TopspintheTerrible
Hall of Fame
Felix hit 24 aces. Crazy.
2021 USO 4R: Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs [12] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
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Vamos Rafa Nadal
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18 vs. 21 - a new gen matchup in the quarters!
Lleytonstation
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Hopefully.
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Ok, that made me laugh.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Should uncle toni take all the credit ??
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Haha. It's like not being able to escape.
EllieK
Hall of Fame
Tsitsi hit 27 against Mannarino. Why he can’t always serve like that is beyond me.
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
I hope you’re not just figuring that out now.
I was referring more to the time where he stood almost over at the center hash line (though also very far back) after getting aced the previous time he was on the ad side. But yes, he’s not as good as them from that far back.
Searchlight
Rookie
No but every time I listen to Ted Robinson, I forget about how bad Chris Fowler is for a few minutes
Searchlight
Rookie
Wow, James Blake is a handsome man . . . I prefer him with hair though . . . is he bald on purpose?
gogo
Legend
People giving so much credit to Toni. They might be right, but they might be giving him too much credit.
He may or may not have made a difference. We'll never know.
Toni has nothing to lose. He coached an amazing player in Nadal. Perhaps Nadal may have been equally great, no matter who coached him. But if Felix fails, then it is Felix's problem. If he wins then it is because of Toni. A no lose situation for Toni. He's barely been around.
The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
Very solid match, congrats to FAA.
gogo
Legend
Should uncle toni take all the credit ??
See my reply to bjsnider. Short answer: maybe yes; maybe no.
(Likely no.)
InvisibleSoul
Hall of Fame
The commentators addressed this. If he's camping back there for the return, they were saying he needs to make bigger returns down the middle.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
Any person who can handle Alcatraz easily, deserves all my admiration.
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Well done Sir. Touche!
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
You just figured that out?
He lost his hair early, in his late 20's, so he shaved his head. Even here, these were extensions.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
So true, hit big up the middle and deep return. so smart. that is something coming from genius like me
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
gogo
Legend
We all uncle toni was just a bag carrier for Rafa...
It bothers me that people jump to the conclusion that Toni helped, just because Felix won. We just don't know. I didn't see any material change in FAA's game.
I think Felix would benefit most from a coach who can deal with psychology. That is FAA's weakness. He's a very bright person and he over-analyzes things. He can't just let loose.
Just a random tennis fan's opinion. (Not presupposing any special knowledge.)
EllieK
Hall of Fame
Felix did well at the end of this match. If he can get over his mental blocks, he’ll start winning tournaments regularly. Once he gets a couple under his belt, he will become much more confident.
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Rookie
he has aged well . . . the bald thing works for him . . .You just figured that out?
Jack the Hack
Hall of Fame
It's shockingly a real stunt:
Woman Stands Atop the World's Tallest Building 2,716 Feet in the Air
Few people have stood at the top of the Burj Khalifa, in the United Arab Emirates, including Tom Cruise and the Crown Prince of Dubai.
www.newsweek.com
As for the match, I thought Tiafoe played well and the crowd was great. But surprising (to me), FAA served huge and was pretty clutch under pressure. It was one of the better matches I've seen him play and it showed some of his growing maturity. The FAA vs Alcaraz matchup is exciting to see. If Alcaraz hadn't been through back to back 5 setters, I'd say he was the favorite, but it's more of a tossup right now for me.
TopspintheTerrible
Hall of Fame
They need to bring Genie on board. She was pretty good when she was on Tennis Channel a couple weeks ago.
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Rookie
Who is Genie? Do you mean Eugenie "Don't shake my hand" Bouchard?
Aabye5
G.O.A.T.
It's shockingly a real stunt:
Woman Stands Atop the World's Tallest Building 2,716 Feet in the Air
Few people have stood at the top of the Burj Khalifa, in the United Arab Emirates, including Tom Cruise and the Crown Prince of Dubai.
As for the match, I thought Tiafoe played well and the crowd was great. But surprising (to me), FAA served huge and was pretty clutch under pressure. It was one of the better matches I've seen him play and it showed some of his growing maturity. The FAA vs Alcaraz matchup is exciting to see. If Alcaraz hadn't been through back to back 5 setters, I'd say he was the favorite, but it's more of a tossup right now for me.
Uncle Toni in the box! Yes, he was more clutch than I've seen him in a long time.
And so we're left with the past future prodigy against the new future prodigy. If it's good match, I'll be over the moon. Please save tennis, New Next Gen.
bjsnider
Hall of Fame
I did see change. He played smart tennis, for the most part. I disagreed with fewer of his choices in this match than was typical of the past. He wasn't just getting himself into trouble by taking risks and then trying to bail himself out by overhitting. If Toni isn't helping he doesn't need to be kept around.
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Vamos Rafa Nadal
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Tennis Channel is rebroadcasting the match at the moment - the pivotal game was the second one in the fourth set: Tiafoe had 0-40 with 3 break chances and Felix won the next five points in a row to save the game!
theroguedog
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In my opinion, "annoying" is putting it too mildly and kindly...
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