'23 RG Day 11 OoP & Discussion

[nelslus]

....AND, I should add that there are obviously players who, while they may or may not win Slams, thrive better during 5-set, pressure Slam matches vs. regular tour events. The big match players.

[jazzyg]

Rune is extremely talented. He is not physically ready to compete for a slam. Once he was fortunate to get past Cerundolo in five sets the previous round, using up a ton of energy in the process, the result against Ruud was in the cards.

Zverev vs. Ruud will be interesting even if the match will be rather one-dimensional. I have not seen enough of either this year to have a good feel for the winner, but Zverev's first serve should give him the advantage. He needs to hold up physically after not going deep into many events this year.

[ponchi101]

Which cuts the other way too. He should have plenty in the tank.
As should Casper, as he has been bumped from most tournaments early too.