ATP M1000 Shanghai 10/2 - 10/13 2024

[JTContinental]

Francis is probably my favorite player on the men's tour, but I hate when people add "this isn't who I am" to an apology, when it was in fact who you were.

[ashkor87]

Absolutely not a given that Medvedev will win. He himself degraded quite a bit.

he has not sunk so low as to lose to ST on a fast court

[ashkor87]

Rune vs Fritz is another interesting one...I don't much care for Rune but if the court is fast, he should win..they are both extreme cases..Rune is quick, Fritz is powerful but slow..it is in such matchups that peripheral forces like court speed will matter. We shall see!

[ashkor87]

Well well..that didn't work out ..didn't see it though

[ponchi101]

The theory needs further refinement..

[ti-amie]

Thursday 10 October, 2024 (Day 11)

STADIUM COURT
Starts at 12:30 pm

W. Koolhof/N. Mektic Vs N. Lammons/J. Withrow
Not Before 3:00 pm
J. Sinner (1) Vs (5) D. Medvedev
Not Before 6:30 pm
C. Alcaraz (3) Vs (30) T. Machac
Followed By
S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori (4) Vs M. Gonzalez/A. Molteni

GRANDSTAND 2
Starts at 13:00

S. Gonzalez/E. Roger-Vasselin Vs A. Behar/R. Galloway
Followed By
J. Murray/J. Peers (WC) Vs A. Pavlasek/J. Rojer

[Suliso]

Sinner had no issue with Medvedev either.

[ponchi101]

Sinner had no issue with Medvedev either.

Yes, that "rivalry" has been turned around completely. Of course, Sinner is quite younger but it seems that right now, Medvedev has simply no answers to him.
Reminds me of Pete/Chang, and Roger/Hewitt & Roger/Nalbandian. An initial big lead and then, a total flip of the script.

[ashkor87]

The theory needs further refinement..

Well, it only works for players who are evenly matched...these two weren't, clearly!

[ashkor87]

Sinner had no issue with Medvedev either.

Only Alcaraz can trouble him here..and even there, Sinner would have the edge

[mick1303]

Watched one youtuber yesterday, who made astute observation: The high of Alcaraz is higher than that one of Sinner, but the average of Sinner is higher than the average of Alcaraz. I'm afraid we will be subjected to the repeat of 2006-2007, when Nadal fans were drumming about "real #1" and elevated head-to-head to the significance it does not deserve (IMO).

[Suliso]

Only Alcaraz can trouble him here..and even there, Sinner would have the edge

Very surprisingly Alcaraz is not going to trouble anyone this week anymore.

[ashkor87]

Machac is amazing.. I havent paid much attention to him.. powerful and quick, amazing reach, great touch at the net too..

[ponchi101]

Problem for Alcaraz at the moment is that his game has a very large variance. Some days, he is Carlos Alcaraz. On others... well, he is Carlitos.
It is a bit odd.

I saw Machac play once. Really liked his style. Then again, he is a Czeck. He probably trains with Siniakova and Muchova (all court players).

[Suliso]

Let's see what he can do against Sinner.