SPECIAL COOPERATION
What an anthology match Félix Auger-Aliassime gave us last night against the favorite of the event and 2nd in the world Daniil Medvedev!
Yeah Al that sounds pretty crap to me, Looks like BT aint for me either.
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First of all, the level of our Quebecer game in the quarterfinals is absolutely shocking! He is so clear in making the right choices and this is possible because he is literally flying on the field. His accelerations in the rally are penetrating, his movements towards the nets are fair and effective in addition to setting the tone for service and for. If the FAA could see how frustrated and helpless the Russian is after the first two sets, I’m sure he would have been more reliable in the last three sets in his eight unchanged break points (2 out of 11 in the game).
In addition, if Daniil does not make a huge serve to save the match point in the 4th set, Felix can go for the victory, but in fact, it should also be noted that it is from this point of view that the Russian knows how to cut . It excels in huge moments, the ones that make the difference between victory and defeat. Perfect!
However, I like our new attitude child this year, when he officially decided not to take the lead after a big losing game. With his team we focus above all on making a methodical and meticulous analysis of the good efforts, improvements in the physical and tactical part and of course the points that need to be improved.
For my part, I liked to see him go into the net against No. 2 in the world, who along with Novak Djokovic is the best in the world at the back of the pitch. Admit it, it takes guts to do it, but you can not get past these two monsters by playing their game. Felix challenges Medvedev 48 times on the move and earns 41 points for 85% success! It’s an incredible statistic that will give him confidence for the rest of his career.
Now let me return to earth for a moment. What it will take especially for Felix to win a Grand Slam – and I’m sure he will one day – is that he adds this kind of aggression in the first week to avoid planning and running out of hours. The talented and tough Emil Ruusuvuori and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who are so well tuned one-dimensional machines have proven that they are capable of challenging our Quebecois brilliantly in exchange. As the numbers speak louder, Felix appears with his nose in the net 66 times in 13 hours and 27 minutes of play in his first four games
s, which is not enough. We need to develop this tactic in order to make an established and safe report to shorten the meetings in the first week and also to get used to the harshness of the aggressive sprints against the great elite.
Nevertheless, Félix goes step by step as he grows up despite the hardships and difficulties inherent in his profession. Taming fears, putting them under his feet and instead of making the beliefs of an unusual destiny grow, this is difficult, it is obvious, but the path has already been paved for him. It will get there, I am even more convinced of that after this quarterfinal match.
Shapo detached very easily
Denis Shapovalov also has what it takes to win the biggest trophies, but without a doubt he will still have to work his attitude and behavior on the pitch. Early in the quarter-finals in front of legend Rafael Nadal, he showed all his frustration with referee Carlos Bernardes because he was convinced that Rafa had privileged treatment in some extra time. Well, it is true that the Spaniard is often marginal, but this is not something new and I can not believe that Dennis had not prepared for it before the game.
It is a pity because he hangs like hungry to reach us in the 5th set. His mental instability does not help him take advantage of his chances to break at the start of the absolute set. He must understand that you can not treat the referee as corrupt in front of all the cameras in the world at the beginning of the match and imagine that things will go well during a controversial decision of a meeting that lasts more than 4 hours.
It saddens me to talk about this because from the beginning of the year his behavior was excellent in the ATP Cup and in his first four games in Melbourne. In terms of tennis, he is incredible against Kwon, Opelka and the 3rd in the world Zverev.
Will Jamie Delgado, who endured Andy Murray’s mood swings for 6 years, be able to get him back on track? I hope so, because it would be sad not to make full use of its potential …
