ATP M1000 Madrid Open 2023

dandruffkb · Apr 30, 2023

Damn... off the Rune train, I hop off until his next tournament match...

Felt like there were so many times he could've dictated the point and be more aggressive but chose to just do a higher margin/safe shot and hope ADF would **** it up

Dominic & Andrey · Apr 30, 2023

Hitman said:
Fokina was making the play happen, Rune was reacting more to it, and yes, he looked tired out there. Back to back weeks final in MC and Munich and then here, a loss was coming.

His FH was disappointing, often landing pretty short and going to much crosscourt.

dandruffkb · Apr 30, 2023

Slicehand said:
rune just misses a bigger forehand, i always said i dont like his take back, its too "lab made" not very natural, sometimes he can crush it, but you can see its not a real reliable weapon which he can dominate players with, he has grerat serve, great backhand, and good complete game, but he needs that killer forehand to be able to dominate more, he has the right mindset also

Yep, Rune is currently one of my top 5 favorite players at the moment, but my coach basically told me the same thing. Basically said that his take-back helps him stay consistent and timing is significantly easier but does not get enough power/spin/speed on the ball as some other players.

Topspin_80 · Apr 30, 2023

And Mouratoglou bites the dust, one more time.

I love it!

legcramp · Apr 30, 2023

Topspin_80 said:
And Mouratoglou bites the dust, one more time.

I love it!

haha I thought they broke up? Patrick needs to go asap!

Topspin_80 · Apr 30, 2023

legcramp said:
haha I thought they broke up? Patrick needs to go asap!

So did I.

Maybe is Patrick just volunteering.

chuckersthenut · Apr 30, 2023

Topspin_80 said:
So did I.

Maybe is Patrick just volunteering.

Maybe he is step-dad now?

Just watching highlights from matches I didn't get to watch. I actually think this was a good loss if there is such a thing for Rune. He battled, dug deep, but doesn't have to deplete the reservoir before Rome and Rolland Garros. Physically I think he's a year out from a major. Don't know exactly what needs to happen. Maybe he needs to talk to Novak see what is in those special drinks or maybe gluten allergy who knows. Or maybe the kid just needs one thing outside of tennis that interests him. Shrug.

Seems as though the whole tour has drop shot fever. It has even extended to my local club. Players I've hit with for years are all practicing the drop now. I think it is good to break up the monotony and keep players honest.

Doesn't get a lot of attention but khachanov just keeps damn winning. It's insane.

Carax · Apr 30, 2023

Seeing a real-time villainization of Rune by some people and media is wild. He's made mistakes before, but he's just a kid. Hopefully crowds like this won't hurt him that much. Tennis needs young talents like him.

sortof · Apr 30, 2023

Rattie said:
Crowd booing Holger off court

That was pretty rude indeed.

Olli Jokinen · May 1, 2023

dandruffkb said:
Yep, Rune is currently one of my top 5 favorite players at the moment, but my coach basically told me the same thing. Basically said that his take-back helps him stay consistent and timing is significantly easier but does not get enough power/spin/speed on the ball as some other players.

He can crush the forehand at will, but today it just seemed as if he had run out of gas + the wrist injury may have something to do with the lack of power as well.

Djokovic2011 · May 1, 2023

What a start from Shevchenko!!

alexio · May 1, 2023

a son of andrei shevchenko?

Vamos Carlos Alcaraz · May 1, 2023

I would like to see some upsets today: Shevshenko, Cachin, Garin, Zhang and Baez!!!! Let's see if any of them can do it... (de Minaur, Lajovic, Zapata Miralles are my other picks). I absolutely can't stand Tiafoe, so go Cachin go!

alexio · May 1, 2023

why you renamed an account

Vamos Carlos Alcaraz · May 1, 2023

alexio said:
why you renamed an account

Because Carlos Alcaraz is my favorite player!!!!

jarko111 · May 1, 2023

Carlos’ abilities are scary good. I’m most impressed with his tactics on court and his quick thinking. Also his willingness to mix it up. Like standing way wide standing in the alley to serve and then wins that point.

jarko111 · May 1, 2023

Hubie is out!? Wow

mightyjeditribble · May 1, 2023

Was a shame to see Shevchenko cramping there and giving up the crucial break for 6-5 at the end of the third set.

mightyjeditribble · May 1, 2023

Medvedev wins a topsy-turvey match, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, with Shevchenko cramping at the end of the match to give up the crucial break.

mightyjeditribble · May 1, 2023

Shevchenko led 4-2 in the third, but couldn't consolidate.

Rattie · May 1, 2023

mightyjeditribble said:
Medvedev wins a topsy-turvey match, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, with Shevchenko cramping at the end of the match to give up the crucial break.

Sounds like Daniil may have had a lucky escape there

Trip · May 1, 2023

Cachin - Tiafoe in another Yonex cameo-fest, this time featuring the best paint job of all three silos, the VCore Pro.

Vamos Carlos Alcaraz · May 1, 2023

Yes to Cachin's win! But no to Karatsev's win ): Oh well! Struff vs Cachin was not a round of 16 match I was anticipating at all!

Vamos Carlos Alcaraz · May 1, 2023

I just noticed that Rublev and Khachanov won their doubles match today - tomorrow they will be opponents in the round of 16!

Rattie · May 1, 2023

Shame Lajovic lost today.

Benf15harp3000 · May 1, 2023

Dominic & Andrey said:
Don't forget @Benf15harp3000

Lol. A completely unnecessary dropper against an all time mug

Benf15harp3000 · May 1, 2023

chuckersthenut said:
They can take their BLM crap and go to hell hope the whole league falls down.

100% with you.

Benf15harp3000 · May 1, 2023

if I hear or see Jim courier on tC I switch immediately to tennis TV lol

sortof · May 1, 2023

Rattie said:
Shame Lajovic lost today.

H2H Struff is now actually 4:0 up against Lajovic. Fun fact: in all 4 encounters Struff lost the first set.

naturalexponent · May 1, 2023

Disgusting (in the literal sense) net game between Fritz and Garin.

Rattie · May 1, 2023

sortof said:
H2H Struff is now actually 4:0 up against Lajovic. Fun fact: in all 4 encounters Struff lost the first set.

Mental block for Dusan there it seems

Rattie · May 1, 2023

Baez a break up in the first. 5-3 but now 15-40 down

Zardoz7/12 · May 1, 2023

Struff was ranked as low as at least 150th at the start of this year, he's now in the top 50.

Rattie · May 1, 2023

Set points for Baez not taken. Stefanos breaks back 4-5

Benf15harp3000 · May 1, 2023

Norrie working on a rat tail? Lmao

Trip · May 1, 2023

@Rattie - Tsits/Baez all square at a set apiece. Can Baez do it?

tennisbuck · May 1, 2023

stef looks horrible but baez isn’t doing much so still think stef turns this around

Trip · May 1, 2023

@tennisbuck - You might be right.

Krish0608 · May 1, 2023

Stef looking awful. He never plays well in Madrid (barring 2019)

Krish0608 · May 1, 2023

tennisbuck said:
stef looks horrible but baez isn’t doing much so still think stef turns this around

To be fair, Baez is playing out of his skin here.

Olli Jokinen · May 1, 2023

Tsitsipas' backhand is worse than ever. It's just horrible.

Deleted member 791948 · May 1, 2023

Tsitsipas-Baez is one of the lowest quality matches of all-time, totally miserable tennis.

Krish0608 · May 1, 2023

A very hard fought win for Stef. He looked awful, but to be fair Baez was playing out of his mind.

chuckersthenut · May 1, 2023

Looks like Karatsev decided to try this week.

Vamos Carlos Alcaraz · May 1, 2023

Disappointed Baez couldn't pull through but it was to be expected ):

I hadn't realized that all 8 round of 16 matches are going to be played tomorrow. Just my luck I will be at work during the match I care about the most!

Favorite wins of today: Cachin! and Zapata Miralles!

Just waiting to see if Norrie prevails or if Zhang can get this to a third set decider...

Vamos Carlos Alcaraz · May 1, 2023

I like Norrie but I like upsets too - hoping Zhang wins this third set decider but if Norrie prevails it's no big deal...

Snafu23 · May 1, 2023

Tragic, but very clutch from Stef. He seemed out of it in terms of language til he suddenly switched on and immediately broke. Its very odd how easy he is to read. Definitely a lot of tension and some shouting towards his box, this relationship really isn't working. I hear from Greeks close to him that perhaps his dad is somewhat emotionally blackmailing him to stay on as coach, but it's hard to tell how accurate that is. I think he must have genuinely broken his record for shanks today, he just won this on sheer will.

Hood_Man · May 1, 2023

Sampras-Bruguera 1993 said:
You know the clay field is questionably bad when Medvedev is getting all these deep runs LOL

Almost as bad as when Pete managed to reach a French Open semi final!

Vamos Carlos Alcaraz · May 1, 2023

Zhang defeated Norrie in the tiebreak

Benf15harp3000 · May 1, 2023

I managed to stomach the tiebreaker
I swear everything about norrie gives me cancer

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