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Re: ATP 500 Dubai, Acapulco 2/24 - 3/1 2025
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 9:46 pm
by ti-amie
Re: ATP 500 Dubai, Acapulco 2/24 - 3/1 2025
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 9:51 pm
by ti-amie
A first doubles title for Alexei and a 2nd ATP 500 doubles title for Yuki. The #2 seeds fall short in an entertaining match, saving 3 championship points, but the deficit in the final set tiebreak was too much to overcome.
Re: ATP 500 Dubai, Acapulco 2/24 - 3/1 2025
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 2:59 am
by ti-amie
Saturday 01 March, 2025 (Day 8) Acapulco
ESTADIO
Starts At 6:30 PM
F (completed)
C. Harrison/E. King (Q) vs (4) S. Doumbia/F. Reboul
Not Before 9:00 PM
F
T. Machac (8) Vs A. Davidovich Fokina
Re: ATP 500 Dubai, Acapulco 2/24 - 3/1 2025
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 11:54 am
by ponchi101
Two players this year switching racquets and being successful immediately with the new frame. Madi from Wilson to Yonex (they are not so different in style of play) and Stefanos from Wilson to maybe also Wilson.
Wonder what his racquet really is.
Re: ATP 500 Dubai, Acapulco 2/24 - 3/1 2025
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 7:34 pm
by mick1303
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 02, 2025 11:54 am
Two players this year switching racquets and being successful immediately with the new frame. Madi from Wilson to Yonex (they are not so different in style of play) and Stefanos from Wilson to maybe also Wilson.
Wonder what his racquet really is.
Babolat. The same model Alcaraz plays.
Re: ATP 500 Dubai, Acapulco 2/24 - 3/1 2025
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:24 pm
by ponchi101
Wow. From Wilson to Babolat. Those frames play very different.
Re: ATP 500 Dubai, Acapulco 2/24 - 3/1 2025
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:00 pm
by mick1303
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:24 pm
Wow. From Wilson to Babolat. Those frames play very different.
The explanation was that Wilson gives more control but less power. All the previous years ST wasn't considering himself as lacking power. But with recent decline in the balls quality he decided that he has to sacrifice a bit of precision to be able to play with more power from the frame - to adjust for "dead" balls.
Re: ATP 500 Dubai, Acapulco 2/24 - 3/1 2025
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:10 pm
by ti-amie
Re: ATP 500 Dubai, Acapulco 2/24 - 3/1 2025
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:22 pm
by ponchi101
mick1303 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:00 pm
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:24 pm
Wow. From Wilson to Babolat. Those frames play very different.
The explanation was that Wilson gives more control but less power. All the previous years ST wasn't considering himself as lacking power. But with recent decline in the balls quality he decided that he has to sacrifice a bit of precision to be able to play with more power from the frame - to adjust for "dead" balls.
I agree. Wilsons, and Yonexes and Heads, are precision racquets. Sure, they generate power, but nowhere near the Babolats. The Pure Drive line is simply a sledgehammer in disguise. The Aero's are equally powerful but lighter.
Well, it worked for him. Let's see where this change takes him.
Re: ATP 500 Dubai, Acapulco 2/24 - 3/1 2025
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 2:26 pm
by mick1303
Was surprised that this was the first title for Machac. The guy has some serious talent.