Scarier opponent ? Felix Auger Aliassime or Diego Schwartzman

[NeutralFan]

Agree Schwartzman limitations means he can't be a real threat to win a slam. But he has the tools and skilled to play an amazing match and beat a top opponent.

He almost beat Tsitsipas on clay earlier in the season. He can cause Novak lot of trouble if he can bring his best level.

Problem is he can't hold his serve against Djokodal , he has no problem breaking their serve but his own serve get broken more than he breaks theirs. He surely has a ground game to match them

 

[travlerajm]

How was Rafa able to deliver a final set bagel to Diego in the QF last year do you think?

Diego is a streaker. He tends to win stretches of 5 or 6 games in a row every match. He also tends to lose stretches of 5 or 6 games in a row every match.

 

[Nadal - GOAT]

Problem is he can't hold his serve against Djokodal , he has no problem breaking their serve but his own serve get broken more than he breaks theirs. He surely has a ground game to match them

Totally agree. This precisely makes it hard for him to beat them in slams. In BO3 he still has a better chance. He did beat Rafa 2 years back in Rome.

But I dare say that with this version of Novak he may have a chance. Novak is playing well of course but for sure he has issues physically. Diego will have to play at 110% and move Novak across the court.

Whatever the outcome one thing is for sure, Diego is a fighter and he will never go down easy. Especially at RG.

 

[Rattie]

Felix has been unimpressive many times in 2022. Diego has much more tenacity, so I think rankings aren’t necessarily a measure of opponent difficulty here.

Schwartzman obviously is way harder but Nadals fans will embarrassingly say the opposite as per usual

Wrong.
You clearly didn’t read back.

 

[socallefty]

Diego will give Djokovic a tough time. FAA will be rolled over in a hurry by Nadal.

 

[stringertom]

Even you are a hater??

Tio hater; this deal of theirs is totally unethical.

 

[Checkmate]

Tio hater; this deal of theirs is totally unethical.

deserted Felix ahead of his toughest combat.

Spews nonsense about the conflict of interest.

Atleast, Vajda was in Molcon's box and pumping the cheers continuosly.

Did I get your concerns right?

 

[ArcspacE]

FAA by far

Diego is a has-been

 

[Deleted member 629564]

R16 matches prove it's FAA who is a lot scarier than Schwartzman this year.

 

[Checkmate]

60 percent of the TTW got it absolutely wrong

 

[Aabye5]

FAA lost this poll and the match, but think again before underestimating him

 

[Aabye5]

60 percent of the TTW got it absolutely wrong

Are you surprised? Have you ever talked to these folks?

 

[Kralingen]

Credit to FAA who was miles better today and discredit to @Kralingen who was miles off in his prediction.

 

[Nadal - GOAT]

Credit to FAA who was miles better today and discredit to @Kralingen who was miles off in his prediction.

I think FAA played very well in 4th and even 5th set. Though he was a little lucky with the 1st. Rafa squandered lot of chances and gave Felix easy breaks.

 

[zuluzazu]

Credit to FAA who was miles better today and discredit to @Kralingen who was miles off in his prediction.

I dont think FAA was much better. It was just a difference in the level of their respective opponents

 

[Aabye5]

I think FAA played very well in 4th and even 5th set. Though he was a little lucky with the 1st. Rafa squandered lot of chances and gave Felix easy breaks.

Three unforced errors in the 5th. Rafa made 4. :smh:

 

[I Am Finnish]

Diego will give Djokovic a tough time. FAA will be rolled over in a hurry by Nadal.

Eh

 

[Nadal - GOAT]

Three unforced errors in the 5th. Rafa made 4. :smh:

5th set was crazy. Rafa played amazing in crucial points. Absolute clutch. Felix really fought hard unlike the 2nd and 3rd set.

 

[Aabye5]

5th set was crazy. Rafa played amazing in crucial points. Absolute clutch. Felix really fought hard unlike the 2nd and 3rd set.

Yes, exactly. Rafa perhaps gifted Félix the first set, but Félix didn't have to accept it. Better players than him have refused to accept Rafa's rare presents.

FAA needed to fight harder in the second, maybe the third was out of his hands. He still loses the second, but a tiebreak would have given him confidence in the 5th.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Diego will give Djokovic a tough time. FAA will be rolled over in a hurry by Nadal.

Seems like your judgment is fundamentally faulty.