2023 Indian Wells F: Alcaraz vs Medvedev
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Mark Anderson
Semi-Pro
Tennfan123
Legend
Carlitos has a nice title collection going: Miami, Madrid, USO, now maybe IW. Lol as if Meddy is coming back here.
sometennisdot
Professional
That shot be like get tf ouuta here
happyandbob
Legend
Medvedev’s late racquet prep is a real detriment with Alcaraz hitting like he is today
Sampras-Bruguera 1993
Legend
Well whatever injury Carlos had, he should recovered quick ehh?
nolefam_2024
G.O.A.T.
Haven't seen more one dimensional baseline player than rublev in top 8.
Legend of Borg
G.O.A.T.
Is this what a potential Fed/Med peak matchup would look like?
He's getting outplayed and outclassed super hard.
He's getting outplayed and outclassed super hard.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Too busy plagiarizing a Shakespeare quote to post on his Twitter.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
Medvedev completely flat-footed - that's hard to do. Alacaraz has done it twice in the past four points.
Azure
G.O.A.T.
It means all the small cats
Legend of Borg
G.O.A.T.
3 droppers to seal the game.
What the ****.
What the ****.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
"I f*ck with you, no?"
Dominic & Andrey
Legend
@Lleytonstation I summon you.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
Alacrán is the next great thing.
chuckersthenut
Hall of Fame
Brilliant tennis
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
"If you're gonna stand that deep, be prepared to pay for it."
NoleFam
Bionic Poster
What can he change? In these type of conditions, this is probably what he's got. Lol. He needs faster low bouncing hard courts where he's more dangerous. He has a more counter punching style, and those guys need faster courts to redirect pace. Probably not a coincidence Murray never won here either.
Sampras-Bruguera 1993
Legend
If you know hes gonna dropshot you, why are you standing back in Nadal 3rd row territory to return serve?
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Slicehand
Guest
3 in a row!!!!! Wow
Ray Mercer
Hall of Fame
An ancient Federer schooled a young Medvedev. Med would get the absolute **** beat out of him against a prime Fed. It would look like Fed Gaudio at the Masters Cup.
Mark-Touch
Legend
I've got some good news and some bad news for Med.
First the bad. You're losing the match.
Now the good news. It isn't a slam final.
First the bad. You're losing the match.
Now the good news. It isn't a slam final.
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
Med can get away with his pattern of hitting neutral balls up the middle against most players in this field who can’t attack properly but when you have someone actually capable of doing so, regardless of whether they’re GOAT-tier at attacking (like Djokovic, Nadal, Alcaraz here), well it doesn’t end too great for him.
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Slicehand
Guest
Because if you get close he slaps a forehand so hard you dont even see it
Tennfan123
Legend
This is like early 90s WTA when Seles used to bust up on Sanchez, Sabatini in these kind of finals.
chuckersthenut
Hall of Fame
Let's go muddy don't give in.
Kralingen
Talk Tennis Guru
He has gotten way too cocky. Acted like a douchecanoe all week.
I generally like him, but this utter dismantling of his game and approach to tennis is mighty sweet.
mehdimike
Hall of Fame
How the hell did Rafa beat Daniil 6-3 6-0 in Canada?! The surface there is way faster!
Edit : Sorry. wrong reply
AgassiSuperSlam11
Professional
Medvedev the self-proclaimed "HC specialist" can look forward to the North American HC swing and the late indoor season. Medvedev still has trouble with drop shots, topspin, and without free points against someone like Carlitos is too much.
btsjungkook
Professional
Carlos has a game just like Djokodal with Federer like attacking. Who's going to have an answer to him in the future, and he's only 19!
Mark Anderson
Semi-Pro
He should take off his shirt and ride a horse.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
Alacaraz is a phenomenal athlete. The movement is the most obvious things, but the strength and balance it takes for his quick cut-off shots, especially those from a semi-split position, is a lot.
Sampras-Bruguera 1993
Legend
Raz is only just started getting grooved with the new RA65
you can see he has more time on the ball and better dropshots
This year could dethrone Nadal @RG with this kind of feel and accuracy
In the latin American Clay he was still trying to find his timing in matchplay
now seems he has succeeded
you can see he has more time on the ball and better dropshots
This year could dethrone Nadal @RG with this kind of feel and accuracy
In the latin American Clay he was still trying to find his timing in matchplay
now seems he has succeeded
Martin J
Hall of Fame
To be fair, this is a pretty poor performance from Med, he's made too many unforced errors during the neutral rallies. I also think he'll be able to challenge Carlos under the faster conditions, this gritty surface doesn't really help his brand of tennis.
And if his attitude was "omg, these players have much more tools and bigger games than mine" from the beginning, he would've retired long ago and wouldn't have won anything.
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