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Well i think this loses will teach a lot hopefully next time Felix will serve better for now time to rest and prepare de clay season!!!
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What is this small Colin reference?Well i think this loses will teach a lot hopefully next time Felix will serve better for now time to rest and prepare de clay season!!!
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What is this small Colin reference?
One week off and then he begins clay again at Marrakech. He should be seeded with his Miami points pushing him into top 5 in the current draw.It’s a great sign that he is working on those weaknesses, but hopefully he’ll get some good rest too. This run probabaly took a lot out of him.
You can never be too tired to go out there and work on the ball toss. Even if you can't get the legs under you and get all the velocity on it, working on the ball toss can always be done, and that's what let Felix down. You can kneel and work on the ball toss.It’s a great sign that he is working on those weaknesses, but hopefully he’ll get some good rest too. This run probabaly took a lot out of him.
He went with a bag of balls. Hopefully he didn't expect his toss to be so bad that he would need this many balls...You can never be too tired to go out there and work on the ball toss. Even if you can't get the legs under you and get all the velocity on it, working on the ball toss can always be done, and that's what let Felix down. You can kneel and work on the ball toss.
He's skipping Marrakech (thank goodness) and said his next tournament will be Monte Carlo. I posted an interview where he mentioned this but I don't know where. Maybe in General?One week off and then he begins clay again at Marrakech. He should be seeded with his Miami points pushing him into top 5 in the current draw.
Would be insane not to give him WCs, but stranger things have happened.He's skipping Marrakech (thank goodness) and said his next tournament will be Monte Carlo. I posted an interview where he mentioned this but I don't know where. Maybe in General?
I also read somewhere that he still doesn't get direct entry into MC or Madrid. The first tournament that his shiny new ranking will work for him is in Rome. Hopefully they'll give him WCs.
He's skipping Marrakech (thank goodness) and said his next tournament will be Monte Carlo. I posted an interview where he mentioned this but I don't know where. Maybe in General?
I also read somewhere that he still doesn't get direct entry into MC or Madrid. The first tournament that his shiny new ranking will work for him is in Rome. Hopefully they'll give him WCs.
Rankings from 6 weeks prior to a tournament matter. Félix's new ranking (33), which will be official tomorrow, will thus be taken into account for tournaments from May 13, which happens to be the week of Rome. Any prior tournament will take his previous ranking in consideration and low 50s aren't quite enough to make the cuts in Masters 1000. On the other hand, he made the cut for Barcelona, at least.He is not listed on the Madrid website as one of the 45 players competing, so that indicates no direct entry..
Did Felix refrain from accepting wild cards?Rankings from 6 weeks prior to a tournament matter. Félix's new ranking (33), which will be official tomorrow, will thus be taken into account for tournaments from May 13, which happens to be the week of Rome. Any prior tournament will take his previous ranking in consideration and low 50s aren't quite enough to make the cuts in Masters 1000. On the other hand, he made the cut for Barcelona, at least.
I applaud Félix from having often refrained from accepting wildcards, but since he can play well on clay and has now established himself as a serious contender, it would be nice if he could put all his energy and focus on main draws instead of qualifications. Félix got a wildcard in Monte Carlo last year, so I would be surprised if he didn't also get one this year since it's not like Monaco has a lot of players at this level, not to mention that Félix has now officially established his hometown as Monaco. Spain is another story. There are a lot of Spanish players throughout the rankings, so I could understand them favoring their own players. It definitely would be a very nice gesture if they awarded one to Félix.
Miami is known for favoring useless Americans and IMG clients.Aliassime would have taken a WC to Miami but he said that "that's not something in my control"
He has. In this article (in French), it is said that last year, Miami was willing to offer him a wildcard after his three wins in Indian Wells, including the one in the main draw against Vasek Pospisil, but his team declined.Did Felix refrain from accepting wild cards?
I agree he's almost assured a WC for Monte Carlo.
That's also what I understood, but last year, the decision was his.Aliassime would have taken a WC to Miami but he said that "that's not something in my control"
Interesting. I wonder if the article is correct, because Felix has accepted other WCs. Last year in Miami he was trying to rise up the rankings, and you'd think a WC would have been welcomed.He has. In this article (in French), it is said that last year, Miami was willing to offer him a wildcard after his three wins in Indian Wells, including the one in the main draw against Vasek Pospisil, but his team declined.
After winning the US Open junior title, apparently he was also invited in big tournaments, but Tennis Canada declined, anticipating he would get demolished and that it wouldn't be good for his confidence. I also remember the winter of 2017, I think it was in Indian Wells? Several young players had had WCs for qualifications, but Félix wasn't there. I had wondered, but I'm still not sure about this one.
That's also what I understood, but last year, the decision was his.
This is from the French CBC, Radio-Canada. It doesn't get more reliable than that.Interesting. I wonder if the article is correct, because Felix has accepted other WCs. Last year in Miami he was trying to rise up the rankings, and you'd think a WC would have been welcomed.
He has. In this article (in French), it is said that last year, Miami was willing to offer him a wildcard after his three wins in Indian Wells, including the one in the main draw against Vasek Pospisil, but his team declined.
After winning the US Open junior title, apparently he was also invited in big tournaments, but Tennis Canada declined, anticipating he would get demolished and that it wouldn't be good for his confidence. I also remember the winter of 2017, I think it was in Indian Wells? Several young players had had WCs for qualifications, but Félix wasn't there. I had wondered, but I'm still not sure about this one.
That's also what I understood, but last year, the decision was his.
Last year his team decided to forgo the main tour and spend a lot of time on European clay challengers. Skipped Wimbledon too. Was a smart strategy in retrospect.Interesting. I wonder if the article is correct, because Felix has accepted other WCs. Last year in Miami he was trying to rise up the rankings, and you'd think a WC would have been welcomed.
"Declining the wildcard last year was the right decision because we felt it was the best option for my development." - Félix
"Félix is well surrounded and takes the right decisions, assesses former fourth player in the world James Black, also Miami tournament director. Rare are the young players who would have taken the same decision than him. He doesn't want to skip steps and that's all to his credit." - James Blake
My fault, it was a typo. No idea why my fingers typed this. Sorry for the confusion. I fixed the original.Is this your typo, or the original article's typo referring to James Blake as James Black?
It's genius, hilarity, and clever all rolled into one. Can't you tell?What is this small Colin reference?
looks like he missed the #32 slot by 1 pointSeeing reports that he has a WC to Madrid.
Seeing reports that he has a WC to Madrid.
There will be only 16 seeds in the next Masters 1000. The #32 slot will only matter again when Roland-Garros comes, and Félix has almost nothing to defend until then, unlike, I presume, the players above him. It really doesn't matter at all right now, he has not yet missed anything.looks like he missed the #32 slot by 1 point
He said after Miami he was withdrawing.Withdrawal from Marrakech?
Why?He said after Miami he was withdrawing.
I assume rest.Why?
The schedule was most probably changed after the IW/Miami success, knowing the points earned will get him a softer landing in M-C qualies as a seed if he doesn’t get in MD via withdrawals or WC. A site I found listed Félix as 4th alternate as of 3/19. Three DE players (Gasquet, PCB and Monfils) have been mending on the sidelines so he could be moving very close to getting in without WC or qualies.Why?
That is great news i wonder MC will do the same
King Felix? Wow, that's some hefty promotion there.
My lofty prediction from four years ago seems to be catching on!King Felix? Wow, that's some hefty promotion there.