2024 Wimbledon SF - [1] Carlos Alcaraz vs [5] Daniil Medvedev

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[robyrolfo]

Correction. Injury is part of life's ups and downs. This is not a difficult concept, man. The Sinnerman went 5 sets with his 'screwed up' foot and lost. He was not playing polo, for sure. Good job you noticed he was playing on his feet. That is precisely the point. No one plays 5 sets with a 'screwed up' foot. He's a great player / kid, and will have his 'ups' again soon, no doubt.

Tell me you are one of those people who believes Djokovic is playing with a knee injury right now, or won the AO with a big hamstring tear...

 

[robyrolfo]

Sinner gets hyped so much on this board. Dude has nothing on carlitos right now. Slam count tells you that.

Right now, yes. Right now.

 

[Daniel Andrade]

Djokovic will give him an utter schooling on Sunday and it will end any hope of Alcaraz ever being GOAT as losing to an almost 40 year old just back from surgery will be utterly humiliating for those prospects. The holes in his grass court game are glaringly obvious.

What are those holes in his game?

 

[messiahrobins]

What are those holes in his game?

1. Serve...not well placed enough and easy to read comparitavely
2. Lack of shot tolerance when rushed
3. Suspect return of serve on FH side
4. Mental lapses.
5. Poor volley technique as an inability to punch the ball away so will always under pressure try a stop volley so an opponent should read that

 

[Daniel Andrade]

1. Serve...not well placed enough and easy to read comparitavely
2. Lack of shot tolerance when rushed
3. Suspect return of serve on FH side
4. Mental lapses.
5. Poor volley technique as an inability to punch the ball away so will always under pressure try a stop volley so an opponent should read that

Poor volley technique? really?

Can someone else confirm ?? @Kralingen @Third Serve @Bender @Lleytonstation @Federer and Del Potro @

 

[FloridaAG]

1. Serve...not well placed enough and easy to read comparitavely
2. Lack of shot tolerance when rushed
3. Suspect return of serve on FH side
4. Mental lapses.
5. Poor volley technique as an inability to punch the ball away so will always under pressure try a stop volley so an opponent should read that

Hilarious. Djokovic could still not serve when he was 21, could not hit an overhead to save his life until he was at least 30 and was still retiring regularly from matches due to his breathing until 23 or later- and he became the GOAT so perhaps we need to wait and see what happens.

 

[Rattie]

Quite a long discussion from Daniil about why it’s tough to play Alcaraz.

 

[Kralingen]

Quite a long discussion from Daniil about why it’s tough to play Alcaraz.

Look at him lie about what he said to the umpire. 'I didn't say anything bad'. WTF is wrong with him

 

[Rattie]

Look at him lie about what he said to the umpire. 'I didn't say anything bad'. WTF is wrong with him

Daniil Medvedev was asked what he said to the umpire in Alcaraz match when he got a code violation, ‘I said something in Russian… it wasn’t over the line, I got a code for it.”

“There was an incident in the first set when the umpire judged the ball wasn’t up on your side. What was view of it? What did you say to her?

Daniil: “I don’t know if it was double bounce or not. I thought no. But it was tricky. The thing is once long ago at Roland Garros against Cilic, I lost. And she didn’t see that it was 1 bounce. So I had this in my mind and I thought again… against me. I said something in Russian… It wasn’t over the line. So I got a code for it.”

“Was it ‘small cat?’”

Daniil: “No no no. I would say small cat the words are nice but the meaning was not nice. Here the meaning was better (laughing).”

“Did you have any concerns that you could’ve been defaulted because of what you said?”

Daniil: “Not at all because I didn’t say anything too bad. The thing is I think it would be so much easier with the challenge system. Because the challenge system shows the bounce. If there was a bounce it would show it. And then if we use it, we would never have this situation. I don’t know why we don’t use the challenge system for the double bounce.”

(via Wimbledon Press)

 

[AM75]

Correction. Med beat injured sinner. It’s not up and down. It’s injured vs healthy. Tennis is not exactly a sport you can played with a screwed up foot. It’s not polo

Bla bla bla. Injured players retire. They don’t play 5 setters.

 

[messiahrobins]

Hilarious. Djokovic could still not serve when he was 21, could not hit an overhead to save his life until he was at least 30 and was still retiring regularly from matches due to his breathing until 23 or later- and he became the GOAT so perhaps we need to wait and see what happens.

When did Djokovic become GOAT? And Alcaraz is playing on Sunday, not in 10 years time!!

 

[Winners or Errors]

Bla bla bla. Injured players retire. They don’t play 5 setters.

Unless their name is Federer… or someone inspired by him.

 

[Bender]

Poor volley technique? really?

Can someone else confirm ?? @Kralingen @Third Serve @Bender @Lleytonstation @Federer and Del Potro @

His volleys are remarkably good for (basically) a baseliner of his age—not much else needs to be said.

 

[Daniel Andrade]

Djokovic will give him an utter schooling on Sunday and it will end any hope of Alcaraz ever being GOAT as losing to an almost 40 year old just back from surgery will be utterly humiliating for those prospects. The holes in his grass court game are glaringly obvious.
Clay is his best surface by a mile. Like i always have said.
Sinner would have obliterated him today.

So many holes