2017 Barcelona Ruud Awakening - [Q] Casper Ruud vs [10] Albert Ramos-Vinolas

[Meles]

Beautiful 2nd and FH putaway. for 5-4

 

[Meles]

YES 4-6

 

[Sysyphus]

Gah, catching the tape on set point sucks..

Wanted to get it over with a bit quickly maybe, but then it's his bread and butter.

Tightened up a bit again on that backhand.

 

[Meles]

Ugh. Big forehand clips tape and its 6 all

 

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Strange backhand to go for after working so many forehands and Ruud gives up the error DTL and now AR has set point and serve.

Kills it with the forehand does Albert Ramos, who claims the first set 8-6 in the breaker...

Albert Ramos my bad.

 

[Meles]

Backhand UEs and the devil serving for TB.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

was so close

 

[Meles]

Well he was serving for set at 6-5.

 

[junior74]

There´s no justice in the world

 

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I thought when Ruud went for that crushing FH on SP he'd take it but it clipped the tape and sailed long.

 

[morten]

Very annoying..

 

[Sysyphus]

Small margins there, bitter to go from 6–4 to 6–8 naturally. Bit tight on those last points given the occasion, but he also showed great fortitude to get to that point in the first place.

Solid effort of a set all things considered. Big test to come regarding whether he sticks at it or goes away after this.

 

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Small margins there, bitter to go from 6–4 to 6–8 naturally. Bit tight on those last points given the occasion, but he also showed great fortitude to get to that point in the first place.

Solid effort of a set all things considered. Big test to come regarding whether he sticks at it or goes away after this.

More interesting for me really, especially as I've barely seen him.

 

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ARV was merciless with that killing FH to take the set though. I thought the killer was that mysterious sudden DTL BH from Ruud which just tamely gave away a free point at crunch time in the breaker.

 

[junior74]

In my Norwegian opinion Casper was the better, more proactive, player in that set.

ARV played excellent defence, though. Very Spanish.

 

[Meles]

More interesting for me really, especially as I've barely seen him.

This is the best I've seen him play. ARV has hard hitting ground game that is keeping Casper from dominating with that forehand plus very nice coverage. Hopefully he calms down here.

 

[Silence]

In my Norwegian opinion Casper was the better, more proactive, player in that set.

ARV played excellent defence, though. Very Spanish.

Sneakyness goes a long way, and ARV is very sneaky!

 

[junior74]

Sneakyness goes a long way, and ARV is very sneaky!

Haha!
He looks a little like a codfish. And cods are very slippery.

 

[Sysyphus]

In my Norwegian opinion Casper was the better, more proactive, player in that set.

ARV played excellent defence, though. Very Spanish.

In the end, winners less often decide tennis matches than errors

I agree, though — his play in the set was more than standing up respectably with Ramos's.

 

[Silence]

This is the best I've seen him play. ARV has hard hitting ground game that is keeping Casper from dominating with that forehand plus very nice coverage. Hopefully he calms down here.

I'd say he is pretty calm. He surely is frustrating ARV at times.

 

[Meles]

Overhitting backhand now.

 

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Meles I have bad news.

 

[Sysyphus]

Ugh, that's the worst that could happen. Closing out that game would make this a completely different scenario. Hard to see him get back into it now.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Ever seen Casper breaking racquets?

 

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Ever seen Casper breaking racquets?

Only into houses.

 

[Silence]

Ever seen Casper breaking racquets?

No.

 

[Sysyphus]

Ever seen Casper breaking racquets?

Not nearly. Don't think I've seen him have a genuine fit of anger to be honest. Which is a good contrast to some of his peers

 

[junior74]

Looked like Tomic in that game

Very disappointing - and surprising - to see him give up like that

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

No.

Ruud reminds me of Rafa in his mood. Very sportsmanstype. Focus only on tennis I bet. Wish he was a bit more like Rafa in defence

 

[Meles]

Time to overhit the forehand if anything. The Ruud return game not getting the job done today.

 

[Meles]

FFS another overhit BH

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Looked like Tomic in that game

Very disappointing - and surprising - to see him give up like that

Its not the first time. And not the only player to react like that after a close TB.
The best players don't do that, and soon he has to break that code to start beating high ranked players.

 

[Meles]

Alright, more titanic forehands please. He's got to open things up more with that shot to get back in this.

 

[Sysyphus]

FFS another overhit BH

It's definitely prone to that. Something weird technically about that I can't quite put my finger on.

He doesn't need it to become a killer given the forehand he already has, but making it a more reliable shield and set-up shot would do him wonders.

 

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Looked like Tomic in that game

Very disappointing - and surprising - to see him give up like that

Its not the first time. And not the only player react like that after a close TB.
The best players don't do that, and soon he has to break that code to start beating high ranked players.

Still time while it's at one break.

 

[Meles]

Good miss on FH

 

[Meles]

It's definitely prone to that. Something weird technically about that I can't quite put my finger on.

He doesn't need it to become a killer given the forehand he already has, but making it a more reliable shield and set-up shot would do him wonders.

Exactly what I see. The harder ones coming back with interest with ARV.

 

[Meles]

FFS stop the backhand overhitting Casper.

 

[Sysyphus]

Wowzer, Ramos is capable of some really mean defensive slices.

Stupid choice to go with the short slice BH DTL there, and it's 0–30.. Big FH to the rescue.

 

[Meles]

Well there's one big FH 15-30

 

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I don't understand these decisions to try to take the harder DTL shot so often with the BH so early on.

 

[Meles]

Wowzer, Ramos is capable of some really mean defensive slices.

Stupid choice to go with the short slice BH DTL there, and it's 0–30.. Big FH to the rescue.

He didn't comeback against Muzziah with a nothing game.

 

[Meles]

another big FH finally

 

[Meles]

and another ad

ffs the overheads not good today

 

[Meles]

now we're cooking with the forehand. take it to him!

 

[Sysyphus]

He didn't comeback against Muzziah with a nothing game.

The Muzziah AKA the Redeemer AKA the Lord Himself is on holiday, still in some cave he was supposed to come out of at the end of Easter. That guy who played Ramos was his disagreeable twin brother the Bin Man Bum...

 

[Meles]

Nice hold!

 

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Ruud is striking well now and yet tries to win the opening point of the return game with a cute and failed dropper.

 

[Meles]

Bringing it with forehand finally, but poor dropper