Talk About Tennis 2.0

DAY 10 WEDNESDAY 6 JULY
Complete

CENTRE COURT 1:30PM

LADIES' SINGLES - QUARTER-FINALS
S. Halep (ROU) 16 v A. Anisimova (USA) 20
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - QUARTER-FINALS
T. Fritz (USA) 11 v R. Nadal (ESP) 2

NO.1 COURT 1:00PM

LADIES' SINGLES - QUARTER-FINALS
A. Tomljanovic (AUS) v E. Rybakina (KAZ) 17
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - QUARTER-FINALS
C. Garin (CHI) v N. Kyrgios (AUS)

NO.2 COURT 11:00AM

GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - QUARTER-FINALS
R. Ram (USA) 1/J. Salisbury (GBR) 1 v N. Mahut (FRA) 12/E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 12
NOT BEFORE: 1:00PM
LADIES' DOUBLES - QUARTER-FINALS
D. Collins (USA)/D. Krawczyk (USA) v A. Rosolska (POL) 11/E. Routliffe (NZL) 11

INVITATION MIXED DOUBLES - ROUND ROBIN
G. Rusedski (GBR)/A. Keothavong (GBR) v M. Woodforde (AUS)/I. Majoli (CRO)

MIXED DOUBLES - SEMI-FINALS
M. Pavic (CRO) 6/S. Mirza (IND) 6 v N. Skupski (GBR) 2/D. Krawczyk (USA) 2

NO.3 COURT 11:00AM

GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - QUARTER-FINALS
M. Ebden (AUS) 14/M. Purcell (AUS) 14 v J. Peers (AUS) 7/F. Polasek (SVK) 7
NOT BEFORE: 1:00PM
LADIES' DOUBLES - QUARTER-FINALS
E. Mertens (BEL) 1/S. Zhang (CHN) 1 v A. Guarachi (CHI) 7/A. Klepac (SLO) 7
MIXED DOUBLES - SEMI-FINALS
M. Ebden (AUS)/S. Stosur (AUS) v J. Sock (USA)/C. Gauff (USA)

COURT 12 11:00AM

GIRLS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
H. Kinoshita (JPN) v J. Conway (GBR)
BOYS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
S. Gorzny (USA) v M. Poljicak (CRO) 3

GENTLEMEN'S INVITATION DOUBLES - ROUND ROBIN
F. Gonzalez (CHI)/S. Grosjean (FRA) v J. Melzer (AUT)/G. Muller (LUX)

COURT 18 12:00PM

GIRLS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
I. Kruger (RSA) v M. Xu (GBR)

LADIES' INVITATION DOUBLES - ROUND ROBIN
D. Hantuchova (SVK)/L. Robson (GBR) v F. Pennetta (ITA)/F. Schiavone (ITA)

BOYS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
C. Wong (HKG)/M. Zheng (USA) v L. Pow (GBR)/H. Searle (GBR)

COURT 4 11:00AM

BOYS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
E. Butvilas (LTU) 8 v K. Ivanovski (MKD)
BOYS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
B. Artnak (SLO) 14 v P. Rodenas (ESP)
GIRLS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
S. Ishii (JPN)/L. Tararudee (THA) v A. Xu (CAN)/N. Xu (CAN)
BOYS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
M. Landaluce (ESP) 7/P. Rodenas (ESP) 7 v A. Basile (BEL)/P. Privara (SVK)

COURT 5 11:00AM

BOYS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
L. Tien (USA) v M. Pawelski (POL) 15
GIRLS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
O. Lincer (POL) v V. Mboko (CAN) 5
GIRLS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
C. Fontenel (SUI)/J. Svendsen (DEN) v K. Tomajkova (CZE) 8/N. Vargova (SVK) 8
GIRLS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
N. Bartunkova (CZE) 1/C. Naef (SUI) 1 v R. Jamrichova (SVK)/O. Lincer (POL)

COURT 7 11:00AM

GIRLS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
L. Udvardy (HUN) 7 v A. Xu (CAN) 10
BOYS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
A. Kim (USA) v M. Zheng (USA)
GIRLS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
H. Klugman (GBR)/H. Oluwadare (GBR) v S. Macavei (USA)/J. Struplova (CZE)
BOYS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
A. Kim (USA)/C. Williams (USA) v G. Bailly (BEL) 4/J. Nicod (CZE) 4

COURT 8 11:00AM

BOYS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
C. Wong (HKG) v P. Privara (SVK)
GIRLS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
L. Hovde (USA) 1 v K. Cross (CAN) 13
BOYS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
J. Loutit (NZL)/E. Winter (AUS) v J. Fonseca (BRA)/J. Prado Angelo (BOL)
GIRLS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
K. Cross (CAN) 4/V. Mboko (CAN) 4 v E. Seidel (GER)/J. Steur (GER)

COURT 14 11:00AM

GIRLS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
L. Klimovicova (CZE) 16 v C. Naef (SUI) 2
BOYS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
M. Landaluce (ESP) 10 v G. Bailly (BEL) 7
GIRLS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
L. Klimovicova (CZE)/D. Salkova (CZE) v L. Peyre (ARG)/M. Slama (USA)
BOYS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
E. Butvilas (LTU) 1/M. Poljicak (CRO) 1 v O. Colak (USA)/L. Tien (USA)

COURT 15 11:00AM

BOYS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
K. Feldbausch (SUI) 6 v A. Blockx (BEL)
GIRLS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
R. Nijkamp (NED) v N. Bartunkova (CZE) 3
BOYS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
D. Dietrich (SUI)/K. Feldbausch (SUI) v J. Mensik (CZE) 6/O. Pieczkowski (POL) 6
BOYS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
B. Artnak (SLO) 8/H. Barton (CZE) 8 v S. Gorzny (USA)/A. Michelsen (USA)

COURT 17 11:00AM

GIRLS' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
E. Seidel (GER) v Y. Li (TPE)
BOYS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
M. Brunold (SUI)/N. Godsick (USA) v G. Debru (FRA) 5/P. Inchauspe (FRA) 5
GIRLS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
Y. Li (TPE)/S. Saito (JPN) v L. Ciric Bagaric (CRO) 3/N. Daubnerova (SVK) 3
GIRLS' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
R. Nijkamp (NED)/A. Okutoyi (KEN) v D. Glushkova (BUL)/H. Kinoshita (JPN)

TO BE ARRANGED 1
NOT BEFORE: 4:00PM

INVITATION MIXED DOUBLES - ROUND ROBIN
T. Enqvist (SWE)/R.P. Stubbs (AUS) v T. Johansson (SWE)/MJ Fernandez (USA)
NOT BEFORE: 5:00PM
LADIES' INVITATION DOUBLES - ROUND ROBIN
A-L. Groenefeld (GER)/K. Sprem (CRO) v K. Clijsters (BEL)/M. Hingis (SUI)
NOT BEFORE: 5:00PM
GENTLEMEN'S INVITATION DOUBLES - ROUND ROBIN
M. Baghdatis (CYP)/X. Malisse (BEL) v T. Haas (GER)/M. Philippoussis (AUS)

This day presents 4 great matches. The two Americans left in the draw play on this day.


Here are my predictions:

Men's
Kyrgios over Garin (pains me to say that)
Nadal over Fritz

Women's
Rybakina over Tomljanovic
Anisimova over Halep( more of a hope pick)

I will go with your picks, and I don't hope Amanda will beat Halep, I think she has a very good chance.

I like Kyrgios and Fritz and Halep and Rybakina.

Of course Halep could turn in a clunker, but she just beat Anisimova 6-1, 6-2 12 days ago. If she serves well and stays focused, she should be able to run Anisimova ragged, and Anisimova does not hit well on the run. The entire match is Halep's serve vs. Anisimova's return of serve.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:24 pm I will go with your picks, and I don't hope Amanda will beat Halep, I think she has a very good chance.

I really hope you are right. Amanda really needs to cut down on the errors to have a chance in the match. Halep is the type of player that can make her opponent make as many shots as possible and wait for the errors to happen. This is the way I play tennis maybe not as much as Simona as I will also take my chances from the baseline but most of the time I run my opponent all over the court and wait for them to make an error. I am afraid that is what Simona is going to do to Amanda. If Amanda is on and is hitting winners right and left she wins this match. If she is off and is making errors right and left she can easily get blown off the court.

I also hope Fritz wins I really do, but that really probably means that Kyrgios will make it to the final.

jazzyg wrote:I like Kyrgios and Fritz and Halep and Rybakina.

Of course Halep could turn in a clunker, but she just beat Anisimova 6-1, 6-2 12 days ago. If she serves well and stays focused, she should be able to run Anisimova ragged, and Anisimova does not hit well on the run. The entire match is Halep's serve vs. Anisimova's return of serve.

Same but Nadal over Fritz.


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jazzyg wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:33 pm I like Kyrgios and Fritz and Halep and Rybakina.

Of course Halep could turn in a clunker, but she just beat Anisimova 6-1, 6-2 12 days ago. If she serves well and stays focused, she should be able to run Anisimova ragged, and Anisimova does not hit well on the run. The entire match is Halep's serve vs. Anisimova's return of serve.

I didn't know that stat. Change my impression to: "I hope Amanda can keep three ball inside the court, 5 times per set".
Yes, that does not bode well.

Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:36 pm ...

I also hope Fritz wins I really do, but that really probably means that Kyrgios will make it to the final.

Kyrgios WILL make it to the final. Garin simply does not have the grass chops to stop him, and Nadal will not be able to handle Kyrgios' serve with his return position.
In the final, Novak will have a good chance because he stands closer to the baseline and once the point starts, he will be able to frustrate Kyrgios with three or four lunging saves. We are getting to the point in which Darth Vader will be our last and only hope.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:16 pm

Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:36 pm ...

I also hope Fritz wins I really do, but that really probably means that Kyrgios will make it to the final.

Kyrgios WILL make it to the final. Garin simply does not have the grass chops to stop him, and Nadal will not be able to handle Kyrgios' serve with his return position.
In the final, Novak will have a good chance because he stands closer to the baseline and once the point starts, he will be able to frustrate Kyrgios with three or four lunging saves. We are getting to the point in which Darth Vader will be our last and only hope.

I am not much of a fan of Novak, but he is a great champion and I cannot deny that. If it comes down to him or Nick, I will surely be cheering him on to another Grand Slam victory.

ponchi101 wrote:

Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:36 pm ...

I also hope Fritz wins I really do, but that really probably means that Kyrgios will make it to the final.

Kyrgios WILL make it to the final. Garin simply does not have the grass chops to stop him, and Nadal will not be able to handle Kyrgios' serve with his return position.
In the final, Novak will have a good chance because he stands closer to the baseline and once the point starts, he will be able to frustrate Kyrgios with three or four lunging saves. We are getting to the point in which Darth Vader will be our last and only hope.

If you know what Rafa’s problem is vs Nick, then he knows, so why wouldn’t he adjust his return position? Rafa is 6-3 vs Nick, including last 3 meetings, one of which was Wimbledon 2019. And Indian Wells this year.

Nick would have to make a high percentage of first serves to keep it close. I’m sticking with Rafa, if the match happens.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:34 pm

ponchi101 wrote:

Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:36 pm ...

I also hope Fritz wins I really do, but that really probably means that Kyrgios will make it to the final.

Kyrgios WILL make it to the final. Garin simply does not have the grass chops to stop him, and Nadal will not be able to handle Kyrgios' serve with his return position.
In the final, Novak will have a good chance because he stands closer to the baseline and once the point starts, he will be able to frustrate Kyrgios with three or four lunging saves. We are getting to the point in which Darth Vader will be our last and only hope.

If you know what Rafa’s problem is vs Nick, then he knows, so why wouldn’t he adjust his return position? Nick will still have to make a high percentage of first serves. I’m sticking with Rafa, if the match happens.

I'm with you Megan. I am sticking with Rafa. He always seems to figure out how to get the job done in the end. I actually think he is going to win the whole thing.

Kyrgios is playing different this year. He seems to really want it.
To me, adjusting a return position, especially if it involves FORWARD, is one of the hardest things to do. The reaction time shrinks too quickly, you have to grow with that inside you. And no one in his entourage played that way: Moya also returned from a relative far back position.
Rafa, indeed, is very good at solving problems. But, for example, he has not been able to solve Novak, outside of a clay court, for years now. He can solve Medvedev, he can solve Zverev, he can certainly solve everybody else. Right now, I would love for him to win it all, and I so hope I will be totally wrong. But the sets Kyrgios has lost have been lapses in concentration; he certainly will have one against Rafa, but he will focus in a fifth set (as ridiculous as that sounds).
We also have to look out for that shoulder. If it becomes a physical match, then Rafa can pound him down slowly.

The one thing that Rafa I think has a clear advantage over Nick is in the mental game. If Rafa starts to figure out how to handle certain things that gives an advantage to him this could quickly unravel Nick and he could completely fall apart.

ponchi101 wrote:Kyrgios is playing different this year. He seems to really want it.
To me, adjusting a return position, especially if it involves FORWARD, is one of the hardest things to do. The reaction time shrinks too quickly, you have to grow with that inside you. And no one in his entourage played that way: Moya also returned from a relative far back position.
Rafa, indeed, is very good at solving problems. But, for example, he has not been able to solve Novak, outside of a clay court, for years now. He can solve Medvedev, he can solve Zverev, he can certainly solve everybody else. Right now, I would love for him to win it all, and I so hope I will be totally wrong. But the sets Kyrgios has lost have been lapses in concentration; he certainly will have one against Rafa, but he will focus in a fifth set (as ridiculous as that sounds).
We also have to look out for that shoulder. If it becomes a physical match, then Rafa can pound him down slowly.

Good points. Has Rafa never returned from closer in? It will be physical, for sure.


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There are two things he has changed a lot during his career: his service GRIP, and his return position. On his serve, he has gone from an Eastern BH grip, all the way to a regular continental and back. He has changed his return position from medium back, to almost on top of the baseline, to his current "see me in the parking lot" stance.