Cincinnati Masters 2022 F: (4) Stefanos Tsitsipas vs (PR) Borna Coric

[liriel]

Why do fans leave so quickly? Like maybe watch the celebrations?
Ok weather.

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

Why do fans leave so quickly? Like maybe watch the celebrations?

No one cares about these players really. They know they won't capitalize on this win

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Very deserved win for Coric. Happy for him!

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

Hooray! So incredibly happy! I so did not want Stefanos to win! So happy for Borna! Just incredible!

 

[Zardoz7/12]

With this win does Coric become a contender for the US Open? I think he's an outsider for the title.

 

[Tshooter]

Why do fans leave so quickly? Like maybe watch the celebrations?
Ok weather.

Stay and listen to sponsor-speak or beat the traffic.

 

[Tennfan123]

Coric>Nadal at Cinci 1 title each Coric leads H2H

No there’s a thread in GPPD showing how Nadal actually leads the h2h 2-1.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Very impressive

 

[Open Stance]

Great win for Coric.

 

[jarko111]

Has the USO already listed their seeds? Borna would be seeded if they haven't yet, correct?

 

[Fedeonic]

Tsitsipas f-ed up my Sunday like yesterday Medvedev did it.

 

[ultimathule]

A half-hearted effort by Stefanos. What a bummer!

 

[Mark Anderson]

No one cares about these players really. They know they won't capitalize on this win

This is the way it should be. Draws are so rigged. Get rid of the cults and just open up the draw.

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

Tstsipas is a lost cause. Theres no saving him

 

[Fedeonic]

Another Djokovic on the tour, just when I thought that vaccine mandates would make disappear the Orthodox one.
¡Que me mate alguien, porfa!

 

[Tennfan123]

Get on with it Stef! Let Borna thank everyone, etc.

 

[FrankyRelax]

Borna gonna be trouble at the USO

 

[liriel]

I wanted to say lovely speech but "up there with us" was a bit icky but maybe it's a language things.
But I enjoyed it. Choking. He knows.

 

[Fedeonic]

See ya'll on Sept 11, where I will again suffer stupidly and unnecessarily for this s-ty sport.

 

[Krish0608]

Not entirely unexpected this result. Bad loss for Stef. Happy for Coric though. Incredible comeback

 

[liriel]

No one cares about these players really. They know they won't capitalize on this win

How would they? What would you tell them?
I would have stayed because there is no tournament in my city.

 

[Mark Anderson]

Yes I believe Wimbledon did become the most boring slam. Novak is just too experienced and still too good for anyone. Unless something big happens but I don't see it.

Of course he had to beat Sinner ranked what at the time 11th. Why not just give it to him. At least Nadal had to beat four top ten players at the French.

 

[Rattie]

Lol another hideous trophy.

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

"It's definitely not choking" whoa... Tsitsipas trying to give Anthony Joshua a run for his money for most cringe speech of the decade.

 

[liriel]

Coric is like every mothers son in law dream.

 

[jarko111]

To say Borna is a next gen/gen-z flash in the pan isn't really the truth. This is a guy who was on the rise. Made his first USO/Slam Quarterfinal. Looked to really be on his way. Covid happened. Injury happened.
I will say this, though.. Borna's reputation has always been he's a superb athlete who would do well in any sport he chose (Courier said this, I think), but he has never really been a natural tennis player. He muscled the ball like no one else. More like a Genie Bouchard style of tennis.

But now..Borna's technique is starting to have more of a flow to it. The shots are looking more like actual, textbook tennis shots. At least this week they were.

 

[Mark Anderson]

When guys like Coric are winning these events, you got a bad field. He probably wont even make it out of the first week of Flushing

Yeah losing only one set was a giveaway.

 

[liriel]

To say Borna is a next gen/gen-z flash in the pan isn't really the truth. This is a guy who was on the rise. Made his first USO/Slam Quarterfinal. Looked to really be on his way. Covid happened. Injury happened.
I will say this, though.. Borna's reputation has always been he's a superb athlete who would do well in any sport he chose (Courier said this, I think), but he has never really been a natural tennis player. He muscled the ball like no one else. More like a Genie Bouchard style of tennis.

But now..Borna's technique is starting to have more of a flow to it. The shots are looking more like actual, textbook tennis shots. At least this week they were.

Thank you for very interesting take. I haven't heard what Courier said either.
We'll see.. (I just googled how old he is!)

 

[StrongRule]

So a 36 years old Nadal who was just back from an injury gave Coric a better fight than a few next gen players, and that's at one of his worst tournaments.

 

[liriel]

How many Cinderella stories did we have this year? (crazy saying this while Rafa and Novak got all the slams though).

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

LMAO

 

[liriel]

So a 36 years old Nadal who was just back from an injury gave Coric a better fight than a few next gen players, and that's at one of his worst tournaments.

Rafa's fans have it tough. The norm.
I wish everyone would bet on USO semis now. We're for a ride!

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Delete confused with Canada

 

[liriel]

2022 ATP tournaments - what was your fave? (before we come to indoorsy ATPs)

 

[Snafu23]

Devastated at the attitude or lack of fitness, whatever caused the utter collapse in the second set, if not earlier. I shall elaborate in a few days once i stop seething. I cancelled a date with a redhead for this, you're in my bad books Stef. A redhead!!!!

 

[atatu]

What are the equipment changes that Coric made ? Courier (?) keeps referencing this...

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

So a 36 years old Nadal who was just back from an injury gave Coric a better fight than a few next gen players, and that's at one of his worst tournaments.

Yep. The future is as bleak as its ever been. Its gonna be ugly

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1561486230478544897

 

[Devil_dog]

What are the equipment changes that Coric made ? Courier (?) keeps referencing this...

Notably, Coric took off 10 grams from his stick and apparently lowered his string tension...

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

Wouldn't be surprised if we have 300 ranked guys winning slams soon

 

[Slicehand]

Notably, Coric took off 10 grams from his stick and apparently lowered his string tension...

Oh so a lighter racquet can actually make you serve faster, that must be a boomer for all those rec players playing with half a kilo racquets...

 

[onyxrose81]

So happy for Borna!

 

[tennis_pro]

Imagine prime Federer/Nadal/Djokovic losing a Masters finals to Coric.

Or Wawrinka, Del Potro or Murray for that matter.

This generation is useless beyond useless.

 

[Gumby]

Borna was riding on a magic carpet in Cincy. Took out 5 top 20 players. But I think he'll run out of gas and have an early exit at the Open.

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

Imagine prime Federer/Nadal/Djokovic losing a Masters finals to Coric.

Or Wawrinka, Del Potro or Murray for that matter.

This generation is useless beyond useless.

There isn't going to be much reason to watch once Nadal/Djokovic get too broken down to play for sure. When a journeymen like Coric is mopping Cincinatti and the only player to give him trouble was Nadal injured ribs

 

[Slicehand]

Imagine prime Federer/Nadal/Djokovic losing a Masters finals to Coric.

Or Wawrinka, Del Potro or Murray for that matter.

This generation is useless beyond useless.

you kidding? they all have man, you have a short memory, federer has even lost a masters final to simon, you all getting over the top with this mug thing

 

[Winners or Errors]

Wow. Just saw this - was watching the golf. Good for Coric. He's worked hard to come back from injury and surgery. He's someone who could clean up in the vacuum era following the Big 3's final departure if he's fit and has the self-belief.

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

Man, what a tournament for Borna! Has anyone ever won a masters from #152 or higher ranking?

Nope. Though Carretero in Hamburg (143) was obviously a much more freakish and inexplicable result. See: https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...anked-player-ever-to-win-masters-1000.734161/

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

2022 ATP tournaments - what was your fave? (before we come to indoorsy ATPs)

Madrid #1, Barcelona #2, Miami #3, and Rio #4! (Hmmm, I wonder why?) (;

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

Imagine prime Federer/Nadal/Djokovic losing a Masters finals to Coric.

Or Wawrinka, Del Potro or Murray for that matter.

This generation is useless beyond useless.

FYI Coric has beaten everyone on your list but Djoke - usually multiple times. But let me try and break down your argument. If I understand correctly, anyone inferior to "prime Federer/Nadal/Djokovic" is "useless beyond useless"? In that case, you can probably stop following tennis, 'cause it'll be nothing but uselessness from here on out.