prairiegirl
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SUGGESTION: If someone disagrees with you online, you don't have to instantly conclude that they're the worst person in the world. There's actually such a thing as disagreeing in good faith.
Did anyone here do that?SUGGESTION: If someone disagrees with you online, you don't have to instantly conclude that they're the worst person in the world. There's actually such a thing as disagreeing in good faith.
Sorry if you find me negative. I say it like it is, and many others have said the same thing. I meant it as a joke in that playing Rafa on clay is almost a hopeless endeavor. Few can defeat him. Does that sound better?
Felix IMO will be the biggest Canadian tennis player that will emerge. Of course we won't see his full potential for the next 3 to 5 years but he only seems to get better. Just be patient with both players.
It's just the way you savagely put down Shapovalov and Felix like they are nobodies and the fact that Shapovalov lost 4 matches in a row on his worst surface and changing coaches makes it seem all like doom and gloom.
A decent draw for Felix at next week's Italian Open where his first-round match will be against the no. 13 seed, Borna Coric. The winner of that encounter will play either John Millman or a qualifier.
Can you post the original link? I'll assume it's a french article.This is pretty long and the translation is pretty rough but it's full of interesting tidbits about FAA and his family.
Sadly, Felix lost to Coric.
It's French but I think it was Quebecois French which can be quite different. I dug back on Facebook and found the post but she didn't post a link. I'll post the original French article and hopefully that'll work for you.Can you post the original link? I'll assume it's a french article.
I was not impressed with Felix's attitude today. He spent way too much time trying to interact with his coach: looking at him, almost smirking at times, like it's such a surprise when he'd miss. Or like how is it possible I could be losing? He was trying tweeners and no look passing shots on important points. Please go back to hard work, and being in disbelief that he's actually in a main draw.
Oh, he does, but there is this "bag check" on YouTube when he was very young and he spoke with what was sounded like a European accent (don't ask me to distinguish between the various areas or countries in Europe, I can't). In the past two years or so, I've noticed his accent ranged from a clear Quebec accent to still a Quebec accent with some discernible traces of European French, and one time where he sounded way more European than I had heard before.It's kinda odd that he "doesn't have a québecois accent" though.
I just watched that vid, it's true he sounds more French. I also saw a video from 2 years later where he sounds québécois. During his recent appearance on a Quebec talk-show his accent was mostly québécois, but said a few things with a more French pronounciation, the way he said "d"s and "t"s in words like "aujourd'hui" and "tu", quebecers would sound more like "ajourd'zhui" and "tsu". Interesting observation, thanks.Oh, he does, but there is this "bag check" on YouTube when he was very young and he spoke with what was sounded like a European accent (don't ask me to distinguish between the various areas or countries in Europe, I can't). In the past two years or so, I've noticed his accent ranged from a clear Quebec accent to still a Quebec accent with some discernible traces of European French, and one time where he sounded way more European than I had heard before.
Maybe having been raised by a father with a Togolese accent and then spending so much time with French coaches has led him to adapt easily depending of where he is and whom he is speaking to.
I'd call it an upside to losing early a lot last year!Despite losing, it looks like felix could go up as high as 27 in the rankings this week. One upside to losing early I guess.
He didn't lose early a lot last year! He was 17 and just starting out with a few Futures and a few Challengers.I'd call it an upside to losing early a lot last year!
I don't recall him playing a Future since March 2017. He started playing exclusively in Challengers after that. He won Challengers in Lyon and Sevilla that year. I think he had had a wildcard for the qualifications in Basel at the end of 2017, the only ATP tournament he participated in (after the wildcard he had to decline due to injury at the Rogers Cup).He didn't lose early a lot last year! He was 17 and just starting out with a few Futures and a few Challengers.
Felix vs Millman 2R Lyon on Tuesday, early evening featured match on Center Court.
Millman will be tough. All betting predictions say Millman will win.
Modest expectation to take that long...a title this week would boost him to #22 and within 200 points of a comfortable top 20 cushion.With his win over Millman, Felix should apparently rise up to rank 26.
This is pretty incredible stuff - by simply competing in these tournaments and making modest runs, he's still making progress up the rankings. With no points to defend, Felix might even crack the top 20 by end of year if he continues to maintain his success to date.
Modest expectation to take that long...a title this week would boost him to #22 and within 200 points of a comfortable top 20 cushion.
His ranking may have a dip after RG because he has a Challenger title and final that will fall off while he has his first go on the grass Wimby tuneups. From that point forward he should climb with any decent results on the NA HC swing before USO. That’s why a deep run here and a decent first week at RG will be critical to get points to neutralize that 100 plus drop from Lyon/Blois’18 Challengers.Fair enough - I think a title is pretty doable. The draw doesn't have a lot of depth, combined with Shapo looking a bit out of sorts, makes Felix's first title a lot more realistic than people might give him credit. Although I'm also accounting for the lack of consistency week-to-week that often plagues young players, so I expect at some points during the year where Felix strings a series of losses. Although, even showing up seems to still give him decent bumps in the rankings, given how close everyone around the 30-20 range is ranking points-wise
Not so fast, Wawrinka can easily pass Félix if he wins more matches in Geneva, but other than him, Garin would have to win the title in Geneva to prevent Félix from climbing.With his win over Millman, Felix should apparently rise up to rank 26.
This is pretty incredible stuff - by simply competing in these tournaments and making modest runs, he's still making progress up the rankings. With no points to defend, Felix might even crack the top 20 by end of year if he continues to just keep on par with his progress to date..
I would think Denis must be the least surprised of anyone. He has never been shy when acknowledging Félix's talent. Even when he beat Félix in their Challenger encounter over two years ago, he said they would play against each other many times and the wins wouldn't all go on the same side. Also, I would think he had time to see it coming, as Félix has been ranked above him for over two months in the race already. But Denis will soon have a chance to even things out on grass.I'm starting to wonder how Shapo might be feeling now that Felix is not only getting a lot more attention, but also could potentially leap frog over him in the rankings this year...
Thompson and Struff have been equally unsuccessful at RG...best is 2R for both. One advantage for Denis is he played and took a set from Struff at M-C last month so he knows what to expect. Since then, Struff is up (wins vs Tsits, Cilic, Goffin) and down (double breadsticks from Monteiro). This could be a confidence builder if Shapo takes it.Felix should have had this in 2. In any case, he has an easy opening round at the FO, while once again, Denis gets a tough opponent. Draws on all clay court tournaments have been horrible for him. I know it's just bad luck, but this is a LOT OF bad luck.