Thiem vs Medvedev 2019 barcelona final

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Thiem takes the first set! Started like a pretty exciting match, but I agree it's lost some of its competitiveness. Too many UE by Medvedev, and trouble with his serve.
 
Argh, dammit. I wish Medvedev would come forward when Thiem slices. He's doing it on Thiem's rally strokes, but he really should do it on the slice, too.
 
Things unravelling fast now for Medvedev after his confident start in the first few games. Maybe some fatigue setting in after yesterday's marathon with Nishikori?

Thiem looks the fitter of the two despite his own slugfest with Nadal yesterday.
 
This was very predictable from Medvedev. Very similar to his loss to Lajovic in MC where he lost 12 of the last 13 games.

He's now lost 9 of the last 10 here.
 
Mainad said:
Things unravelling fast now for Medvedev after his confident start in the first few games. Maybe some fatigue setting in after yesterday's marathon with Nishikori?

Thiem looks the fitter of the two despite his own slugfest with Nadal yesterday.
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Medvedev is definitely gassed. Very low first-serve percentage and hitting shots into the net. Legs are obviously gone. He's played a lot this year and should take at least one tournament off before the French Open. He doesn't have the fitness yet to stand a grueling schedule.

I remember Thiem having the same problem for a few years. Grueling schedule and then being gassed and/or injured as a result.
 
MeatTornado said:
This was very predictable from Medvedev. Very similar to his loss to Lajovic in MC where he lost 12 of the last 13 games.

He's now lost 9 of the last 10 here.
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Didn't look good at all against Federer in Miami either. It's like I (and many others) have said for a while. There's nothing truly special about him or basically any of the younger guys, Thiem included. His game is decent, but he gives up quickly in some matches. He did it against Federer in Basel last year too, and that was when Federer was ripe for the picking.
 
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Soul_Evisceration said:
Is this another instance where Medvedev is running low on energy the further he progresses in a tournament or Thiem playing above his skillset?
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It's definitely not Thiem. If Medvedev played with the same level that he played Nishikori, he easily wins this matchup in straights. Medvedev definitely faded in a big way after the start of this match.
 
Steve0904 said:
Didn't look good at all against Federer in Miami either. It's like I (and many others) have said for a while. There's nothing truly special about him or basically any of the younger guys, Thiem included. His game is decent, but he gives up quickly in some matches. He did it against Federer in Basel last year too, and that was when Federer was ripe for the picking.
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He is absolutely magnificent at playing absolutely disgusting when he is getting outclassed.
 
Steve0904 said:
Didn't look good at all against Federer in Miami either. It's like I (and many others) have said for a while. There's nothing truly special about him or basically any of the younger guys, Thiem included. His game is decent, but he gives up quickly in some matches. He did it against Federer in Basel last year too, and that was when Federer was ripe for the picking.
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LOL. This is all gravy for Meddy who was not supposed to do anything on clay. With this post Medvedev to win Wimbledon.;)
 
Steve0904 said:
Didn't look good at all against Federer in Miami either. It's like I (and many others) have said for a while. There's nothing truly special about him or basically any of the younger guys, Thiem included. His game is decent, but he gives up quickly in some matches. He did it against Federer in Basel last year too, and that was when Federer was ripe for the picking.
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He also just doesn't have the legs for big matches, and certainly not on clay.
 
Thiem gonna win Barca without needing so much as a tiebreak.

He did himself no favours by brainfarting vs Lajovic, but he should really be gaining points over the next 2 tournaments.
 
mightyrick said:
It's definitely not Thiem. If Medvedev played with the same level that he played Nishikori, he easily wins this matchup in straights. Medvedev definitely faded in a big way after the start of this match.
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MightyP out to lunch as usual.
 
Red Rick said:
Thiem gonna win Barca without needing so much as a tiebreak.

He did himself no favours by brainfarting vs Lajovic, but he should really be gaining points over the next 2 tournaments.
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Defending 600 at Madrid so that's not going to be a given unless he wins either Madrid or Rome. Never seen Thiem playing this well so early in the clay season, usually gets betterer and betterer, but how is that possible with the level on display?
 
mightyrick said:
It's definitely not Thiem. If Medvedev played with the same level that he played Nishikori, he easily wins this matchup in straights. Medvedev definitely faded in a big way after the start of this match.
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This is nonsense. Medvedev has nothing to hurt Thiem with on clay. The fact a pusher is resorting to net rushing and ball-bashing is pretty much evidence of desperation.
 
Meles said:
Defending 600 at Madrid so that's not going to be a given unless he wins either Madrid or Rome. Never seen Thiem playing this well so early in the clay season, usually gets betterer and betterer, but how is that possible with the level on display?
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Madrid is his best of the clay 1000s no? Just don't lay an egg there, draw Fraud, and reach at least semi.

Really Thiem should also simply just win Hamburg and Kitzbuhel this year.
 
mightyrick said:
Medvedev is definitely gassed. Very low first-serve percentage and hitting shots into the net. Legs are obviously gone. He's played a lot this year and should take at least one tournament off before the French Open. He doesn't have the fitness yet to stand a grueling schedule.

I remember Thiem having the same problem for a few years. Grueling schedule and then being gassed and/or injured as a result.
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The Nishikori match cost him a bit and Djoko win to be sure, but he was never going to win this match.:rolleyes:
 
Red Rick said:
Madrid is his best of the clay 1000s no? Just don't lay an egg there, draw Fraud, and reach at least semi.

Really Thiem should also simply just win Hamburg and Kitzbuhel this year.
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I have a feeling he's going to roll out on hard courts and forego July clay given his IW success and hopes at 2018 US Open.
 
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