2021 USO QF: [Q] Botic Van de Zandschulp (NED) vs. [2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS)

[Red Rick]

I don't want to overreact guys but Botic van de Zandschulp may just be the greatest tennis player of all time.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Hey wel even die muziek uitzetten he.

 

[stringertom]

Please vdZ I need Felix in the final to beat Zverev!

Would be quite the feat to skip winning even a set in 8 250/500 finals and move right to taking the first slam final he makes as a senior. USO’16 Boys champion to USO’21 champion.

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

Well....didn't see a 4th set coming a little while ago. Maybe a loss of focus from Medvedev?

 

[I Am Finnish]

I thought you were Finnish?

Hehe nope

 

[Nostradamus]

Why is medvedev playing games with this journeyman ??

 

[Deleted member 771911]

Would be quite the feat to skip winning even a set in 8 250/500 finals and move right to taking the first slam final he makes.

FAA ftw!

 

[Kralingen]

Hehe nope

Lekker

 

[Arak]

I'm a dutch woman

From Finland?

 

[I Am Finnish]

Lekker

You are dutch too?

 

[Notorious_Junkballer]

I thought you were Finnish?

Fooled by appearances.

 

[I Am Finnish]

From Finland?

From the Netherlands

 

[I Am Finnish]

Fooled by appearances.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Was Med playing bad or VDZ zoning in the third?

 

[TennisFan3]

This is quickly becoming a headache for Med. One wrong move and we may be going 5. Wow. Who would have thought?

Boric has figured out a game plan to play vs Med and no counter yet from the #2.

 

[Ace of Aces]

VdZ has a really well rounded all court game. Nothing to expose really. Only game plan against him is “play better”

 

[Kralingen]

You are dutch too?

Nah I’m American just studied at Erasmus in Rotterdam for my grad degree. You might notice my username is a Dutch neighborhood

I was considering moving back but a lot of my friends there have gone to other countries and I’d have to learn Dutch to gain citizenship. Would love to return at some point in my life though, it’s an amazing country

 

[Arak]

Was Med playing bad or VDZ zoning in the third?

Bit of both.

 

[ttwreader]

Was Med playing bad or VDZ zoning in the third?

The later.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Getting a bit tricky for Meddy. The dutchman growing in confidence.

 

[Hitman]

Getting a bit tricky for Meddy. The dutchman growing in confidence.

I wonder if he underestimated him.

 

[TennisFan3]

Getting a bit tricky for Meddy. The dutchman growing in confidence.

Disappointing from the world #2.

 

[Arak]

I wonder if he underestimated him.

It looked very much like that.

 

[guga_fan]

Del Potro

 

[Cortana]

Med be careful, you can lose this match lol.

 

[Deleted member 771911]

Del Potro is such a prince

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

I wonder if he underestimated him.

Maybe a bit. Only natural as it was all a bit easy. Still expect meddy to win in 4 though

 

[Kralingen]

Botic winning 20+ shot rallies color me surprised

 

[TennisFan3]

This could really go the distance. Med's forehand is looking shaky.
And if it goes to the 5th, we might see the biggest upset of the tournament.

Imagine if Med loses to Boric and then Zverev loses to Harris. Wow.

 

[Hitman]

Maybe a bit. Only natural as it was all a bit easy. Still expect meddy to win in 4 though

Think Med needed this test, because no matter who he plays in the final, it is going to be a major step up from what he has been coming up against so far.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Nah I’m American just studied at Erasmus in Rotterdam for my grad degree. You might notice my username is a Dutch neighborhood

I was considering moving back but a lot of my friends there have gone to other countries and I’d have to learn Dutch to gain citizenship. Would love to return at some point in my life though, it’s an amazing country

amazing, Kralingen is a neighbourhood in Rotterdam

 

[Deleted member 771911]

Medvedev is not a future ATG. Two slams max.

 

[Arak]

Who do you think will be the favourite in the final? Djokovic or Zandschulp?

 

[TennisFan3]

Think Med needed this test, because no matter who he plays in the final, it is going to be a major step up from what he has been coming up against so far.

Now I'm thinking he won't get to the final. Based on today's performance he would lose to FAA or unable to escape from Alcatraz.

 

[TopspintheTerrible]

Good for Med to have a bit of a challenge before the semis tbh..

 

[I Am Finnish]

Who do you think will be the favourite in the final? Djokovic or Zandschulp?

Zandschulp

 

[Legend of Borg]

Meddy is going to get absolutely trashcanned and fked if he reaches the final.

May God/Jesus help him if Djokovic is in a bad mood that day.

 

[TennisFan3]

Meddy is going to get absolutely trashcanned and fked if he reaches the final.

May God/Jesus help him if Djokovic is in a bad mood that day.

Worse than AO 2021 F scoreline?

 

[Deleted member 771911]

Imagine:
VsZ beats Meddy
FAA beats Alcaraz
harris beats zverev
Berry beats djoko

faa beats vdZ
Harris beats berry

faa beats harris

 

[AO13]

I'm thoroughly impressed by the cakewalk draw Medvedev has to the finals. Literally one of the weakest paths to final match in the history of tennis.

Wow opened the flashscore and seen the result of first two sets (6:3, 6:0) plus medical timeout, left this comment, went home from a pickup basketball game in the neighborhood, had a shower, a dinner, and suddenly vdZ is back in the game with 6:4 in third and 4:4 in fourth.

 

[Deleted member 771911]

Meddy got no weapons

 

[Legend of Borg]

Worse than AO 2021 F scoreline?

At least as bad of a beatdown, maybe worse if he remembers the AO final and craps his diaper again.

These players look strong af leading up to important matches then just remember their own mediocrity.

 

[Ace of Aces]

When’s the last time an unseeded player made a major final? (Also, has there ever been two unseeded players in a final?)

 

[I Am Finnish]

He can handle the long rallies

 

[Harry_Wild]

My tv screen has dark areas of shade and it varies with the tv shot too! My tv is only 6 months old! LOL!

 

[MeatTornado]

Medvedev hasn't created a break point in the last 9 Botic service games.

 

[TennisFan3]

At least as bad of a beatdown, maybe worse if he remembers the AO final and craps his diaper again.

These players look strong af leading up to important matches then just remember their own mediocrity.

Unfortunate for Med, he's just not good enough and hasn't improved at the same rate as the other next gen. He needs more weapons.

 

[ttwreader]

Med's up his level, more aggressive. See if Botic can get this set into a TB.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Medvedev is not a future ATG. Two slams max.

 

[TennisFan3]

Medvedev hasn't created a break point in the last 9 Botic service games.

Totally getting outplayed right now by a qualifier.
This is a weak era.