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Wonder if Shapo is going to pull off a huge upset...he has Zverev down...that would be a big step up for him.

Will make Nadal's path a bit easier...

Not so fast - Shapovalov is donating a few points now.

Suliso wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 3:22 am

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 3:21 am I am quite confident Krejcikova will beat Keys...just as Sloane did at the USO..she will expose Keys' poor movement and footwork...

Didn't you also think Badosa would beat Keys?

No, I was not sure how good Badoda really is..now I know

That was a bad tie-break that Shapovalov & Zverev just played, in contrast to Nadal-Mannarino. Both players tried to give it away but in the end Zverev's forehand errors were more generous than Shapovalov's double faults, and Denis got the 2nd set.

Zverev now down 2 sets and a break. They are saying the heat might be a problem? Also makes the court play really fast? Listless performance.


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"Listless" is a very good description. No fire at all. Since he destroyed the racquet, he hasn't even shown negative emotion.

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meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 6:29 am Zverev now down 2 sets and a break. They are saying the heat might be a problem? Also makes the court play really fast? Listless performance.

They don't know. They are as perplexed by his performance as the rest of us, they are just trying to come up with explanations that informs what they are seeing. The heat is the their best guess, but they can't be sure. They haven't noticed much besides him seeming out of sorts. They've talked most about the heat in relation to the speed of the court and the ball being more than what he expected, rather than him physically wilting in the heat.

ETA: This is on the world feed at least, maybe they know more on the main ESPN one.

Nadal is going to crush Shapo.


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Zverev was very listless, and was mistiming the forehand.

Nadal vs Medvedev final - rematch of the 2019 US Open.

skatingfan wrote:Zverev was very listless, and was mistiming the forehand.

Yeah Sascha framed quite a few. And Denis didn’t play like a dum-dum.


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skatingfan wrote:Nadal vs Medvedev final - rematch of the 2019 US Open.

Likely. Or Med-Monfils. Or Cilic-Nadal.


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Shapovalov is going to beat Nadal if he keeps this level. Doesn't have to be better. Just has to stay at this level.

This Rafa can't handle Shapo's all-around game without donations.