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YES!!!! Double break for the Gentle Giant!!!
I really try to not dislike tennis players, but something about zverev is just so Unlikeable, especially standing on the same court as someone like del potro.
Bye bye Zverev. I love it when the guy loses.
Tbf there haven't been that many important tournaments yet. One slam and four ATP500s?World number 2, 3, 4 and 5 all yet to win a title this year. Not great.
So despite all this talk about the next gen once again, we have a final between 31 year old Kevin Anderson and 29 year old Juan Martin Del Potro.
Ah good stuff as always.
Tbf there haven't been that many important tournaments yet. One slam and four ATP500s?
Shouldn't big titles (m1000 and up) be the goal for the top players as some say?All the more reason why the top players should be winning them as used to be the case!
Shouldn't big titles (m1000 and up) be the goal for the top players as some say?
Was Sascha playing 5 -6 feet behind the base line for most of this match?
No love for Alex?
For me he makes being tall look ugly. Delpo is taller, but I love watching him move. Enjoyed seeing Giraffe lose!
So despite all this talk about the next gen once again, we have a final between 31 year old Kevin Anderson and 29 year old Juan Martin Del Potro.
Ah good stuff as always.
The thing to note here is that Zverev was getting owned by dropshots again.
Don't think anyone even hypes them much anymore besides Meles, the extreme tennis evolution crowd and well the media (it's their job). They shouldn't stop at Milan tourney, might as well have a whole separate tour for them so we can see who's the tallest midget.
It's beyond ridiculous to blame the big 4 (which right now are down to one 36 year old) for the next/mid-gen lacklustre results at this point. I don't ask them to have ATG level talent but they're not even good as your 2nd tier great players like Hewitt, Chang, Courier, Safin, Roddick etc.
Maybe one of them winning a slam will open the floodgates or something but I'll believe that when it happens.
In fairness Fed had a reason for playing 2018 RotterdamOf course but ANY tournament they participate in are legitimate goals and winning the smaller events is the best possible preparation for landing the bigger ones. Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, Wawrinka etc. all often targetted one or other of the February 500 events and often won them, Fed winning 2018 Rotterdam for instance .
Berdych is also a decent mover.Very few big men in tennis can move as well as Delpo does. I don't think even Cilic is as good.
Very few big men in tennis can move as well as Delpo does. I don't think even Cilic is as good.
Tbf there haven't been that many important tournaments yet. One slam and four ATP500s?
All the more reason why the top players should be winning them as used to be the case!
If they hadn’t been playing tournaments then sure i'd give them a pass but:Shouldn't big titles (m1000 and up) be the goal for the top players as some say?
One of them was a clay tourney so it might not be a high priority for a top player to even attend.
Plus Acapulco final features two top 10 players...
World Number #5 Zverev still yet to make a tour final since winning the 2017 Canadian Masters back in August.
World number 2, 3, 4 and 5 all yet to win a title this year. Not great.
Even over the last year or so?
Yep, I'd still say so. Of course Cilic has other advantages such as a much better BH and on average serve.
It's hilarious that Zverev absolutely has no clue how to respond to Del Po's endless slice.
In fairness Fed had a reason for playing 2018 Rotterdam![]()