Sure, now how many of those were in response to being pulled forward by a Federer dropshot or a low slice from Federer himself? What one dimensional players like Medvedev or Zverev or Fritz (LOL) do on clay is hardly the barometer for quality. The fact that the best clay players on your list Djokovic and Alcaraz both sliced more than 12% kinda shoots your argument in the foot right?
I never got into Friends.
I'd ageee with you if his opponent was someone that showed he could dominate the tournament easily, but that's not the case. Almost every player of his draw made him sweat, Musetti who's somewhat of specialist had him on the ropes before he got injured and Sinner playing literal hc tennis was outplaying him until he was 1 point away from winning. And it's not like Sinner played some insane match to reach that point. His serve was pretty terrible, and his general game was patchy, as he started the match slowly, couldn't serve out for the 2nd and played a rather terrible 3rd set.
Raz would win a poll again him at Wimby probably by as wide a margin as this one.
Hopefully Raz has a good USO this year so I can match him up against 2009 Del Po there.Big match baelos
He needed 5 to beat Z
Why should I make any such assumptions considering the quality of posting on this site? Plus I understood that you were using career numbers for Delpo to describe his play before crippling wrist injuries, which makes zero sense.
So you weren't that impressed with the 09 SF. Interesting.
I understood from the beginning lol. Hence why I called out your post. Are you being deliberately dense?
f you can't understand why using career stats for Del Potro is a brain dead move when looking at his play in 2009 then perhaps it's you who lacks basic knowledge of tennis "history" and apparently common sense too.
But please tell me more about how Fritz's proportion of backhand slices is indicative of anything
I showed a lack of insight ok lol. Says the guy who's thinks 2017 Slice'Potro has relevance when talking about backhand potency for 2009'Potro.
Except you just quoted a pretty easy to find stat to debunk the "stat merchants". So stat merchants is too kind really it's more of a "completely clueless tennis observer who sometimes uses stats, sometimes doesn't, but always produces some nonsensical take".
I'm the one who lacks insight though
Hasn't Alcaraz always been so beatable in the majors that he's won?
Hopefully Raz does well for that one to happen. He gets bounced out on HC sometimes so that might spoil it
Weird he has been so up and down for all his first 5 wins. Not really sure what it is he looks unplayable or off there doesn't seem to be much a middle base.
Good idea.Could always use Sinner instead
Winning the Australian Open to complete the non-calendar slam will bring big changes to certain POV, I would think. But then, maybe not. Maybe he gets bounced in round 1 by Nishikori.Hopefully Raz does well for that one to happen. He gets bounced out on HC sometimes so that might spoil it
True but to match him up at the USO which is like the most open slam in recent times will make some good threads.
The expectation was like RG 2023 which he ironically didn't win actually before he cramped up. He looked quite consistent there.
In 2023, Alcaraz was obviously 2 years younger, and with his personality he was likely extremely anxious the night before to get the match against Djokovic started already. He basically overthought things, got too anxious and cramped up. It's a fine line. Not having any nerves is a bad sign because it means that you are either underestimating your opponent or that you simply don't care enough about whether you win or lose the match. So you should have some nerves, but never too many nerves where you could cramp up or choke because of the occasion of the match.
help what is this glazing as offense maneuver. hop off Nat; i guarantee he has more tennis history knowledge than me. (also not a guy)
Medvedev and Fritz are mid on clay, and their BHs aren't really suited to the surface (a little too flat and/or slow), so they don't really tell us much. meanwhile i'd say Sinner and Zv*rev are good potential comps for '09 del Potro's BH ballstriking (weight, consistency, contact points, variety or lack thereof), but...
at least part of it is match management i think. the baseline points were pretty clearly in Alcaraz's favor, the net points weren't a big factor either way, serve-return was only a small edge for Sinner (~22% vs ~18% URS%), and yet it was that close because of when and how Alcaraz's level dipped (which i think usually showed up in the serve+1 type rallies, the only place where Sinner had any noticeable edge)
that is if we survive the 25 Alcaraz vs 09 Roddick thread after Wimbledon
I promise if that thread comes it won't be me
Perhaps point management comes into but it's happened for a good part of his first 5 slam wins at least for now seems a pattern.
Nah, it'll be Craz vs 06 Federer, lawl.
I think we have already had that.
