ATP M1000 WTA 1000 BNP Paribas Open 3/6 - 3/17 2024

[meganfernandez]

She has been spewing ufes and dfs...can't keep doing that.

This is why I'm not fully on the Coco wagon. You can't lose to Sakkari in a big match, sorry. Once every three years, okay. It's tennis, it happens, Sakkari is one of the best players in the world. But you don't lose with UFEs and double faults. If she plays out of her mind, then she was better that day. But champions don't suck against lesser players this much.

Sakkari has clearly been playing better with Witt. I think attitude is helping her in these tight matches.

It could be that she and Witt are in a trial period and she has to prove herself to him?

Cori making the semi's was a triumph of will. She played poorly most of the tournament and in the semi's ran into a highly motivated Sakkari.

Your Sakkari theory is interesting. It definitely has given her new motivation.

Gauff wasn't at her best this week, not even close, and that's why I'm not fully on the bandwagon yet. Her level is inconsistent for what I consider a champion.

[ponchi101]

Medvedev on clay is not about power, it is about the movement. He is not as good sliding as others.
Which is also the reason he is not as good on grass. There, he is not as nimble; his movement is heavier.

[mick1303]

It doesn't matter which tour. I only picked these two because on ATP tour most current players haven't achieved that much yet on any surface.

IMO it does matter. The level of power and athleticism on men's tour is much-much higher. And this creates a landscape where surface specialists with a significant skew are less likely to reach such heights in the overall ranking as top 5. On WTA it is still possible though, as your examples prove.

[ashkor87]

He is not expected to either !! Not powerful enough to hit through a slow court and not a natural volleyer..I would be surprised if he EVER wins IW

More or less surprised than when he won Miami on a similar surface last year?

If you remember, both Sinner and he were so tired at Miami they could barely walk. I don't consider it a real match.

[ashkor87]

Medvedev does have a big serve but I am surprised anyone thinks he has big shots off the ground..his strength is he can hit them a million times without making a mistake..

[ti-amie]

There have been some fantastic rallies and points between Carlos and Jannik. Carlos is up 4-1 in the third after a very entertaining second set.

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And this

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We can also hear both Cahill's and Ferrero's instructions to their player. Kevin Skinner is translating some of the Spanish but admitted he's not getting all of the words since the Spanish Ferrero is speaking is vernacular not textbook Spanish.

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One comm just tried to say Sinner's fall has affected his play. The other responded saying he hasn't called the trainer so...

[Fastbackss]

What a match. Very entertaining

Curious this was the early match.

[ti-amie]

It's Carlos in three 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Sinner's 19 match win streak ends.

I agree Fastbackss. You'd think this would be the late match. Then again the crowd has been very supportive of US players during the tournament so maybe that's why?

[ashkor87]

Sakkari has clearly been playing better with Witt

I think any change will have that effect, for a week or two..

[ashkor87]

AI says 54 % chance for Sinner, 46% Alcaraz...I would say it is exactly the opposite..certainly Sinner can win but he has less than an even chance..entirely because it is a slow court,

I will count that as a correct prediction .... though Alcaraz is the higher-ranked player anyway!