ATP500 Rotterdam 2024

Who wins?

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I would love Tallon to win Rotterdam, repeating Rosmalen's feat from last year.

Griekspoor is one of the most underrated tennis players on the tour, and is one of the few All Court Players on the Tour.

Musetti is a younger Gasquet. Nothing beyond that.
 
Ŵhoever said this tournament is stacked wasn't lying. I think Rublev was the only player that got a decent first round matchup and even that is against a guy that came through qualies.

Rune has to open against Safiullin again!?

Bublik gets coric who he just beat in 3 tight sets in a final. Sinner draws BVDZ who is no easy win. Hurkacz draws Lehecka. Davidovic fokina v Struff. Humbert fresh off a title draws Ruusuvuori. De minuar draws Korda. This would be a fun event to attend.
 
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kevin qmto said:
Prizmic be like: hey you know that obnoxious raspy grunt FAA does that everyone hates? Think imma imitate that but even worse.
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Yeah I actually liked the kid. Then I watched one of his matches. Guy is basically screaming like he's being attacked when he strikes the ball. There is no call for that. A little grunt, maybe sure, but a full scream? Stop dude. Just stop.
 
Rotterdam is an awesome tournament. Usually when De Minaur is playing I refuse to watch but he’s playing the languid Korda and that pleases me. Fun match so far. Korda has the type of groundstrokes that only come around so often.
 
Kralingen said:
Rotterdam is an awesome tournament. Usually when De Minaur is playing I refuse to watch but he’s playing the languid Korda and that pleases me. Fun match so far. Korda has the type of groundstrokes that only come around so often.
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I like Sebi too, bit Demon's a human backboard and frustrates Sebi by getting everything back.
 
BeatlesFan said:
But don't you find his game agonizingly boring? He seems like a nice enough guy, but the charisma of a house fly.
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His game is getting better and better, now able to punish sloppy playing opponents. His strokes are not up for beauty contest for sure. But beautiful strokes alone do not win matches.
 
BeatlesFan said:
But don't you find his game agonizingly boring? He seems like a nice enough guy, but the charisma of a house fly.
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Oh, I don't know. I prefer his demeanor and attitude to that of a certain brat that shall not be named. What's wrong with being a nice guy, especially if you can do that and win?

Also, his game can be interesting. It's certainly not any more boring than Djokovic and Murray's games, and I enjoy watching them. He has great footwork, has developed more putaway power, and actually makes more passing shots than most of the tour.
 
Winners or Errors said:
Oh, I don't know. I prefer his demeanor and attitude to that of a certain brat that shall not be named. What's wrong with being a nice guy, especially if you can do that and win?

Also, his game can be interesting. It's certainly not any more boring than Djokovic and Murray's games, and I enjoy watching them. He has great footwork, has developed more putaway power, and actually makes more passing shots than most of the tour.
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I fully that agree AdM's game is no more boring than Djok's or Murray's.
 
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Rovesciarete said:
Incredible Musetti, heaven and hell.
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What a superb comment. Spot on.
BeatlesFan said:
But don't you find his game agonizingly boring? He seems like a nice enough guy, but the charisma of a house fly.
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Looool! I'll remember this comment whenever I watch Alex play from now on.
Move said:
His game is getting better and better, now able to punish sloppy playing opponents. His strokes are not up for beauty contest for sure. But beautiful strokes alone do not win matches.
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Also, the effort he makes is admirable. Whilst I am not a fan of his game, I respect his competitive spirit. Interesting contrast with Seb, and his seemingly 'devil may care' attitude.
 
As others have said, this is a really good lineup for a 500 event.

And I don't think it's bad that Sinner is playing. He's had plenty of time off, and we know the kid loves tennis. Why not let him loose with no pressure on his shoulders?
 
Good matches today. I wasn't able to catch much of the action live as I was working. Surprised to see Sasha Bublik sweep aside Borna Coric after their last encounter. I think Bublik really likes playing here. His serve is really flowing. I expect he'll lose next round.

De Minuar and Korda. I have to ask, has Alex always played close to the baseline? Maybe it's my bad memory but I always remember him scrambling deep behind the baseline? I noticed today he was playing eight on top of the baseline taking balls on the rise over and over, attacking anything short. I only noticed because it's something I've changed in my own game. He was taking a lot of time away from Korda. It showed it korda's frustration and eventual capitulation.

Hurkacz and lehecka had a heck of an outing. Lehecka takes another bad loss early in a season, double faulting on a match point in the 3rd set tiebreak. Both of these guys have so much talent.

Struff gets a good win over Davidovic Fokina who is so so good. But I was rooting for Struff if only for his S&V and his coach shouting from the box. Struff also won in a 3rd set tiebreaker. Man this tour is rough.

Looking forward to Yannik and Holger opening their campaigns. Rune better be ready because my favorite Roman doesn't play around. He's a very serious man. And well Rune has been lackluster for almost a year now. Hope he can get going again. Needs to ditch momma.
 
chuckersthenut said:
Good matches today. I wasn't able to catch much of the action live as I was working. Surprised to see Sasha Bublik sweep aside Borna Coric after their last encounter. I think Bublik really likes playing here. His serve is really flowing. I expect he'll lose next round.

De Minuar and Korda. I have to ask, has Alex always played close to the baseline? Maybe it's my bad memory but I always remember him scrambling deep behind the baseline? I noticed today he was playing eight on top of the baseline taking balls on the rise over and over, attacking anything short. I only noticed because it's something I've changed in my own game. He was taking a lot of time away from Korda. It showed it korda's frustration and eventual capitulation.
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Bublik looks dangerous, his madness works best in stable conditions.

De Minaur was always trying to get to the baseline but the his highlights are mostly great defence so one gets this impression. His beats guys like Korda by taking balls early, striking flat into fairly safe zones and angles. If you look at his H2H he performs well against counter-punchers but badly against aggressive baseliners.

chuckersthenut said:
Hurkacz and lehecka had a heck of an outing. Lehecka takes another bad loss early in a season, double faulting on a match point in the 3rd set tiebreak. Both of these guys have so much talent.
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Hurkacz has been trending ever so slightly to more and better serve&volley with higher efficiency at the net. His forehand has been improving steadily and he strikes more inside-out.
 
Just tuned in to Monfils Shapovalov. Glad to see that Monf grabbed the first set. Don't think I've ever seen someone hit so many unpure/shanked shots as Shapo has done so far in the second set - hitting a floater on the throat grommets near the net with plenty of time is something you don't see often..
 
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