Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
He should choose his opponents better. Send Norrie and Tiafoe.
2023 Indian Wells F: Alcaraz vs Medvedev
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He has been very talkative all week and how he loves video games
Well he was in a video game today where he was a raggety swan and the opponent was the Terminator
Ive said if before, Meds is Brooksby with a serve and reach
vive le beau jeu !
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Slicehand
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carlos is oficially the big 1
vive le beau jeu !
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california definitely got struck by a big carlosquake today...
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Slicehand
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i heard there might be coming something similar to miami, people should be ready to get shakedcalifornia definitely got struck by a big carlosquake today...
time_fly
Hall of Fame
That's a tall order. Medvedev has zero variety in his game. He is a defensive baseliner who has awkward flat groundstrokes, and his unusual shots and long reach make him challenging. But he has no plan B when the other guy's offense is stronger than Med's defense.
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
The whole tennis world got shaken to its core today by unparalleled offensive brilliance combining finesse and power.california definitely got struck by a big carlosquake today...
Mark-Touch
Legend
OK Carlos if you don't win the next three tournies in a row I will consider you an inferior player to Med.
Put your game hat on!
Put your game hat on!
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
It's to motivate parents to push their kids into becoming tennis players.Why do they have to mention the prize money? So tacky
duaneeo
Legend
The match was a NextGen/CurrentGen clash.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Med/Zed/Tsits will forever be NextGen
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
NextGen in the context of the one that never arrived before being superseded by the one that came after.
I thought the chance Medvedev had was to hit a hard, low, flat backhand to Carlos's backhand. That was the only shot Medvedev has that gave Carlos a little bit of trouble.
Rafa.the.Magnificent
G.O.A.T.
It definitely is a tall order. Good points all, I just feel like with a lot of work, he may be up to the challenge because of his mentality.
McGradey
Hall of Fame
I thought Medvedev would be able to lull Carlos into playing a game of baseline pong with a good chance of winning if Charles made a lot of errors as he sometimes does, but unfortunately for Long Tall Danny, Alcaraz was in no mood to dabble in any of that foolishness. It was Medvedev making all the UEs, compounded by a miserable serving day.
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Djokovic_is_the_best#1
Bionic Poster
Incredible from Alcaraz. What a player!
Raz in his interview after the match, you can see this kid is simple minded in a good way.
Similar to young Nadal but more down to earth, hopefully no titanic size boats and following his idol too much!
Maybe less biting trophies and less pink would be more reflective of his alpha style game.
He prefers just chatting with family and friends than video games,YT vlogging and social credit movement.
His other PA98 buddies Rune and Fils are at a disadvantage in the ego departments vs Carlitos.
Ferrero Academy, the way its set up in the countryside with its natural settings looks ideal
compared to the over the top Claygoat and Mouratofroglou factories where Dimitrov invested in his coffin.
Dimitrov had similar potential but was very good looking and worried too much about style, flair and Povas.
Similar to young Nadal but more down to earth, hopefully no titanic size boats and following his idol too much!
Maybe less biting trophies and less pink would be more reflective of his alpha style game.
He prefers just chatting with family and friends than video games,YT vlogging and social credit movement.
His other PA98 buddies Rune and Fils are at a disadvantage in the ego departments vs Carlitos.
Ferrero Academy, the way its set up in the countryside with its natural settings looks ideal
compared to the over the top Claygoat and Mouratofroglou factories where Dimitrov invested in his coffin.
Dimitrov had similar potential but was very good looking and worried too much about style, flair and Povas.
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UnforcedTerror
Hall of Fame
I called it. It was as easy as it gets for Karl so congrats to him on a well deserved title.
We will see Med at his best again after the clay swing.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
No doubt it's been a nice winning streak, but he still lost in the only big tournaments he contested this year.
Rattie
Legend
and they think that works?
mike danny
Bionic Poster
And yet won in Miami twice.
Phenomenal
Professional
Medvedev has one of the worst forehands on the tour atleast in top 20, top 50. He can't finish the point with his forehand. If he doesn't improve then he can't do any damage on slower courts + clay. Medvedev has other superior skills but doesn't matter if you can't finish any point. Huge weakness... Unlike Med, Alcaraz has all the tools. Congrats to him.
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
I don't know. But I'm sure today's lazy kids could do with some exercise. And it's the parents that need to push them hard into sports otherwise every kid will just sit around watching Tik Tok videos or playing Xbox. Looking at those winner's cheques on TV, parents will be thinking "Gosh! You just hit a ball over a net and can make all that money?? I bet my kid could do that!"
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Come on,,, Med won 19 in a raw was a better player for 3 weeks straight ... then he lost one match against inform Alcaraz and now Medvedev is a nobody with top 200 game ... Medvedev is not Federer or Nadal caliber , there is no player that can reach such height but Alcaraz might be the next one ... its super rare and we waited for such player for like 15 years ... When Nadal entered the scene he wiped Federer off and so what ? Federer had all the tools but he didnt figured out Nadal for 10 years ... Give Medvedev some credit you don't play against tennis prodigy every day
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octobrina10
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Fintft
G.O.A.T.
He said so, but from the highlights he seemed very aggresive to me: it was amazing how accurately he went for the corners and how hard was he hitting.
Rattie
Legend
His style is aggressive ordinarily but I noticed he was less in a rush and consequently only 10 UEs.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Maybe in the second set and in general I wouldn't say that he was less aggresive, just more accurate.
Rattie
Legend
No I didn’t mean less aggressive. Just more patient.
I dont think Meds FH is as bad as everybody says as its reliable most of the time but give him some wind and he is in trouble everywhere.
The lack of spin and relying on counter-punching will work well against most impatient players but someone like Raz when he is on,
Meds has no where to hide.
Meds was like a cheap ball feeding machine standing so far back, Carlos could just tee off and drop shot at will.
Meds serve percentages were off so ended up being worse than Ferrer-gatekeeper level hitting like WTA Hsieh Su-wei.
The lack of spin and relying on counter-punching will work well against most impatient players but someone like Raz when he is on,
Meds has no where to hide.
Meds was like a cheap ball feeding machine standing so far back, Carlos could just tee off and drop shot at will.
Meds serve percentages were off so ended up being worse than Ferrer-gatekeeper level hitting like WTA Hsieh Su-wei.
It seems Meds last chance at a Slam was at the AO blowing the lead he had on Nadal.
He is too tall and lanky to compete with what is coming and useless on clay/grass and windy conditions.
MedZev will be the gatekeepers for the more complete all court players that are coming.
Hope to see Korda, Sinner, FAA, Thiem and Tiafoe go the Rafa Academy as time is running out for them.
The brutalist concrete Rafa Academy is ugly but has proven to get results and benefits would be fruitful
for players, Rafa's team, tennis and fans worldwide to see consistently tuned high level players.
He is too tall and lanky to compete with what is coming and useless on clay/grass and windy conditions.
MedZev will be the gatekeepers for the more complete all court players that are coming.
Hope to see Korda, Sinner, FAA, Thiem and Tiafoe go the Rafa Academy as time is running out for them.
The brutalist concrete Rafa Academy is ugly but has proven to get results and benefits would be fruitful
for players, Rafa's team, tennis and fans worldwide to see consistently tuned high level players.
canta_Brian
Hall of Fame
The problem for Med is that other players can follow the Alcaraz blueprint against him. They may not do it as well, but Med’s journey through draws just got a lot tougher.
I didn't saw how other players followed the Nadal's blueprint against Federer except hitting to the backhand ... Its not that easy to fire from both wings with such power and accuracy as Alcaraz
robyrolfo
Hall of Fame
After all the attention that "King Richard" got? You know there are so many DIY tennis parent coaches out there just dreaming of the big checks their kids won't win...I don't know. But I'm sure today's lazy kids could do with some exercise. And it's the parents that need to push them hard into sports otherwise every kid will just sit around watching Tik Tok videos or playing Xbox. Looking at those winner's cheques on TV, parents will be thinking "Gosh! You just hit a ball over a net and can make all that money?? I bet my kid could do that!"
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