2023 Miami Open ATP Masters 1000 Quarter final :- Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (Spain) [1] versus Taylor Harry Fritz (United States of America) [9]

[TheNachoMan]

Fritz is much better than Ferrer

lol what?

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

Jesus, his forehand is just blazing!!

 

[happyandbob]

what's up with Jim Courier?
Dude is all for Fritz and anytime Carlos makes a shot he calls him a daredevil (lucky). When Fritz misses he says he missed an automatic FH.

well, they are both American

 

[Ann]

lol what?

LOL yes

 

[Topspin_80]

Carlitos started the 2nd set just like the 1st, with a break.

 

[initialize]

ok the match is officially over, Taylor might as well pack his bags now

 

[socallefty]

Can’t wait to see FH-FH rallies between Alcaraz and Djokovic if they can keep the quality at AO (Djokovic) and Indian Wells/Miami (Carlos) levels.

 

[Ann]

I'm so glad I'm watching the live feed with no commentators.

 

[Kralingen]

I will never apologize for hyping this kid as much as I have

 

[MeatTornado]

Raz is unfair. Bring on Novak and Rafa for some real competition

I haven't given up yet on Medvedev pushing him real hard if they meet again on Sunday.

 

[Third Serve]

No I don't think so. Fritz is much better than Ferrer no matter how many times you say that.

Fritz does not do a single thing better than Ferrer except the serve.

 

[Ann]

Fritz does not do a single thing better than Ferrer except the serve.

Not in tonight's game.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Can’t wait to see FH-FH rallies between Alcaraz and Djokovic if they can keep the quality at AO (Djokovic) and Indian Wells/Miami (Carlos) levels.

They’ll only be playing on clay at this rate. Damn US guberment.

 

[btsjungkook]

Can’t wait to see FH-FH rallies between Alcaraz and Djokovic if they can keep the quality at AO (Djokovic) and Indian Wells/Miami (Carlos) levels.

Lol, Alcaraz's forehand trumps Novak's and it's not even close.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Fritz does not do a single thing better than Ferrer except the serve.

His groundstrokes penetrate more through the court.
But he's not a better player than Ferrer, that I agree with.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Not in tonight's game.

Cerundolo is currently better than Laver.

 

[Topspin_80]

Carlitos is another level!

What a FH!!!!

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

Lol, Alcaraz's forehand trumps Novak's and it's not even close.

He does hit harder but the speed of the ball isn't the only thing that counts. But a case could be made that based on how he's playing right now, his FH is up there with the very best, possibly the best on the tour right now.

 

[Ann]

The best thing that will happen when Taylor loses is not having to look at his plastic influencer sidekick that follows him everywhere, anymore this tournament.

 

[Ann]

Cerundolo is currently better than Laver.

Neither of us ever saw Laver play, that was a weird ass comment.

 

[TheNachoMan]

The best thing that will happen when Taylor loses is not having to look at his plastic influencer sidekick that follows him everywhere, anymore this tournament.

I don’t mind looking at her.

 

[Ann]

I don’t mind looking at her.

Your maturity and taste don't exactly leak through the screen.

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

The best thing that will happen when Taylor loses is not having to look at his plastic influencer sidekick that follows him everywhere, anymore this tournament.

Just the opposite. They should focus on her during the breaks.

 

[a10best]

The kid is at a higher level faster than Fed and Djokovic at the same age.

 

[The Fedfather]

Oh, that was a gem

 

[BeatlesFan]

No I don't think so. Fritz is much better than Ferrer no matter how many times you say that.

I'm talking career stats. It's no contest right now.

Ferrer:

27 career tournaments
4 slam semis
Highest rank #3

Fritz:

5 career tournaments
1 career 4R in a slam
Highest rank #5

Sure, Fritz has some years ahead of him to catch Ferrer. I wouldn't bank on that.

 

[btsjungkook]

Raz is unfair. Bring on Novak and Rafa for some real competition

What's so impressive about beating down grandpas past their prime? It's Carlos' world now and I see him winning the rest of the slams this year. It's over for Djokodal.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Your maturity and taste don't exactly leak through the screen.

Maturity is overrated anyway.

 

[Ann]

The kid is at a higher level faster than Fed and Djokovic at the same age.

At the same age, yes.

 

[Topspin_80]

Carlitos 5 aces 0 DF

Taylor 2 aces 3 DF

Taylor has to do better than that.

 

[legcramp]

Carlos sitting pretty in one corner of the court while Fritz running around on ice.

 

[Kralingen]

I haven't given up yet on Medvedev pushing him real hard if they meet again on Sunday.

I still favor Carlos but the surface does favour Meddy more than IW. He also self destructed a lot, missing shots he makes almost every time. Hopefully he’ll bring it

 

[McGradey]

McEnroe looks ****faced

 

[a10best]

I'm talking career stats. It's no contest right now.

Ferrer:

27 career tournaments
4 slam semis
Highest rank #3

Fritz:

5 career tournaments
1 career 4R in a slam
Highest rank #5

Sure, Fritz has some years ahead of him to catch Ferrer. I wouldn't bank on that.

And Ferrer achieved that in the era of 3 GOATs.

 

[Ann]

I don't want any Alcaraz fan to ever complain about Sabalenka's yelling after every shot, ever!

 

[middleballs]

It’s funny to see how Carlos detractors has gone from bashing his serve, height and fitness to complain about grunting, fist pumps or just simply “Fed more sexy lol”.

Makes sense though, when you’ve been proven wrong on every point, you’ll have to resort to absolute pointlessness.

 

[initialize]

The kid is at a higher level faster than Fed and Djokovic at the same age.

yes but we all know that doesn't translate to him having the highest potential peak (although he could, but we don't know that).

Nadal peaked much earlier than Fed but Fed still had the much higher peak on anything other than clay

 

[BeatlesFan]

The kid is at a higher level faster than Fed and Djokovic at the same age.

But not as fast as Becker, Wilander or Borg. All won 2 slams in their teens, Carlos won't be able to match that.

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

McEnroe looks ****faced

Good for him! Hope he's having a good time.

 

[Topspin_80]

Carlitos is running Taylor roughshod!!!

Coast to coast running for Taylor!!

 

[kayapit]

It's not uncommon for a baseball pitcher to mow down batters for 3 innings and then come down to earth in the middle innings as batters get to process how he's playing and make adjustments. Carlos is very good, there's no denying that. But I predict there will be an element of "bounce" as players face him a couple of times and learn his game and how to defend and attack it. I'd love to see Med do this in the final here, but he has said he will not make adjustments based on one bad loss.

 

[Ann]

Every set Fritz starts with a lousy serve game. If his first serve game had been better each set, the match might look a little different.

But yeah, I know...

 

[socallefty]

One of the fun reasons to watch Carlos’ matches is that no one wants to grind against him and so his opponents play more aggressively. Fun to watch two offensive players go at it.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Every set Fritz starts with a lousy serve game. If his first serve game had been better each set, the match might look a little different.

But yeah, I know...

Reminds me of Novak vs Med at USO 21. He got broke in every opening serve game. Even lost one leading 40-15..

 

[legcramp]

I don't want any Alcaraz fan to ever complain about Sabalenka's yelling after every shot, ever!

If Sabalenka hit drop shots she would over exaggerate her scream while hitting a dinky drop shot, no comparison.

 

[Pablo1989]

Fritz's ROS is pathetic.

 

[Ann]

If Sabalenka hit drop shots she would over exaggerate her scream while hitting a dinky drop shot, no comparison.

Of course there's a comparison. You like it for all or you hate if for all.

 

[kayapit]

I don't want any Alcaraz fan to ever complain about Sabalenka's yelling after every shot, ever!

It's much worse than that, Carlos is yelling out even *before* he makes contact. Sheesh.

 

[initialize]

One of the fun reasons to watch Carlos’ matches is that no one wants to grind against him and so his opponents play more aggressively. Fun to watch two offensive players go at it.

true. Alcaraz has been hitting harder than ever. I don't think Djokovic's pushing style will work against Carlos any more, as evidenced by Medvedev in Indian Wells

 

[Ann]

Carlos has a great touch.