Talk About Tennis 2.0

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Day 4

Court Rainier III Starts At 11:00 Am

Alexander Bublik VS (13) Alexander Zverev
Followed By
(5) Andrey Rublev VS Jaume Munar
Followed By
(1) Novak Djokovic VS (Q) Ivan Gakhov
Followed By
Benjamin Bonzi VS (2) Stefanos Tsitsipas

Court Des Princes Starts At 11:00 Am

Ben Shelton VS Grigor Dimitrov
Followed By
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina VS (9) Karen Khachanov
Followed By
Miomir Kecmanovic VS (16) Lorenzo Musetti
Followed By
(10) Hubert Hurkacz VS Jack Draper

Court 2 Starts At 11:00 Am

(Q) Ugo Humbert VS (WC) Lorenzo Sonego
Followed By
(WC) Valentin Vacherot VS (Q) Luca Nardi
Not Before 2:00 Pm
Daniel Evans VS (Q) Ilya Ivashka

Court 9 Starts At 11:00 Am

Jiri Lehecka VS (LL) Emil Ruusuvuori
Followed By
(6) Lloyd Glasspool/Harri Heliovaara VS (WC) Nicolas Mahut/Stan Wawrinka
Followed By
(4) Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic VS Taylor Fritz/Holger Rune

Court 11 Starts At 11:00 Am

Maximo Gonzalez/Andres Molteni VS Maxime Cressy/Matwe Middelkoop
Not Before 12:30 Pm
Fabrice Martin/Andreas Mies VS Diego Schwartzman/Jannik Sinner

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 4:17 pm Thiem is looking very good against Gasquet. I know, it is not a huge litmus test, but they are going full macho on the BH's and are crushing it.
I say he is still running around his BH too much. With such a sledgehammer, why do so?

Maybe the wrist...still protecting it?

Monte Carlo is important for so many reasons...not only the first big clay event, it has also been a good predictor of the entire clay circuit...certainly expect Djokovic to win, he is officially a resident and he is fresh and hungry, I expect...no Alcaraz and no Nadal either ..

we must see what Sinner and Medvedev do on clay... this is their big opportunity with two giants not in the draw..

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 1:00 am

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 4:17 pm Thiem is looking very good against Gasquet. I know, it is not a huge litmus test, but they are going full macho on the BH's and are crushing it.
I say he is still running around his BH too much. With such a sledgehammer, why do so?

Maybe the wrist...still protecting it?

That would be an odd way of protecting it. When he hits his FH, he loops his wrist a lot. On the BH, like almost all power BH's, he locks the wrist. So if anything, I say he needs to hit more BH's, if his goal is to protect the wrist.
Let's see him against Rune. That can be a real test.

these things are mostly in the mind.. when you are coming back from injury, especially

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 1:03 am certainly expect Djokovic to win, he is officially a resident and he is fresh and hungry, I expect

Novak hasn't made it past the quarters at Monte Carlo since 2015. I think the courts play too slow for him.

skatingfan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:50 am

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 1:03 am certainly expect Djokovic to win, he is officially a resident and he is fresh and hungry, I expect

Novak hasn't made it past the quarters at Monte Carlo since 2015. I think the courts play too slow for him.

hmm.. i hadnt realized his record was so bad.. though I do think he will do better this year - he is hungrier, has to redeem himself after a lot of missed tournaments.. Djokovic is the one player who can adapt to any court speed, so I am not too concerned about the speed of the court here..

skatingfan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:50 am

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 1:03 am certainly expect Djokovic to win, he is officially a resident and he is fresh and hungry, I expect

Novak hasn't made it past the quarters at Monte Carlo since 2015. I think the courts play too slow for him.

you could be right.. watching Djokovic versus Gakhov.. struggling to win points! never seen him so ineffective on ANY surface..

He still won the first set, in the TB, even though he hit 8 winners and 17 UE's.
But yes, I don't think he will win it.

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Day 5

Court Rainier III Starts At 11:00 Am

Botic van de Zandschulp VS (4) Casper Ruud
Followed By
Diego Schwartzman VS (7) Jannik Sinner
Followed By
(3) Daniil Medvedev VS (WC) Lorenzo Sonego
Followed By
(WC) Dominic Thiem VS (6) Holger Rune

Court Des Princes Starts At 11:00 Am

Roberto Bautista Agut VS (13) Alexander Zverev
Followed By
Grigor Dimitrov VS Jiri Lehecka
Followed By
(8) Taylor Fritz VS (WC) Stan Wawrinka
Followed By
Francisco Cerundolo VS Matteo Berrettini

Court 2 Starts At 11:00 Am

(14) Alex de Minaur VS (Q) Jan-Lennard Struff
Followed By
(Q) Luca Nardi VS (16) Lorenzo Musetti
Followed By
(WC) Petros Tsitsipas/Stefanos Tsitsipas VS (3) Marcelo Arevalo/Jean-Julien Rojer

Court 9 Starts At 11:00 Am

Nicolas Jarry VS (Q) Alexei Popyrin
Followed By
(Q) Ilya Ivashka VS (9) Karen Khachanov
Followed By / After Suitable Rest
(1) Wesley Koolhof/Neal Skupski VS Karen Khachanov/Andrey Rublev

Court 11 Starts At 11:00 Am

(Alt) Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin VS Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah
Followed By
(7) Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden VS Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz
Followed By / After Suitable Rest
Marcelo Melo/Alexander Zverev VS (WC) Romain Arneodo/Sam Weissborn

Bonzi's injury was of the freak kind. Hit one BH, immediately winced in pain.

Thursday, April 13, 2023 Day 6

Court Rainier III Starts At 11:00 Am

(10) Hubert Hurkacz VS (7) Jannik Sinner
Followed By
Nicolas Jarry VS (2) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Followed By
(1) Novak Djokovic VS (16) Lorenzo Musetti
Followed By
(3) Daniil Medvedev VS (13) Alexander Zverev

Court Des Princes Starts At 11:00 Am

(Q) Jan-Lennard Struff VS (4) Casper Ruud
Not Before 12:30 Pm
(5) Andrey Rublev VS (9) Karen Khachanov
Followed By
(8) Taylor Fritz VS Jiri Lehecka
Followed By
Matteo Berrettini VS (6) Holger Rune

Court 2 Starts At 11:00 Am

(6) Lloyd Glasspool/Harri Heliovaara VS Andres Molteni
Followed By
Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah VS (5) Ivan Dodig/Austin Krajicek
Followed By
(WC) Romain Arneodo/Sam Weissborn VS (2) Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury

Medvedev looking quite good thus far ..against Sonego..zverev next! He surely can't beat zverev, can he?!