Medvedev will make Quarters

[Beckerserve]

Looking at the draw Medvedev should make the quarters. If he meets Tsitsipas he will lose but ive a feeling Tsitsipas wont get that far. Krajonovic i think may take him out or Korda.
Id fancy Medvedev to beat anyone bar Tsitsipas in his quarter so that means a semi final v Thiem/Zverev/Ruud. I am going for a Medvedev v Ruud semi.
Top half should be Nadal v Djokovic. So basically the final is a round early.

As for the threats to Nadal before Djokovic, Rublev has a tough draw and Sinner has a tricky 3 rounds with experienced players.
As for Djokovic he has some dangerous floaters in there. He should be ok but its not the cake walk people are saying.
As for Federer i feel he is losing to Koeffer in 3rd round. Koeffer or Berrettini to play Djokovic in QF.
To be blunt we are where we were 6 months ago. Nadal v Djokovic determines the winner unless one or both have shockers or get injured.

 

[The Blond Blur]

He has to win a match first....and then do that 3 more times for that to happen.

 

[James P]

 

[Beckerserve]

He has to win a match first....and then do that 3 more times for that to happen.

He is not that useless on clay. He is doing an ali ropery dopey at the moment.

 

[The Blond Blur]

He is not that useless on clay. He is doing an ali ropery dopey at the moment.

French Open​

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[TennisIcon]

His quarter is the weakest by far and there is no one really all that dangerous. I think his biggest test will be Bublik, if he can get past him I think he can at least get to the 4th round. I don’t see him making it past Garin though so I think 4th round will be the end of the line for him.

 

[Beckerserve]

French Open​

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That will make him more determined to put things right. He has a soft draw. He and Zverev really got the best draws

 

[catskillthunder]

I think he's in trouble with his R1 match to begin with. If he gets past that, he may win a few matches.

 

[James P]

His quarter is the weakest by far and there is no one really all that dangerous. I think his biggest test will be Bublik, if he can get past him I think he can at least get to the 4th round. I don’t see him making it past Garin though so I think 4th round will be the end of the line for him.

I think it's possible he could get to the 4th round if he gets past Bublik, as well. That said, he could also lose to just about anyone. Total crapshoot predicting anything.

 

[TennisIcon]

French Open​

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Why do people act like the stat is so egregious. The first time he was a seeded player at the French was 2019. 2019 and 2020 were the only two years where he lost to a player ranked below him.

 

[Wiggedbaldy]

Why do people act like the stat is so egregious. The first time he was a seeded player at the French was 2019. 2019 and 2020 were the only two years where he lost to a player ranked below him.

You can already add 2021 to the list .

 

[The Blond Blur]

Why do people act like the stat is so egregious. The first time he was a seeded player at the French was 2019. 2019 and 2020 were the only two years where he lost to a player ranked below him.

Because it is and 2019-2020 is half of his participations.

 

[Mediterranean Might]

He doesn't move well on clay and he's in his own head. Not to mention his shots are so flat. I just don't see this happening

 

[I Am Finnish]

Federer will beat Djokovic
Medvedev will reach the QF
What is your next topic?
Berrettini will beat Nadal?

 

[James P]

Federer will beat Djokovic
Medvedev will reach the QF
What is your next topic?
Berrettini will beat Nadal?

Is this possible? This should be a thread. Just in case. Cover all the bases.

 

[stringertom]

Looking at the draw Medvedev should make the quarters. If he meets Tsitsipas he will lose but ive a feeling Tsitsipas wont get that far. Krajonovic i think may take him out or Korda.
Id fancy Medvedev to beat anyone bar Tsitsipas in his quarter so that means a semi final v Thiem/Zverev/Ruud. I am going for a Medvedev v Ruud semi.
Top half should be Nadal v Djokovic. So basically the final is a round early.

As for the threats to Nadal before Djokovic, Rublev has a tough draw and Sinner has a tricky 3 rounds with experienced players.
As for Djokovic he has some dangerous floaters in there. He should be ok but its not the cake walk people are saying.
As for Federer i feel he is losing to Koeffer in 3rd round. Koeffer or Berrettini to play Djokovic in QF.
To be blunt we are where we were 6 months ago. Nadal v Djokovic determines the winner unless one or both have shockers or get injured.

Bublik is the perfect instructor for the I Hate Tennis tutorial that Meddie enrolled in prior to clay season just to brush up on his on-court histrionics and failures:

 

[Cashman]

I mean, he is not the complete spud on clay that everyone here is making out. In 2019 he made the SFs at Monte Carlo by beating Tsitspas and Djokovic, then backed it up with a final at Barcelona beating Nishikori.

But they are certainly the exceptions rather than the rule. He may break his duck at RG, but I am not sure I would back him to win 4 matches in a row.

 

[TheNachoMan]

I mean, he is not the complete spud on clay that everyone here is making out. In 2019 he made the SFs at Monte Carlo by beating Djokovic and Tsitspas, then backed it up with a final at Barcelona beating Nishikori.

But they are certainly the exceptions rather than the rule. He may break his duck at RG, but I am not sure I would back him to win 4 matches in a row.

2019 was peak Med though. He’s not going to get any better than that

 

[game..set..match]

wouldn't count on it

 

[Raul_SJ]

He has to win a match first....and then do that 3 more times for that to happen.

Doesn't Medvedev move like a bull elephant on clay?

 

[stringertom]

I mean, he is not the complete spud on clay that everyone here is making out. In 2019 he made the SFs at Monte Carlo by beating Tsitspas and Djokovic, then backed it up with a final at Barcelona beating Nishikori.

But they are certainly the exceptions rather than the rule. He may break his duck at RG, but I am not sure I would back him to win 4 matches in a row.

No, on clay he is as useless as teats on a bull. The Nishikori victory you mentioned from two years ago was his last win on the dirt until he won the one match in Madrid. He is now 1-8 since then.

 

[Visionary]

His quarter is the weakest by far and there is no one really all that dangerous.

which is why the draw's been questionable too. Those sponsors have magic wands.

 

[Cashman]

No, on clay he is as useless as teats on a bull. The Nishikori victory you mentioned from two years ago was his last win on the dirt until he won the one match in Madrid. He is now 1-8 since then.

Nobody who beats Djokovic at Monte Carlo is useless on clay

I don’t rate his chances of a QF but he is a lot more capable than his RG record indicates

 

[Yugram]

Federer will beat Djokovic
Medvedev will reach the QF
What is your next topic?
Berrettini will beat Nadal?

Federer winning the tournament.

 

[stringertom]

Nobody who beats Djokovic at Monte Carlo is useless on clay

I don’t rate his chances of a QF but he is a lot more capable than his RG record indicates

G’day, mate!

That Joe Kovic match was two years ago. Starting with his exit loss from the next tournament he is 1-8 with the “1” in the 1-8 happening two years after your cited feather in his cap.
His play on clay remains as useless as the teats on a bull. His honest emotions about his uselessness remains priceless entertainment.

Will the next tall tale you endorse be that Thiem will be a grass threat at Wimby’21 because he beat fedr at Stuttgart’16?

 

[Cashman]

G’day, mate!

That Joe Kovic match was two years ago. Starting with his exit loss from the next tournament he is 1-8 with the “1” in the 1-8 happening two years after your cited feather in his cap.
His play on clay remains as useless as the teats on a bull. His honest emotions about his uselessness remains priceless entertainment.

Will the next tall tale you endorse be that Thiem will be a grass threat at Wimby’21 because he beat fedr at Stuttgart’16?

What exactly are you saying here? That Medvedev won't win a match at RG?

 

[aldeayeah]

Bublik is #15 in the race, although he's no clay giant himself. Let him beat him first.

 

[Deleted member 771911]

He has an easy enough draw. I think Bublik is a bit temperamental, too. Not guaranteed to upset Meddy.

 

[stringertom]

What exactly are you saying here? That Medvedev won't win a match at RG?

Quite possibly. Bublik is not a slouch, winning 3x more matches at Madrid than the #2 seed. The opponents he defeated were Fucsovics, Shapo and Karatsev.

 

[TennisIcon]

which is why the draw's been questionable too. Those sponsors have magic wands.

Are you insinuating that Medvedev got an easy quarter because of his sponsors and not because he is the No.2 seed?

 

[bjsnider]

He's not willing to play the clay game, the suffering necessary to win on clay is not what he wants out of a tennis match.

 

[Visionary]

Are you insinuating that Medvedev got an easy quarter because of his sponsors and not because he is the No.2 seed?

Just raised awarness how sponsors may react to their (singed under their logo) players' performances. We sure do not know pro players' agreements with their supporters well, but I would like to think that we may contemplate here on the board how such a competitive environment as the one in tennis creates grounds for actions to elevate the sponsors' recognition. Would you not do anything you could to parade the horse that you have bet on?

 

[MadariKatu]

He has a nice draw for it, but I highly doubt he'll win a single match. If he does, he has to get through Opelka or Munar in the 3rd round. I don't think he'll make it.

 

[dapchai]

Let him reach the 2nd round first.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

 

[FRV4]

He will not.... that is all

 

[Cashman]

No, on clay he is as useless as teats on a bull. The Nishikori victory you mentioned from two years ago was his last win on the dirt until he won the one match in Madrid. He is now 1-8 since then.

Bet you feel silly

 

[stringertom]

Bet you feel silly

Bet you love your few and far between “I told you so!” minutes, pettyman.

Good grief, I’m so crushed for expressing such a wrong opinion that was based on facts leading into this tournament. Crucify me and let pettyman drive the nails in my palms for my offense.

 

[Cashman]

Bet you love your few and far between “I told you so!” minutes, pettyman.

Good grief, I’m so crushed for expressing such a wrong opinion that was based on facts leading into this tournament. Crucify me and let pettyman drive the nails in my palms for my offense.

lol

stay pressed

 

[FRV4]

He will not.... that is all

I forgot about posting this. It was funny to me at the time. But now I feel stupid.

 

[El_Yotamo]

Nice prediction