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Vacherot matches De Minaur in physical shot tolerance
“DMinore hit 10 winners, Vachero only two. But DMinore made 20 unforced errors in the rallies over nine shots, and Vashero only made six. So that gives you an idea of exactly who was trying to take initiative offensively as these rallies dragged on. And there are so many occasions in which Alex was the first one to take on extra risk because he had enough. And that was stunning to see because, generally, it is Demonor who's going to hang in rallies longer than his opponents.”
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Alcaraz will exploit Vacherot with high spinny forehands
“Carlos is gonna hit high, spinny forehands into Vacheron's forehand. And Vacheron has a lot of height, but when you can kinda take the pace off and try to get it up out of his strike zone, I'm not sure how Vashero's gonna handle that ball. DMinore can't hit that ball. It's actually antithetical to how Demonor hits his forehand cross court. He can't really hit it with a lot of height and spin. He's not going to. Alcaraz will.”
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Fonseca must improve recognition of short balls
“Fonseca didn't recognize the quality of his ball enough to anticipate his opponent dropping the next ball short. Right? So he he wasn't looking for the short ball. And then once he got the short ball, his feet weren't quick enough to get up to it. It's a two pronged issue, but I see this sometimes with Fonseca, and it really should never happen. You should never have to slice four hands after your opponent just played defense.”
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Zverev is more committed to finishing at net
“Zverev did a great job coming forward in this match. He was 18 out of 25. He's done a much better job recently when he gets downhill. He is committed. He's very determined to not let the point get back to even. Wasn't always the case. Zverev, at times, has had almost an I'm gonna say it's an Andy Murray like mindset. I'm attacking. If you neutralize me, that's fine. We'll just go back. Zverev is trying to kind of shift gears out of that mentality.”
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Slow clay conditions challenge Zverev against Sinner
“Do I still believe in my pick pre tournament when I said Zverev will beat sinner even though I think Yannick has won eight in a row maybe. I still think circumstantially in in a lot of ways in terms of Sinners, mileage, Zverev's form, the fact that it's on clay where I do think Zverev typically plays his best tennis. Circumstantially, yes. I think officially, I'm gonna stick with my pick because what fun is it to change it now? But watching them play in these conditions, I mean, I recognize the massive challenge challenges for Zverev.”
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“Do I still believe in my pick pre tournament when I said Zverev will beat sinner even though I think Yannick has won eight in a row maybe. I still think circumstantially in in a lot of ways in terms of Sinners, mileage, Zverev's form, the fact that it's on clay where I do think Zverev typically plays his best tennis. Circumstantially, yes. I think officially, I'm gonna stick with my pick because what fun is it to change it now? But watching them play in these conditions, I mean, I recognize the massive challenge challenges for Zverev.”
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Vacherot matches De Minaur in physical shot tolerance
“DMinore hit 10 winners, Vachero only two. But DMinore made 20 unforced errors in the rallies over nine shots, and Vashero only made six. So that gives you an idea of exactly who was trying to take initiative offensively as these rallies dragged on. And there are so many occasions in which Alex was the first one to take on extra risk because he had enough. And that was stunning to see because, generally, it is Demonor who's going to hang in rallies longer than his opponents.”
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Alcaraz will exploit Vacherot with high spinny forehands
“Carlos is gonna hit high, spinny forehands into Vacheron's forehand. And Vacheron has a lot of height, but when you can kinda take the pace off and try to get it up out of his strike zone, I'm not sure how Vashero's gonna handle that ball. DMinore can't hit that ball. It's actually antithetical to how Demonor hits his forehand cross court. He can't really hit it with a lot of height and spin. He's not going to. Alcaraz will.”
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Fonseca must improve recognition of short balls
“Fonseca didn't recognize the quality of his ball enough to anticipate his opponent dropping the next ball short. Right? So he he wasn't looking for the short ball. And then once he got the short ball, his feet weren't quick enough to get up to it. It's a two pronged issue, but I see this sometimes with Fonseca, and it really should never happen. You should never have to slice four hands after your opponent just played defense.”
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Zverev is more committed to finishing at net
“Zverev did a great job coming forward in this match. He was 18 out of 25. He's done a much better job recently when he gets downhill. He is committed. He's very determined to not let the point get back to even. Wasn't always the case. Zverev, at times, has had almost an I'm gonna say it's an Andy Murray like mindset. I'm attacking. If you neutralize me, that's fine. We'll just go back. Zverev is trying to kind of shift gears out of that mentality.”
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Slow clay conditions challenge Zverev against Sinner
“Do I still believe in my pick pre tournament when I said Zverev will beat sinner even though I think Yannick has won eight in a row maybe. I still think circumstantially in in a lot of ways in terms of Sinners, mileage, Zverev's form, the fact that it's on clay where I do think Zverev typically plays his best tennis. Circumstantially, yes. I think officially, I'm gonna stick with my pick because what fun is it to change it now? But watching them play in these conditions, I mean, I recognize the massive challenge challenges for Zverev.”
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