Talk About Tennis 2.0

Wed, 22 May, 2024 (Day 5) Geneva

Center Court
Starts at 11:30 am

S. Baez (5) Vs R. Carballes Baena
Followed By
T. Fritz (3) Vs A. Michelsen
Followed By
S. Ofner (Q) Vs (2) C. Ruud
Not Before 6:00 pm
N. Djokovic (1) Vs Y. Hanfmann
Followed By
D. Shapovalov (WC) Vs (6) T. Griekspoor

Court 1
Starts at 11:30 am

J. Cash/R. Galloway Vs A. Erler/L. Miedler
Followed By
N. Moreno De Alboran (Q) Vs T. Machac
Followed By
L. Glasspool/J. Rojer Vs (2) J. Murray/M. Venus
Followed By
H. Nys/J. Zielinski (1) Vs G. Escobar/A. Nedovyesov

Court 2
Starts at 11:30 am

M. Arevalo/M. Pavic (3) Vs R. Matos/M. Melo

Wed, 22 May, 2024 (Day 5) Lyon

Court Central
Starts at 11:00 am

A. Mannarino (3) Vs L. Darderi
Followed By
U. Humbert (1) Vs D. Koepfer
Followed By
A. Rinderknech Vs (5) F. Tiafoe
Not Before 5:30 pm
H. Gaston (Q) Vs (4) F. Cerundolo

Court 1
Starts at 11:00 am

T. Seyboth Wild Vs (6) T. Etcheverry
Followed By
Y. Bhambri/A. Olivetti Vs S. Arends/M. Middelkoop
Followed By
Y. Nishioka Vs (WC) G. Mpetshi Perricard

Court 2
Starts at 11:00 am

D. Hidalgo/J. Peers Vs (2) M. Gonzalez/A. Molteni
Followed By
S. Gonzalez/E. Roger-Vasselin (1) Vs N. Barrientos/F. Cabral
Followed By / After rest
L. Darderi/F. Romboli Vs H. Heliovaara/H. Patten

glad to see Michelsen do well.. he is not afraid to go forward... volleying is actually a good tactic on clay, you need a way to finish the point , after all.. provided you are not silly about the kind of approach you go up behind..

You need to hit a monster approach. Otherwise, the book on passing somebody on clay is well written, and widely read:
"First pass low, second pass from the popped up volley", by Bjorn Borg. Prologue by Rafael Nadal.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 12:28 pm You need to hit a monster approach. Otherwise, the book on passing somebody on clay is well written, and widely read:
"First pass low, second pass from the popped up volley", by Bjorn Borg. Prologue by Rafael Nadal.

Isn't clay about using angles to open the court more since you can't hit through it? So maybe the approach should spin off the court more and push someone back more than it has to penetrate on a hard court?

Either way, you need to hit a monster approach. Either very angled, or very hard. Because if the other player can get to it, then the formula I said applies.

Fri, 24 May, 2024 (Day 7) Geneva

Center Court
Starts at 12:00 noon

SF
H. Nys/J. Zielinski (1) Vs (3) M. Arevalo/M. Pavic
Not Before 2:30 pm
SF
N. Djokovic (1) Vs T. Machac
Not Before 4:00 pm
SF
F. Cobolli Vs (2) C. Ruud

Court 1
Starts at 12:00 noon

SF
C. Frantzen/H. Jebens Vs L. Glasspool/J. Rojer

Fri, 24 May, 2024 (Day 7) Lyon

Court Central
Starts at 12:00 noon

SF
S. Gonzalez/E. Roger-Vasselin (1) Vs Y. Bhambri/A. Olivetti
Not Before 2:30 pm
SF
T. Etcheverry (6) Vs L. Darderi
Followed By
SF
G. Mpetshi Perricard (WC) Vs (2) A. Bublik

Machac def Djokovic 6-4, 0-6, 6-1

Just a note on the simple mistake issues that we see in tennis journalism, and in journalism in general. Tomas Machac's name appears to be spelt wrong in two different places on the ATP website right now. One on the scored board - MacHac - and another in the title of an article - Macahc.

Sat, 25 May, 2024 (Day 8) - Geneva

Center Court
Starts at 10:30 am / TBF 0/0

SF
F. Cobolli Vs (2) C. Ruud
Not Before 12:30 pm
F
M. Arevalo/M. Pavic (3) Vs L. Glasspool/J. Rojer
Not Before 3:00 pm
F
T. Machac Vs F. Cobolli Or C. Ruud

Sat, 25 May, 2024 (Day 8) Lyon

Court Central
Starts at 12:00 noon

F
Y. Bhambri/A. Olivetti Vs H. Heliovaara/H. Patten
Not Before 2:30 pm
F
T. Etcheverry (6) Vs (WC) G. Mpetshi Perricard

ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 7:36 pm Sat, 25 May, 2024 (Day 8) - Geneva

Center Court
Starts at 10:30 am / TBF 0/0

SF
F. Cobolli Vs (2) C. Ruud
Not Before 12:30 pm
F
M. Arevalo/M. Pavic (3) Vs L. Glasspool/J. Rojer
Not Before 3:00 pm
F
T. Machac Vs F. Cobolli Or C. Ruud

2 matches in one day before the French. Not an ideal situation.

And he went five sets.
Let's say, he would really like a Tuesday start.

Frenchman won a title on just his 4th appearance in any ATP tournament main draw

Just saw the highlights. Could have gone either way (of course, with that score) but the guy has a very nice 1H BH.
Against Goffin in 1R at RG and, if through. Zverev/Nadal.
Hey, it was a great May for him.