As title says, we can begin with horror show
In my opinion, Djokovic can lose his appetite if he gets something like this:
Karlovic
Sousa
Schwartzman
Medvedev
Delpo
Thiem
Nadal
Yes, he can share his position with Medvedev I guess.Bautista Agut has to be in there somewhere.
I think actually he is not. NK did his little acting in Rome bcs he could face Djokovic.For Đoković, worst scenario is NK.
I don’t really see him as a tournament favourite like I’m seeing some people say, but still, Djokovic never plays 100% until the QFs, so imagine it’s a baking day and you’re playing Stan on a clay court in an early round, it still won’t be as easy
Mine for Rafa:
Thiem I think flattered to deceive. Won a 500 event but did not convince at the bigger events. Del Potro would be a nightmare.
He's everyone's fav
I’d tank to avoid Suresh and preserve my 0 to 0 h2h against him.
USO 2018 battles were consequences of Rafa’s form jumping from poor to average through all the tournament. Hopefully it won’t be the same at RG and recent performance in Rome says that it won’t.
I think that I am going to have a Black Angus steak with rosemary potatoes and a bottle of Côte-Rôtie while enjoying that.
The "How many times" guy is Jerzy, but I don't think that currently he or Gulbis represent bigger threat than a number of up and coming young players or some old in form veterans like Verdasco and Kohli.
lol
I disagree. I don't think he gets "outlasted". I think he can only be beaten if he is just hit off the court. The only way to beat him is to go for it and force the issue. If you miss you lose but you are gonna lose anyway so be the master of your destiny and go for the winners and forcing groundstrokes.
I don't even know what that is. My Indian/Pakistani culinary knowledge is lacking.
I love these threads, but not as motivated to create with Thiem being fat and happy at 4 seed.As title says, we can begin with horror show
In my opinion, Djokovic can lose his appetite if he gets something like this:
Karlovic
Sousa
Schwartzman
Medvedev
Delpo
Thiem
Nadal
Your first two rounds are an utter Djoko. The monstar threats outside of the seeds are Garin and Fokina (the power dropper and lob machine) who I'd rate top 16 on clay.
Wrong, wrong on Fognini who can't hit Nole until QF...... OhYes R16 possible, sorry looking at live rankings.
You've got to be quality to knock Nadal out earlierer. I vote for Fokina and Garin first rounds for Rafa. Pouille for R32, but only if no one drops from event before him....nope Isner out....given Rome, Verdasco R32 for Nadal.
Coric R16 1000%. Tsitsipas QF, then Thiemere, and Nole in final or Federe just for fun.
You've got to be quality to knock Nadal out earlierer. I vote for Fokina and Garin first rounds for Rafa. Pouille for R32, but only if no one drops from event before him....nope Isner out....given Rome, Verdasco R32 for Nadal.
Find so hard to follow all those nicks. Garin and Fokina.I love these threads, but not as motivated to create with Thiem being fat and happy at 4 seed.
Frankly Federe (moral victor on clay) in the latter stages no picnic for Djoko. Tsits or Zedrot a worthy substitute for Delpo and ultimately more dangerous as Delpo pretty much threw everything including kitchen sink into their Rome encounter. Coric could do nicely for Medvedev. Your Diegobot (20th seed at least) call for R32 is not possible; hands down Wawrinka for the Nole doomsday scenario.
