2025 Roland Garros 4R: (1) Jannik Sinner vs (17) Andrey Rublev

[Rovesciarete]

Sinner's draw up to this point looks more difficult than Novak's and Sinner is the #1 seed so that really says something.

I mean come on, Lehečka and Rublev are significantly better players than Misolic and Norrie on clay.

Easily the most difficult quarter of the draw. Bublik in form is truly a wild card, much will depend also on the time of day...

 

[dking68]

Now, that would be a hell of a draw TBH.

Expected it to fall apart

 

[MichaelNadal]

Easily the most difficult quarter of the draw. Bublik in form is truly a wild card, much will depend also on the time of day...

 

[dking68]

@Rovesciarete What are your prospects on Sinner for this tournament? And what are your thoughts on his new return position

 

[Rovesciarete]

@Rovesciarete What are your prospects on Sinner for this tournament? And what are your thoughts on his new return position

You know that already last year I have pointed out stats that show how much Sinner was undervalued on clay. Many just look at titles and not so much at raw performance.

For me Alcaraz remains the favorite as he has the biggest tank and the best movement added to his usual qualities. Sinner has been narrowing the gap nicely there.

I love the experimentation. Shows that the team is working hard and smart. A great tool in his ever growing box. Trust the process...

 

[dking68]

You know that already last year I have pointed out stats that show how much Sinner was undervalued on clay. Many just look at titles and not so much at raw performance.

For me Alcaraz remains the favorite as he has the biggest tank and the best movement added to his usual qualities. Sinner has been narrowing the gap nicely there.

I love the experimentation. Shows that the team is working hard and smart. A great tool in his ever growing box. Trust the process...

Could you see him winning?

 

[Rovesciarete]

Could you see him winning?

Of course, why not? For me roughly 1/3. Still many tough matches ahead, but I'm very happy with his process. Just as in life working hard and smart doesn't guarantee short term success, but it almost always does big time in the long run.

Sinner is a fantastic example of that approach to life, as we long-time followers of his career know.

 

[malbaker86]

I do remember that match and sinner was on top in set 1. He was missing nothing. You right and 6 years ago when he was just 18/19

Same at the 2021 FO against Rafa. You saw “it” in him then

 

[McGradey]

Impressive from Sinner. When he plays, the court looks shrunken for the other guy and if you feed him a lot of high pace similar shots you are sure to get slaughtered. Rublev has no extra spice in his game to get around this issue.

 

[AM75]

Sinner will win against Bublik for sure, but I hope Bublik won't feed heavy balls into Sinners comfort zone like Rublev did. Bublik is a headcase but his tennis IQ is much higher than Rublev's.

 

[speedysteve]

Watched this on replay this morning.
Rubels just didn't possess the right weapons to show any damage.
The relatively infrequent flash of what was necessary in sets 2 and 3 but..

As said above, anyone who can mix it up more, be more accurate and sustain it while under the early ball barrage will have a greater chance.

Far from done Sinner deal yet.. let's see

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Rusty’s got it going on.

 

[Tennfan123]

Charles!