I like Shapo but he will get his ass handed to him.
can't be worse than grigolo, surely
Darth Vaderer is looking unstoppable right now.Grigolo failed, so now it's up to Shaps to become a Jedi Knight and defeat Darth Federer and secure the Light Side of the Force. Only the Sith deal in absolutes.
Wimbly 2019.any suggestions for the poll?
Yep. All the strengths on show by Shapavalop against the likes of Nadal and Tsonga last year are the type which have barely ever bothered Federer. He is too crafty and can push those sort of opponents to overplay and implode.Probably soon but I dont think people should expect some kind of Sampras Federer remake.Probably it will be easy win for Roger
Yeah he needs to improve his returning to hang with Roger but I’m sure he will in time.Fed will beat him 6-3 6-2. It'll be entertaining and probably closer than the scoreline but Shapo's whole 'give the opponent numerous break point opportunities' tendency won't work against Roger.
is that what you guy call a blowjob ?...
Why is this match so hyped?
Shapovalov is gonna win like 20% of return points, Federer about 30%, Shapo is never gonna break while Federer will break anywhere between 1 and 3 times and win be 80% sure to win any tieabreak.
And if I'm overestimating anyone here, I'm overestimating Shapovalov.
It's like Federer-Dimitrov, except Shapo serves better, returns worse and defends worse.
Federer against someone who plays similar isn't gonna be a close match. Cause Federer will beat them at his own game while enjoying the landscape and force the other dude to counterpunch against the game against which you can barely counterpunch.
Yeah I haven't really gotten the %points won and the general amount of %breaking that coincides with down. (except for 50% points is roughly 50% breaking hehe)Pretty much this, at least for now. Fed will likely cruise on serve and win relatively dominant sets with tight scorelines.
Only thing I'd change is adjust the return points won somewhat upward. Denis wins 66% of serve points against your average top 50 player, so I don't see him clearly outperforming that against Fed. Even against a redlining Kyrgios at last year's IW, Fed won 33.1% of RPW. I'd expect him to hit the 35% mark against a well-playing Shap, or some percentage points above that if things get ugly. Lefty factor could be interesting though; Denis brings more heat than Nadal (then again, so does Lopez, and it hasn't helped him).
Yeah Lopez is the best comparison as to serving for Shapovalov.Pretty much this, at least for now. Fed will likely cruise on serve and win relatively dominant sets with tight scorelines.
Only thing I'd change is adjust the return points won somewhat upward. Denis wins 66% of serve points against your average top 50 player, so I don't see him clearly outperforming that against Fed. Even against a redlining Kyrgios at last year's IW, Fed won 33.1% of RPW. I'd expect him to hit the 35% mark against a well-playing Shap, or some percentage points above that if things get ugly. Lefty factor could be interesting though; Denis brings more heat than Nadal (then again, so does Lopez, and it hasn't helped him).
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Shapo is only 18.Why is this match so hyped?
Shapovalov is gonna win like 20% of return points, Federer about 30%, Shapo is never gonna break while Federer will break anywhere between 1 and 3 times and win be 80% sure to win any tieabreak.
And if I'm overestimating anyone here, I'm overestimating Shapovalov.
It's like Federer-Dimitrov, except Shapo serves better, returns worse and defends worse.
Federer against someone who plays similar isn't gonna be a close match. Cause Federer will beat them at his own game while enjoying the landscape and force the other dude to counterpunch against the game against which you can barely counterpunch.
Quite right.
The Dyson is meant only for a handjob
Young Shap seems like the kind of excitable chap that would need someone to point out the delicate difference.
No ****.Shapo is only 18.
He can only improve and when he does I’m sure he’ll be a force to be reckoned with.
True.No ****.
But people want to see it right now. It's not gonna be a great match right now.
I rather see Shapovalov-Dimitrov right now.
already happened 2 years ago, by the way (right after denis sent kyrgios back to his pokemons)I rather see Shapovalov-Dimitrov right now.
Yes, but I'd rather see it again than a very hyped matchup turning into inevitable beatdownalready happened 2 years ago, by the way (right after denis sent kyrgios back to his pokemons)![]()
Aesthetic comes first -- this guy simply lacks the rhythm of Fedr and Dimi imho.
*Miami
Prime fedr gone after ao2010.The sad thing is because of the huge age differential, by the time Shaps enters his prime Fedr will be retired. We'll never get to see prime Fed vs prime Shaps, oh well such is life.
Yeah - Shapo should do better than Grigor. Grigor, at this stage, collapses after the initial break of serve when facing Fed.He will get 2-3 more games than Grigolo.