Forgive Me Father
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is it really weird? He definitely can.
His forehand is absolutely lethal and amplified on clay.
His BH works on the surface perfectly.
He has a big serve, great hands at the net.. it's all there.
2022 Italian Open ATP M1000 - Rome: May 8 - 15
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is it really weird? He definitely can.
His forehand is absolutely lethal and amplified on clay.
His BH works on the surface perfectly.
He has a big serve, great hands at the net.. it's all there.
Forgive Me Father
Hall of Fame
What was that from Stefanos? Worst dropshot attempt of all time
I don't think being rushed with a ball at your feet could ever end up as worst drop shot.
AnOctorokForDinner
Talk Tennis Guru
Tiebreak chronology:
0-0 Tsitsipas: 1st serve + FH takes it
0-1 Sinner: 2nd serve, Tsit tries to attack with FH but ends up shanking his third FH and Sinner punishes with a dropper
1-1 Sinner: ace
1-2 Tsitsipas: 1st serve + FH again
2-2 Tsitsipas: tries 1st serve+FH again, this time the forehand is not as good and Sinner is able to counterattack and gain the upper hand but then misses a backhand long
2-3 Sinner: unreturned 1st serve
3-3 Sinner: DF (1st of the match, gah)
4-3 Tsitsipas: 2nd serve, Sinner attacks, pressures the Titty backhand and finishes with a volley putaway
4-4 Tsitsipas: unreturned 1st serve
4-5 Sinner: 1st serve followed by a long tense rally lasting 23 shots and some line-lickers - eventually Tsitsipas mugs up
5-5 Sinner: 2nd serve, Tsitsipas attacks and eventually finishes at net
6-5 Tsitsipas: big 1st serve and finishes at net
Tsit basically wins with better serving - missed one 1st serve (lost that point) vs Sinner missing 3 (lost 2). The double fault proved crucial.
0-0 Tsitsipas: 1st serve + FH takes it
0-1 Sinner: 2nd serve, Tsit tries to attack with FH but ends up shanking his third FH and Sinner punishes with a dropper
1-1 Sinner: ace
1-2 Tsitsipas: 1st serve + FH again
2-2 Tsitsipas: tries 1st serve+FH again, this time the forehand is not as good and Sinner is able to counterattack and gain the upper hand but then misses a backhand long
2-3 Sinner: unreturned 1st serve
3-3 Sinner: DF (1st of the match, gah)
4-3 Tsitsipas: 2nd serve, Sinner attacks, pressures the Titty backhand and finishes with a volley putaway
4-4 Tsitsipas: unreturned 1st serve
4-5 Sinner: 1st serve followed by a long tense rally lasting 23 shots and some line-lickers - eventually Tsitsipas mugs up
5-5 Sinner: 2nd serve, Tsitsipas attacks and eventually finishes at net
6-5 Tsitsipas: big 1st serve and finishes at net
Tsit basically wins with better serving - missed one 1st serve (lost that point) vs Sinner missing 3 (lost 2). The double fault proved crucial.
Forgive Me Father
Hall of Fame
I'm pretty sure it won't lol. He can win RG and a Final or even a loss today would not change that. He was able to win RG last year as well, why do you possibly think he wouldn't be able to win it this year?
NeutralFan
G.O.A.T.
Salt mine will explode if Tsitispas wins Rome +RG , let it happen.
Krish0608
G.O.A.T.
Has been doing that all season. Possum tactic.
Krish0608
G.O.A.T.
Not playing as well as last year
CannonBoom92
New User
I'm no doctor, but I did stay at a holiday inn last night. Most definitely a lil gamesmenship from Sinner there
Undoubtedly
NeutralFan
G.O.A.T.
Less pressure will be on him this year and that can help him big time ,also his stamina will be key, that was sht last year .
Forgive Me Father
Hall of Fame
Forgive Me Father
Hall of Fame
Imagine that, when a top 5 player meets a top 10 player, a top 5 player might win.
Kralingen
Bionic Poster
For all of Sinner's promise shown in 2020, this is his record vs. top 10 players in '21-22:
4-12, wins over Rublev 2x, Hurkacz, Ruud (i.e. the mugs of the top 10)
only 1 set taken in his last 4 losses at Slam level. Straight set beatings.
I will give him credit, he played Medvedev really close at WTF and Zverev close at MC. There are signs of improvement. But he really needs to get over the hump.
4-12, wins over Rublev 2x, Hurkacz, Ruud (i.e. the mugs of the top 10)
only 1 set taken in his last 4 losses at Slam level. Straight set beatings.
I will give him credit, he played Medvedev really close at WTF and Zverev close at MC. There are signs of improvement. But he really needs to get over the hump.
dking68
G.O.A.T.
Exactly.
NeutralFan
G.O.A.T.
I never bought Sinner hype the moment i saw his movement 2 years back i knew he will not win anything big.
Winners or Errors
Legend
Well, I guess you don't need much of a return when the guy you're playing doesn't really have a serve.
Beulah Jesus
Hall of Fame
He's definitely playing himself into form.
CannonBoom92
New User
Can we get Shapo to come out and shut the crowd up??
JCF
Semi-Pro
Baseline_Bungle
Legend
Actually I seem to understand most of the crowd were complaining that it should be deuce
AnOctorokForDinner
Talk Tennis Guru
Sigh, couldn't they just play one MP? Would be so much easier for everyone.
So passionate that they get heart attacks when Italian players are losing.
Bubcay
Legend
JCF
Semi-Pro
Is that Michael Ironside ?
CannonBoom92
New User
Sinner = Stef's pigeon confirmed
Bubcay
Legend
No love lost between Tsitsi and the rest of the tour..
Forgive Me Father
Hall of Fame
People are becoming more and more rude.
Cant imagine it being very fun to play for such people.
Cant imagine it being very fun to play for such people.
Bubcay
Legend
He seems to be in his own little world most of the time.
Krish0608
G.O.A.T.
Another unfounded locker room rumor. Zverev and Medvedev are not the "tour".
AnOctorokForDinner
Talk Tennis Guru
Djodal hybrid on your profile pic?
Sinner is just mad he lost in front of his home crowd and continues his pattern of no top 5 wins
Bubcay
Legend
Nadal_King
Hall of Fame
Since Rg 2021 all big 4 clay tournaments (Rg,Mc, Madrid and now Rome) , Zverev Tsitsipas have played a SF which shows goid consistency although this trend will finish at Rg 22 since they are seeds 3 and 4 and cannot meet before the final but surely they are solid clay players
AnOctorokForDinner
Talk Tennis Guru
Sad when such mugs make semis, no?
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Bit of an odd way to order that graphic, at a glance you'd think Novak won in 2016 and 17.Rafole
Impressive nonetheless.
