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After his early exit in Madrid - why not? Gain some match practice, some ranking points, some money. Playing tennis is what tennis pros do after all.Ummm...why is Musetti playing a challenger??
After his early exit in Madrid - why not? Gain some match practice, some ranking points, some money. Playing tennis is what tennis pros do after all.Ummm...why is Musetti playing a challenger??
Well, you got that prediction wrong, but I think it's still not as bad as what some dude here said about Musetti in September 2020:Musetti is a constant reminder of my prediction failures - had zero doubt he would reach top 5 by 21 and that he had infinitely better potential than Sinner. Still love his style but he's been a huge disappointment. Those 2 sets against Novak still remain his peak without a doubt
Has some solid shots, but this board needs a big reality check. Musetti is still regularly losing to guys ranked 200+.
Prior to this match, his best wins have been over Popyrin twice (Dubai and Trieste) and Donskoy once (Dubai). In all three matches Popyrin and Donskoy were playing terribly - I'm talking barely cracking 50% for their first serve. So it was here - Wawrinka was absolutely awful and essentially beat himself.
Right now Musetti has nothing that can hurt top 150 players. He needs a lot more time on the Challenger tour, and a lot more development if he is ever going to make it into the main draw of ATP events.
Musetti broke through to the ATP top 150 himself after the very next tournament and top 100 a few months later.I think he has potential to be a Tour player, but his game needs a lot of work. I don't see him holding a top 150 spot at present.
I hope so my friend - looking good tonight (still not as breathtaking as when he broke out, but looking good!). Maybe beating Nole in a Slam can fix his confidence issues. Forza Lore! I'll still root and follow him if he doesn't become more than a top 15-30 player for sure.Well, you got that prediction wrong, but I think it's still not as bad as what some dude here said about Musetti in September 2020:
Musetti broke through to the ATP top 150 himself after the very next tournament and top 100 a few months later.
Yes, as a fan of Musetti's game he hasn't quite reached the heights I expected he would do (top 10, maybe a GS final), but there's still time. Grand Slams could be beyond him, but he's already having a great career in a Richard Gasquet sort of way.
I could be wrong, but Musetti seems like the type of guy that doesn't like to lose to other Italians (aside from Sinner, who he probably just capitulates against because he thinks he has no chance).
Unfortunately not to be.Whatever his motivations are, I hope he beats the pants of Berre
Yep. It's stuff like this combined with how the men's tour has basically turned into non-contact UFC with a tennis racquet, that we continue to see less and less flair, coupled with more players moving to higher-powered, more forgiving frames, and lower and lower tensions -- the Adrian Mannarino approach, more or less. Anything to ease the physical burden. And love it or hate it, the way things are moving along, I only see it growing.That is the struggle of Dominique. With his game to have a succesful comeback is more difficult, because basicly for his game to flow he always needs to be constantly on high intensity. Not easy.
The big difference is that Thiem does not have a dominant shot while Berre has a lethal 1-2, and 2 not always is needed. That is the struggle of Dominique. With his game to have a succesful comeback is more difficult, because basicly for his game to flow he always needs to be constantly on high intensity. Not easy.
Yes!!! Go, Musetti!DESTROYING deMinaur on grass.
Nah, nobody on tour (or possibly in the world) is taking the Adrian Mannarino approach besides Adrian Mannarino. The guy is a complete outlier and oddball.Yep. It's stuff like this combined with how the men's tour has basically turned into non-contact UFC with a tennis racquet, that we continue to see less and less flair, coupled with more players moving to higher-powered, more forgiving frames, and lower and lower tensions -- the Adrian Mannarino approach, more or less. Anything to ease the physical burden. And love it or hate it, the way things are moving along, I only see it growing.
Congrats for toughing that one out. Go, Moose!A gritty win for a very patient Lorenzo Musetti against Brandon Nakashima earlier on Thursday at the Queen's Club in London. The match went to a third set in which the Italian crucially saved two break points at 4-all before going on to break the American to love in the tenth game for a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory. In tomorrow's quarter-finals Musetti will face the unseeded Englishman Billy Harris in a first meeting between the two players.
Yes!Don't look now, but the Prince of Clay is in the semifinals of...*checks notes*... Queen's Club
Hey- with Djok possibly out, The Great Man would likely snag #9..Well, short of Fed taking a WC and doing the same thing
Djok isnt out, looks like he will make it. Fritz had a similar injury 2 years ago and made it, Djokovic is much fitter than Fritz.Hey- with Djok possibly out, The Great Man would likely snag #9..
I like Musetti's one-hander too. It's flexible and adaptive, as all the great ones are.Djok isnt out, looks like he will make it. Fritz had a similar injury 2 years ago and made it, Djokovic is much fitter than Fritz.
Musetti bringing back the classic OHBH on grass- similar to the great Roger.
I like Musetti's one-hander too. It's flexible and adaptive, as all the great ones are.
Dunno, Fed was real good going inside-out with that shot; in fact, I think he favored hitting it slightly that way.Musetti's might be the best we have seen yet
I'm sure it's better than Fed's because he is better at fading it inside-out and DTL
If you are a fan of 1H players who don't move ponderously (Wawa) then the two most fun players to watch, ever, are playing right now
Dunno, Fed was real good going inside-out with that shot; in fact, I think he favored hitting it slightly that way.
I do not mean to be unnecessarily contrarian, but the way Stan struck the big one-hander, either dtl or gloriously crosscourt, more than made up for his imperfect movement to me. Maybe we should ask Djok or Raffi, though.
You mean similar to the way Gasquet, say, does? "Yes, that's very nice, Richard."Wawrinka makes too many sacrifices for that backhand, so many chip FH returns. Musetti and Shapo don't do that very much for whatever reason.
You mean similar to the way Gasquet, say, does? "Yes, that's very nice, Richard."
2014 AO winner over #1 Raffi
2015 FO winner over #1 Djok
2016 USO winner over #1 Djok
seems OK.
I admire Djok a lot, but can barely tolerate watching his type of [highly skilled, yes] tennis.Djoko has 37 slams and can't hit overheads. I'm just saying what's more fun to watch, not who's more successful
Maybe because Sinner is in essence Austrian, despite what his passport says.For some reason my brain struggles to understand that Sinner and Musetti are from the same country. Maybe because they look and play so differently.
Also, that Musetti is younger than Sinner.
For some reason my brain struggles to understand that Sinner and Musetti are from the same country. Maybe because they look and play so differently.
Also, that Musetti is younger than Sinner.
Mentally Loza wont achieve the focus of Sinner until he retires. I see Loza as the replacement for Dimitrov.For some reason my brain struggles to understand that Sinner and Musetti are from the same country. Maybe because they look and play so differently.
Also, that Musetti is younger than Sinner.