round three years ago. A hard court will obviously give the 85th-ranked Serb a much better shot, but not to the extent that he can be expected to seriously compete or even take a set. Lajovic is a modest 14-15 at the ATP level this season with a pair of quarterfinal appearances at 250-point events (Istanbul and Kitzbuhel). He is 0-8 lifetime against top 10 opponents and 2-21 in total sets. A date with the current world No. 1 is not going to end that trend.

Pick: Nadal in 3 losing 11-14 games

[polldaddy poll=9816902]

John Millman vs. (14) Nick Kyrgios

Kyrgios and Millman will be going head-to-head for the first time in their careers on Tuesday. Aside from their country of origin, these two Australians could not be more different. Kyrgios, of course, is a combustible character who is oozing with talent throughout his big-hitting game. Millman, meanwhile, is generally considered to be one of the nicest guys on tour and he gets the absolute most out of himself even though his natural ability is not exactly off the charts. The result is a matchup in which Kyrgios is heavily favored but will have to work extremely hard in points if he is not serving well enough to win a whole host of free ones.

The world No. 17 is coming off a stellar showing in Cincinnati, where he recovered from a lingering hip issue to reach the final before losing to Grigor Dimitrov. Kyrgios had been a mere 2-5 in his seven previous matches, a stretch that included three consecutive retirements. Millman has dealt with physical problems of his own; in fact, the 28-year-old is down at No. 235 in the world mainly because he missed the first five months of this season due to a groin injury. The veteran is just 1-3 at the ATP level in 2017 and he is also a disappointing 1-3 in his last three Challenger matches this month. All signs point to one-way traffic for Kyrgios.

Pick: Kyrgios in 3

[polldaddy poll=9817731]

162 Comments on U.S. Open R1 previews and predictions: Nadal vs. Lajovic, Kyrgios vs. Millman

  6. I Cant stand Sharapovas gamesmanship and how shes allowed to get away with everything she does, the time she takes between points, turning her back on her opponents keeping them waiting when they are about to serve, her grunts during points trying to put her opponents off, the extended break she took after the second set, Simonas right she does this sort of thing all the time, i dont actually like Sharapovas game it seems all about attrition and waiting for her opponents to miss, much prefer to watch a player like Simona with an all round game, and shot making qualities ….

    Reply

  7. Sharapova’s game is not about attrition, it’s about hard hitting all the time (not unlike Ostapenko’s), hence the number of UEs. She’s aggressive alright but one dimensional, even though I think she does improve a bit when at the net.

    Halep’s problem is that she doesn’t have a great serve, lacks power, and, she’s not as all rounded the way Radwanska is, hence she’s losing to power hitters like Serena, Ostapenko and Sharapova. She’s more like Wozzy than Radwanska imo, playing attritional tennis.

    Reply

    • Agreed @lucky!
      Sharapova deserved this win! She was agressive, took her chances while Simona played as she always does against lady big hitters: defensive and tentative! She will need to quit playing like this, where she was waiting for the opponent to miss and she will have to work on her serve!

      Amazing how much support the Russian heroine gets from the US crowd! Good to see!

      Reply

  8. Saw some points of Nadal-Berdych practice. Rafa was CRUSHING his groundstrokes! Really hope he can bring that to the match court.

    Reply

  9. I Didnt say she didnt deserve to win, she was gutsy, and yes her mental toughness is second to none, and ive no doubt she will probably guts and bully her way her way to another USO title, its the other on court shenanigins she uses i dont care for, sadly alot of players on tour are intimidated by them, kudos to the few that are not ….

    Reply

    • The screaming on every point makes her impossible to watch plus she annoys me with how she does that weird straight up walk to the bench and the staring at her opponent before her serve. Oh yeah and she got banned for doping. Yet had the crowd totally on her side. Pshh

      Reply

      • I have very mixed feelings about Sharapova. On the one hand, she is mentally tough and fights hard in matches. She looked s lot sharper than I would have expected. But I also agree with those who dislike her gamesmanship. She took way too long when she left the court after Simona won the second set. She effectively disrupted Simona’s momentum. I also dislike her mannerisms on court. Turning her back on opponents when serving and then staring them down.

        Simona can’t beat the big power hitters. Her serve let her down, too. She was always fighting from behind in too many service games.

        Maria’s game is big risk tennis with brute power. I think that she deserves another chance. Players make mistakes. I have no problem with that. But the screaming is terrible and her arrogance on court is off putting,

        Reply

  12. NNY completely agree, although you put it better, im not really one with the words im afraid, and sometimes struggle to put my point across …

    Benny.G great post too, return from doping, and get treated like a hero hmm ….

    Reply

    • Alison,

      You are just fine with words! I have read your posts and expressed how well you articulate your thoughts. I love your honesty! You say it in a straightforward way!
      ?

      Reply

  17. 103 mph second serve ACE down the middle on the Ad court! That’s what I am talking about baby!

    Very sharp start from Rafa. 1-0

    Reply

    • What is going on with Rafa? Is he going to let himself get pushed by this guy? I never like it when Rafa is broken early in a match.

      Reply

    • Maria Sharapova is Awesome!
      She might reach the semis or final, but won’t win it.
      Karolina Pliskova would win the title.

      R. Nadal has to win this match in straight sets, if he can’t then i would be disappointed in him and my likeness for him would reduce.

      Reply

  25. nadal looks like he’s about to lose the first set 🙁

    Doesn’t seem to be playing aggressive enough.

    He seems to always do this when he’s not happy.

    Reply

    • I’m not sure if it’s just me, but I feel like expectations are getting to Nadal.

      At the start of the year, he literally had no expectations coming off a terrible end to 2016, and seemed relatively carefree. After winning the French, the expectations for Nadal to keep winning returned and after that it seemed to go downhill..

      This is probably just my opinion, but I feel like the expectations of him to win so much is causing him to get nervous when he isn’t absolutely 100% or loses a set.

      In other words, Nadal as of now in 5 sets would be terrified, but an early season Nadal would be able to put the lost sets behind him and continue at a high level.

      Reply

  32. Well done Rafiiiiiiiiiiitooooooooo!

    Am not a big fan or a small fan, i just like him and i want him to win today, he can lose tomorrow or next if he wants, he just needs to win in straight sets,.

    7-5 or 7-6(1), 6-0, 6-0

    Reply

    • Yes all other matches have been cancelled. I think they said Ostapenko’s match will be moved to Ashe after Rafa’s mstch.

      Reply

    • As it is raining, why can’t USO lineup all the players from the pending matches outside the court and make them play and finish off their matches one by one?lol

      Or just pair them up and make them play like doubles….and send them home in pairs!Ha,ha,Ha…

      Seriously, when they can make Ostapenko & Arubarrena play and finish her match at Arthur Ashe, why not others? Why special consideration to only Ostapenko?

      Reply

  39. Rafa needs to win the 2nd & 3rd set comfortably.

    Honestly if Rafito plays this way against better/stronger player’s he won’t make it.

    He needs to improve his game and learn 4rm his mistakes.

    Reply

  41. Rip Lajovic has 2 BP.

    Hey Nadal notice this trend. Everytime you get farther behind the baseline, you’re losing the point.

    Reply

  43. What happened in the first set? Rafa is going to need to get off to better starts in later matches. In matches against top players, he won’t be afforded the luxury of breaking back to love when opponent is serving for the set… All in all, though, straight sets is straight sets- no matter who the opponent! Rafa should be better in the next few rounds. I am a little bit concerned for Rafa, however, about the pressure he seems to be putting on himself to “show how I am #1″…

    Reply

  44. My summary:

    Rafa played a tentative first set and didn’t look comfortable for most of the set. Lajovic played solid and it was pretty even. Even though Rafa ended up with respectable stats (17 winners to 12 UE), his forehand was sporadic.

    After clinching it in a tie break that was sort of played nicely by Rafa, he played more freely.He unleashed an inside-out forehand to win the first point of set 2 and I knew he would open up his shoulders now. He was still making some forehand errors but it was improved hitting.

    I thought his serving was pretty good! He can serve better but it was nice.

    In the first set, Lajovic won 86% of second serves and this was a very surprising stat! Rafa needs to have more certainty behind his positioning and be more authoritative.

    While watching I thought Rafa could be affected a bit by the indoor conditions and here is what he said after the match:

    “I was just trying to be there. It was tough at the beginning, he was playing well and not making many mistakes. At the end of that first set it was important. And then I played the tie-break well. I’m very happy. I need to keep improving. Always the first round is never easy. Playing indoors. Always at the beginning you want to do it well. There is a lot of noise out here when the roof is closed. Big change. At the beginning it is a little strange, but it is a good call.”

    Reply

    • Some more useful Q&A from rafa’s presser:

      Q. Difficult first set but then you seemed to find your rhythm and pace and got through it pretty easily the second two. Talk about the match and where things began to turn for you.

      RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, tough beginning of the match. Some nerves, obviously, after a week here practicing well, I think. I was practicing, I think, every day at very high level, no? Today I didn’t play at that high level, but just like this, important thing is I won, and I have one more day to keep practicing and another chance to play better the next day, no?

      Yeah, the important thing is win, because is normal that you have some nerves at the beginning and you get a little bit tight at the beginning of the tournament. So important thing is be through, and that’s what I did today, no? Tough start but then I played better, of course.

      Q. What are some of your thoughts about the defeat in Cincinnati? Did it affect any of the things you worked on during the week in between?

      ….I believe that I gonna do it. But always is tough, as I said before, the beginnings. What happened in Cincinnati was normal. At the same time, is an event I never play very well there, only one time in my career….

      . When you say everything went well in practice, do you mean you were playing much better than previous weeks, Canada and Cincinnati? Are you even more surprised maybe of this first set?

      RAFAEL NADAL: I feel that I am practicing much better than what I did in Montreal and Cincinnati. That doesn’t mean that you’re gonna have a great result, but the real thing, the feeling is much more positive.

      Then, of course, at the beginning of the match, he played well. I didn’t. As I said before, that’s part of the nerves a little bit, and you need to win matches, no?

      Today was a match that I won, and I have another chance the next day. I need to be ready for that, and I hope to be ready for that, because I really worked a lot.

      Reply

      • Some observations from me:

        1.The second serve is going pretty strong. 96 MPH average speed is about 6-7 MPH quicker than it was last year at this stage. The fastest one was 107 MPH which shows he can also take risks on it now.

        2.Second serve RETURN is a significant area for improvement. He MUST get more meaningful returns in play.

        3. Rafa needs to be more careful with his inside-in forehands now. I was watching his AO final as well and he sometimes exposed his forehand corner way too much by running-out his backhand to hit an inside-in forehand to attach a right’s backhand. When he is not able to hit is deep enough, quick and strong players pounce on it. Kyrgios took those on the rise and hit flat CC backhands and Rafa struggled to reach for them. He is 31 now so cannot track down the balls into the open court as effectively.Even Federer punished him for these inside-in forehands. I noticed that whenever Rafa hit deep forehands to Fed’s backhand, he 90% of the times got short/neutral balls to control the next shot. It was when he landed those inside-in short (perhaps to simply get them high to fed’s backhand to break it as this pattern was not dealt with well by Fed in the past) that he shot himself in the foot!

        So, he will obviously continue to hit them and it is still a devastating weapon. However, he must be a bit more selective and don’t leave too much court open on his forehand side. After all, his backhand is very good and is more than capable of handling and delivering blows at the moment.

        Reply

        • Rafa hitting I/I FH (I assume you mean CC) was to attack his opponent’s FH corner; unless you’re saying he’s hitting it DTL to his opponent’s BH.

          In any case, Rafa now has a good BH , both DTL and CC, so he’s not running around to hit his I/I FH (CC or DTL). I guess he realizes his own shortcoming and so isn’t exposing his FH corner that often to his opponent’s attacks.

          To me, his problem is still his ROS court position way behind the baseline. His short returns as a result opens out opportunities for his opponent to move forward to attack it. He’s having ROS problems against big servers on Non Clay surfaces, because he wasn’t/isn’t given as much time to return serve compared to on clay. Perhaps he’s not as sharp (in his reflexes?) when returning serves (getting older?)?

          Reply

          • LS,

            Inside-in is referring to his run-around DTL forehands to attack backhand’s of righties. He leaves the whole court open. He is the master of employing that pattern due to his insane footwork but now that he is slower and because his opponents hit flatter, he needs to be a bit more careful. I saw that this pattern caused some problems in crucial moments in the AO final as well and were evident in Cincinnati against NK.

            The ROS is a bigger issue. I think he is doing a fine job returning first serves! It is the second serve return he has not been able to calibrate to his liking this season on grass and the quicker hard courts. I saw him practicing the returns as well. He was returning Moya’s serves and experimented with different return positions. He is a it hesitant these days and confused about his return positioning. He has tried hard to master the art of taking returns on the rise but he just can’t seem to get consistent with it, esp on the forehand side. He needs more time on his forehand returns.

            I think he is preparing to be flexible. He goes on the court with a strategy tailored for a specific opponent and then is prepared to be flexible to move away or closer to the baseline when needed. He has done it in the past so it is about striking the right balance.

            I am telling you guys, all he needs to do is get his forehand to be more consistent. EVERYTHING will start to click and he will be the ferocious Rafa Nadal who has won this event twice!

            I repeat that I don’t see why he will not do well here at the USO. I am still hopeful of a strong showing!

  45. Judging by how Fed looks right now, Rafa is officially the favorite now to win the US Open. Only ones who can realistically beat Rafa are Kyrgios, Zverev, and Dimitrov, but none of them have tasted true slam glory yet, so Rafa has the edge there, imo. It’s his tournament to win now!

    Reply

        • I started watching the match and was shocked to see that Fed lost the first set. The ESPN commies were saying that he’s not at 100%. But Fed came back to win the second set.

          I don’t know that Tiafoe can play well enough to get the upset win.

          Reply

          • Nah, Fed’s got this. And Tiafoe’s lost it. Roger did look very rusty in the first set. Maybe he was just slow to warm up.

          • The commies – come on, when Fed didn’t play well he’s not at 100%? I can say that for most of the other guys esp the top guys too! They can’t play at 100% all the time!

            Fed is just rusty, not unlike Rafa; both having to adjust to different playing conditions. Fed’s back seems OK, if not he won’t be serving so many aces.

    • Kyrgios if healthy is the favorite for me. These confusion suit his game so well. I back him against anyone but Fed here. Winner of their fourth round match wins the title in my view.

      Reply

      • Fed? Fed is already having problems with Tiafoe; if Krygios plays well enough to reach R4, he’s playing well enough to be able to beat Fed imo! Krygios at his best is much better than the 19yo Tiafoe.

        Reply

        • Fed can improve his level lol it’s the first round chill. He lost a set to old man Melzer in the first round of Melbourne.

          Reply

          • Well, it’s also too early to say he’ll reach the fourth round to meet Krygios; he has to improve his level for sure! Fed wasn’t playing as badly at the AO even in the early rounds, certainly not having a bad back concern.

            I think he’s rusty from not practicing in the last one or two weeks due to back issue. Tiafoe wasn’t good enough to take advantage, having come so close, due to his inexperience.

  46. What’s Fed doing in this fourth set? It’s such a weird match, Fed better in set two and three, Tiafoe in set one and four. It’s like Tiafoe was taking a breather in set two and three while Fed raised his level. I think we’ll going to a fifth set, puzzling match!

    Reply

    • I checked back to see if the match was still on. I can’t believe that it is going the distance.

      It is a weird match just looking at the score line. It looks like he went away in set four. I thought Fed had control of the match and stopped watching.

      Reply

  47. Fed relies heavily on his serves, he serves > 10 aces to keep himself alive in the match. He’s far from playing well imo; it’s Tiafoe who’s far too inexperienced and too one dimensional (big serving and hard hitting, nothing much) and so the errors are coming from Tiafoe.

    It seems to me Tiafoe only has his BH and his serve; not much he can do with his FH it seems.

    Reply

  49. who would’ve thought? after rafa’s slight wobble that turned out to be nothing. at the end of the day he is the one licking his lips after that performance by federer.

    Reply

  50. Fed wins in the end as expected! He shouldn’t have problem in R2; I’m not sure about R3 though, with some erratic players like Verdasco, F Lopez and Kutnezsov looming.

    Reply

      • Yes nny I am not kidding. He was worried about his back hence the wobble. He admitted it as much. Now that he survived he knows his body will hold up. The only person who can beat him is kyrgios but in best of 5 may not. I have no hopes on rafa based on what I saw post French.

        Reply

        • Sanju,

          It is absurd to dub Fed or anyone as the obvious winner after barely one round of play. You should know better than that. Thrrr is far too much tennis still to be played to make tgst kind of statement.

          I don’t understand why you would count out Rafa. After one match? You think he needs to be playing his best now? The goal is to win and get through the early rounds and play himself into form. It can be done. I am not about to write off Rafa after one match!

          Fed barely scraped through against the likes of Tiafoe. Yet you think this means he will win? Nobody can beat him but Kyrgios? I have always said it, but it bears repeating now. There is no such thing as a sure thing at a slam.

          Reply

  53. Carlos Moya: “The 1st set didn’t reflect what he [Rafa] has been doing these days during practice. We have to take into account that the 1st round in a major is never easy because of the nerves and other things. What matters is to try to win in whichever way the first 2-3 matches to gain good feelings. If he gets to R3 or R4, and he’s won the previous matches, things will surely be different.”

    http://www.elespanol.com/deportes/tenis/20170829/242726602_0.html

    Vamos Rafa!

    Reply

  56. I won’t be that confident of Fed’s chances. Too many question marks after this performance. Fed would not send a message of vulnerability to the field by saying his back is bad. Only his performances in the next rounds will tell how good his chances are.

    I don’t think Rafa’s performance was that bad for a first round. Let him play for a couple more rounds and we shall see.

    Reply

    • vr,

      I agree with you. That fourth set last night showed that Fed was not okay. He should have closed it out then.

      There is no way that Fed will let on if his back is not okay. He’s not going to give his opponents any idea that he is vulnerable.

      I simply do not get why anyone would be so sure of Fed’s chances after that performance. What if Rafa was pushed like that? He wasn’t great in his first match but still got the job done in straight sets.

      I think Moya said it best with Rafa. He needs to get some matches under his belt and okay himself into good form. It can be done. I am not giving up on Rafa.

      Fed’s next matches should tell us if the back is still an issue. Fed didn’t look that good in Montreal. The back acted up in the final abdcthat was it. Now these are Bof5 set matches. That takes more out of players. Backs are funny. You never know when they can act up again.

      Reply

  57. Yeah agree that Fed isn’t the fave judging by his performance in R1. This reminds me of Fed’s R1 match at Wimbledon 2010 vs Falla; Fed got a scare when he was pushed to five sets. He lost in the QF to Berdych thereafter, disclosing that he had thigh injury.

    I think Fed’s back may give him problem if he is being pushed in his matches to go the distance. Fed normally doesn’t go five sets in his first round matches at the slams, esp when it’s on quicker surfaces like Wimbledon and USO. I think that 1) he’s rusty to start with, 2) he’s cautious about not pushing his back too hard, 3) his level has gone down after Wimbledon, so with or without back injury, he’s not playing as great as his early HC season, or Wimbledon.

    Reply

    • Good analogy tehre when you mentioned the win over Falla in 2010, Luckystar.

      Federer cannot afford to play long matches early on esp when his fitness is in doubt. I don’t think this last performance would have given him any extra confidence. May be he now he thinks his back is not as bad and he can play more freely but otherwise, it was not good match for him.

      Reply

  58. Especially now with Gasquet out, there is absolutely not reason that Rafa can’t at VERY least make the QF. And given Fed’s performance last night, unless he really was just rusty (which I doubt that’s all it was), I think Rafa/Kyrgios/Zverev/Dimitrov have to at very least be considered equal faves to Fed, if not even above him. I really think that this tournament is now Rafa’s for the taking. Of course he CAN lose to a number of guys, but I don’t realistically see it happening in a BO5 format. We shall see! I’ll be interested to see how Rafa handles Berdych, assuming they meet…

    Reply

    • I agree about there being no reason why Rafa should not get to the quarterfinals. Gasquet out emphasizes it. Rafa has a clear path to a possible meeting with Dimi.

      It’s on Rafa’s racket. I think Moya articulated his situation very well. Rafa has to get match play and a few wins under his belt. He does not have to be at his best in the early rounds. He has to get through to the second week.

      Reply

      • Yeah it was nice to hear that from Carlos. Gasquet would have been a nice rhythm match to be honest. Dimitrov is a different proposition though!

        Reply

    • Kevin, Rafa is no way the favourite for this tournament. He has yet to show that he is a top player since the end of the clay court season, at least going by his results. If the makes it the QF to meet Dimitrov, the latter will be favoured.

      Fed is a question mark. I thought Tiafoe would give him a challenge, but the way Roger played that 4th set was a head-scratcher. His chances have improved with Kyrgios out, but his level remains to be seen.

      If Federer and Rafa should make it to the semis, bear in mind that Nadal has said he doesn’t want to play Roger at the USO. Maybe a bit too much honesty on his part there.

      Reply

      • Joe, Rafa certainly meant it as a joke, why do people take it so seriously? It’s as if he can choose who he wants to play against!

        It’s obvious players want to have an easier path to the title, not a more difficult one! If anything, Fed was the more serious one with his answer, that he preferred playing Rafa at night, at AA (he didn’t choose a day match as he knew the ball bounced higher during the day).

        Reply

    • Don’t think Berdych can trouble Rafa, if they meet in R4. By then Rafa will be match ready for tough opponents.

      I think Rafa if he gets going, will reach the SF. Dimi plays OK against a qualifier, but Dimi’s problem is always consistency within a match; I guess it’s his mental focus problem.

      Reply

  59. R. Nadal owns Richard Gasquet (H2H 15-1).

    Roger Federer is the favourite to win #USOPEN.
    R. Federer struggled in the 1st round of Australian Open(J. Melzer) but later he blew everyone away, don’t let Roger Federer deceive you, he is a man on a mission and that mission is 3 Grand Slams.
    I knew he would struggle but the match ending in 5 sets was a surprise.

    Having said all this, am not sure i picked him(R. Federer) to win the title in my bracket, i can’t remember who i picked, i filled my bracket in less than 5 minutes.

    It better not be Rafael Nadal cos if it is someone is going to…

    Reply

      • It’s a Tennis match, the are all tennis.
        Should we start discounting some of Rafito’s win or others.

        Please don’t argue about this, it’s not worth it and i don’t have the time.

        There was an error in my previous comment it Should read “Roger Federer would destroy everyone he meets…”

        Reply

        • Well, at least make it accurate. If you’re going to count junior tennis matches (!?!), count ’em all. I know Rafa had a win over Reeshie at that same tournament the following year (Le Petit A’s). No idea how many times they played as juniors or in challengers and futures.

          Reply

          • Can you post the link?

            And maybe when you do the record might be 16-15.

            #16-15!

            Are you happy now?
            Just kidding!

            Am really busy, plzzz don’t make me respond again,

            15-1 is a horrible record plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz STOP.
            It’s just 1 win, just 1 OK.

            Richy deserves some respect even though it’s a horrible record and he lost 2day.
            His a good player and a nice person, i think.

    • Yep. He will have nice little warmups for the semis now. That Tiafoe match will now be his only five setter til the semis I suspect.

      Reply

    • Alison,

      They did? Another one out?

      Kyrgios is very frustrating. He seems to only show up when it comes to the top players. This is why I don’t think he will realize his potential. He doesn’t have the commitment and love of the game. He just doesn’t seem focused on the big picture.

      Reply

  71. Lol my draw is totally done there’s not even a point. Now I’m just gonna check at the very end of the event how I did I guess. At least Fed and Gilles are still in ?‍♂️

    Reply

  72. Nick failed to live up to the expectations as usual! I bet he would have played with all enthusiasm if he were meeting Rafa! There is definitely something wrong with his head! I don’t buy the shoulder issue…

    Reply

    • You are right he(N. Kyrgios) failed, you are also right there is something definitely wrong with his head but you might be wrong about shoulder.

      If he had met R. Federer, Roger would smoke him.

      Reply

    • It’s pretty simple. He’s not fit enough and he shows up for biggest matches because those are the matches he is hungriest to win. He plays better against better players. Not a great quality but I do get it. Today I think was more of a physical issue.

      Reply

    • Well done Maria Sharapova, Well done baby.
      Keep balling!

      I am not sure but i think i picked her(M. Sharapova) to lose to my darling Karolina Pliskova.

      Sharapova is Amazing but Karolina Rocks, she’ my Girl. My #1 and i am her #1.

      Reply

  74. It’s Maria with a Capital M said the commentator.

    Sharapova is on a mission, a mission to prove people wrong.
    Yesssssssssssss she made a mistake but she is my baby.
    I don’t think she would win #US OPEN but she should reach the semis or Finals.

    Vamos my Shakira! Keep shaking it lol!

    Reply

    • Am glad that Eugenie Bouchard is out, she has a big mouth just joking, she’s annoying, a snitch and talks nonsense sometimes.

      She has a big mouth like Na…Na…Na, my battery is low.
      To be completed.

      Reply

      • A. Zverev almost lost his first match in Montreal, i think Richy Gasquet had match point but lost.
        A. Zverev later won the title.

        R. Federer struggled in his 1st match in Australian Open(J. Melzer) but he later won the slam by crushing better player’s.

        It’s not wise to underestimate Roger Federer, no player is hotter than he is this year.
        If A. Zverev or any other player except R. Nadal wins the US OPEN trophy i will happy but i want R. Federer to win it.

        I like Rafito believe me i do but if R. Nadal wins the title we are in trouble.
        RAFANS will kill us all, no one will be able to speak against Rafa without their life being at risk lol!

        Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Federer win, save us all from annihilation.

        Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.




Copyright © 2024 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes

Skip to toolbar