@@MistahhMingus at least it's not just about Alcaraz.Remember how it was roght after Wmbledon?It saunded just like he is the only one playing tennis.Everybody else,including Novak,were judt spectators.
@@VesnaLukic-h8w I’m joking, just mocking Nole fans who can’t go 3 secs without mentioning him Yeah when someone beats the guy who’s hasn’t been beaten in 10 years at Wimbledon maybe people talk about it LMFAOOOOO
Really fun to listen to both your perspectives and the joking around with each other. Tough call on Rafa or Kyrgios: both of them missed practically a full season, but based on the fact that Rafa says he's ready to compete in matches whereas Nick isn't, means you have to give the edge to Rafa.
I was waiting for this part -2, and missed the livestream because living in Australia 🇦🇺, ❤ you two doing this together, lots of fun 🤩, thank you 🙏🏻 have a merry Christmas 🎄 guys and happy ,healthy new year…so much looking forward to your analyses 🙏🏻🥰🇦🇺🎄
In the Rafa/Nick question I am firmly on Rafa's side. I think he will only come back if he is competitive, so I feel like Rafa will have a few good tournaments this year at the very least. Kyrgios is more of a wildcard. One of the best players on the planet when all stars align... but will they align? I am not so sure.
I also trust Rafa to stay healthy more than Nick, as weird as it is to say. Nick’s ceiling will always be limited by how he can rarely get past the QFs of a tournament without getting a nagging injury. Nadal may be more likely to have a season-ending injury though
On the Nadal/Kyrgios question, it looks like Nadal will be getting the early start, perhaps a year of two halves? Kyrgios has pulled out of Australia, but will he really be aiming for the clay season? Or will he start his comeback somewhere like Acapulco or Indian Wells? I can see a scenario where he aims to comeback after the French. If Rafa’s ‘24 is anything like his ‘22, he’ll go off the boil after Roland Garros and then Nick will have the second half of the season to chase him down. Could be a fun side attraction, the ‘Will He/Won’t He Catch Rafa?Show.’ Fairy tale ending: Nadal vs Kyrgios in the ATP Finals final! And then of course, they become best mates and decide to play a year together as doubles partners, winning every big doubles title available…
Can we add Thiem winning another slam to this fairytale ending? Or maybe we can have Nadal vs Kyrgios grand slam final and Thiem wins ATP Finals because he really deserves it after those 2019/2020 performances
Great video, really enjoyed both of your perspectives and you guys have great banter!! Question 🙋🏼♂️ is it possible to get a druskin/gross podcast after each slam kind of like gill and Steve flink? Thanks really appreciate the content 👍
How did I know Gruskin would be a complete Grigor simp? Then again, who isn’t? Also around 8:00 y’all said Grigor’s grass results are gone; I don’t really believe that. I thought the match he played against Rune was very high quality at Wimbledon and that was for a spot in the QF. Probably the best match Rune played at the slams, if not all year in general, and Dimitrov hung in there. I see some potential for a good Wimbledon run next year but he has to maintain his seeding so he can get a decent draw. Edit: I refreshed my memory and looked back: Dimitrov had a pretty good grass season. Made Queens QF, lost to Alcaraz 4-6 4-6. Definitely no shame in that. And then at Wimbledon I totally forgot he laid a beatdown on Tiafoe 6-2 6-3 6-2 before the Rune match!
Gilly Boy are you coming to Australia? I have decorated my spare room with posters of you ready for your arrival. The bed sheet has monday match analysis printed on it. Cant wait to become best friends and play tennis together. See you soon Gill
Rafa vs Kyrgios comes down to health. Honestly, even in 2022 Kyrgios didn’t play that much, and that was while taking full care of his body. So now with a full year off, perhaps a bit of a negative mindset from the unfortunate incident in May, maybe didn’t take great care of his body during that time, I’m honestly a bit more confident in Rafa. I also think Rafa’s floor is higher than Nick’s. If Nadal stays healthy and plays a lot, I would be surprised to see him finishing below top 25. Even Federer after his knee injuries reached R16 and QF at RG and Wimbledon. Why can’t Rafa squeeze out some QFs? Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I’d lean Rafa. Higher ceiling, higher floor imo.
I just keep coming back to Kyrgios after the Wimbledon final being asked if now that he's reached the big stage, does it make him want to get there again. He said something like "no, I don't like it" or "It's too much for me." I don't think he was being glib or BS'ing -- it looked like he was being totally honest. I like the guy, and I'd like to see him have a good season. Still, I don't think he'll put a solid tournament run together -- I do expect a great match or two from him along the way.
FAA reminds me a LOT of Anett Kontveit's 2021. Not only do they have a very similar gamestyle (aggressive but unspectacular baseliners) but they both went on a purple patch that reminded me of Monica Puig's 2016 Olympic run where they just did everything better for about 3 months - esp maintain depth. Felix's shots are too loopy - he doesn't hit his FH or BH with enough variety or flatten it out enough when he needs to end a point. I would be surprised if he ever got to top 10 again. And I'm Canadian
The Norrie decline has a bit to unpack but the missing piece now is the serve. What he suffered post-IW was largely down to a much more aggressive and physically taxing approach to ball-striking with his FH (it altered the way he played on bad days too, and for the worse, see: Barrère defeat in Miami). It took him up a level when at his best in Jan and led to the improvements on clay during Feb, but the mental wear and tear (had to comeback from behind in a lot of matches) came back to bite at the beginning of the Euro clay swing, and then the physical wear and tear did the same shortly after. He was putting a lot more stress on the left knee in particular to generate the easier, but heavier, FH power he had been, and wasn't able to sustain that without eventually having pain flare up to the point of it limiting that wing. As for post-Wimby, the service toss, which had been a hiccup he hadn't managed to shake off again in Jan, like he had done during Cincy '22 when the lighter balls there also impacted it, was the hurdle he could not overcome. The Gasquet final in Auckland, where he got tight and his serve went again with it, really set the tone for the entire year, and that made him so predictable down the final straight and allowed opps to keep +1s all on his BH. It prevented him from keeping matches ticking to bring his physicality more into play, and also cratered his confidence in attack as he maybe started to feel these 2+ years of tour-level competition creeping up on him in the way of even more fatigue. At the start of the year, the focus was all FH, FH, FH. It's levelled off a bit now but to a point where it's prominent enough and should be easy to pick back up on fine-tuning it later on, but that won't happen unless he works on the serve. That is the foundation that he cannot do without. His spot serving into all 4 corners had become really strong by the end of '22, but now it's a far cry from that. If he doesn't rework it (there's plenty of room in his current setup to suggest he should) or get back to hitting those spots as well as he had done, it's hard to see him getting back into the t20 by the end of '24.
@@marlenebuls9535 yeah, me too :// had his serve been up to scratch that day, he would've gotten over the line, but a mix of that not being the case, home tournament nerves, and Gasquet refusing to miss anything down the stretch despite fatigue all led to that tight 3rd set giveaway
Nolo hasn't won the ATP fan favorite award for. a reason. Most folks have a grudging admiration for his greatness. I can't un-remember the time at Wimbledon he screamed at the top of his lungs at a ballboy for not getting him the right brand of water. What a d...
Nadal wants the outside expectations of him to be minimal, but inside, he still expects to be competitive with the best players in the world, otherwise he wouldn't be back. I personally expect him to play at a high level from the start, he has done it before.
@@NLLeFaYup, it’s like this before every RG as well. I think he’s got some competitive tennis left in him, and I’d be shocked if he didn’t make the QFs at at least one slam next year, or the SFs of a Masters maybe. But can he take that next step and win it? Also draw luck will need to be on his side. Don’t want to draw Alcaraz, Sinner, or Djokovic in the 3rd round at AO for sure, although if he was to draw Medvedev or Zverev early, I feel like he could beat them through his clutch play.
That guy is a beast tactically and mentally more than anything else. We all easily see the physicality but it the plays, the patterns, the shot selection of the leftie forehand that does the damage
The Rafa Kyrgios question is so good but I’d definitely lean Rafa reaching a higher ranking in 2024. I don’t think either guy reaches the top 20 though. I mean Rafa will be 38 by RG and it’s an old 38 😢
Mannarino won 3 titles but just 10 seconds here 😢 of course he will lose lots of points next year but I hope he achieves at least 3rd rounds of slams (except roland garros)
Mannarino is a really skillful player.I agree they should've spent a bit more time talking about him he is playing better tennis has he's got older. Also Tallon Griekspoor deserved more time imo...
What where???? I need to see this Edit: Wow, he looked like he barely missed a beat from 2022. Maybe this time off is gonna make him feel fresh. Clay season can still go his way
Has anyone with the combination of Shelton's serve and athleticism not won a slam? I honestly can't think of anyone. Would be a huge disappointment if he doesn't at least win a slam or two in his career.
True, but there’s still a lot to plug in the gaps. Being athletic is great, but you need the technique and coordination to stay in rallies too. Having a great serve is good, but you need a reliable +1 or volley option behind it. Not saying Shelton doesn’t have/can’t develop those things, just saying it’s totally possible for someone to be hyper athletic and have a great serve but still not win a slam.
Shelton, Kurkacz, Kyrgios, Berrettini all have big serves but Djokovic won. Big serve along does not guarantee they hold every service game, Djokovic just needs to break one game to win a set or play tie breaker with higher chance of winning a set
@@yangao2598the problem is they are big servers. The focus should be on spot serving. Novak doesn't mind pace but has issues with serves that hit their spot on T or out wide. Spot serve over power serve anyday. if you can throw the two together n can move, you are definitely top 3 in the world
There was a saying give me big serve and huge forehand and I will win Wimbledon. Quiet true, but than there is all round monster Djokovic. I like Shelton's game, hope he peaks soon
He’s been known to do that to be fair. Nadal prefers the public to have lower expectations, which is why heading into RG every year he says something to lower expectations, whether it be “I’m old now,” or “these conditions suck for me,” “let’s take it one match at a time,” something like that. So I hope he’s internally more confident about his 2024 than he lets on.
Compared to Gill, Alex comes across as a much less prepared tennis analyst. A lot of baseless points and disagreeing with Gill when gill is clearly making the right point.
Rafa's serve is underrated. Reliable, good placement and double faults very rarely. Pace is also decent due to the pin point method. You don't win like he has done without your serve also being solid.
Yup, it’s totally fine when you’re one of the greatest baseliners of all time. I just think it needs to be a bigger weapon than it ever has been assuming the movement is diminished.
It's effective because of style not capability aka because he's lefty. If Rafa was righty, he'd have a completely average top 100 serve. Maybe in bottom half
@@GillGrossThe fact that he won so much with that serve makes me believe he’s genuinely the greatest baseliner of all time. At worst he’s 2nd behind Djokovic but he has a strong claim for #1. He did improve the serve a lot in recent years but I agree it isn’t quite the weapon it needs to be if he wants it to carry him through some matches. He’d need to serve like he did against Ruud at the ATP Finals every match lol
I feel like there’s not much to cover from him. We know what we’re getting from Stan just like we do with Murray. Stan has some great performances where he turns back the clock, and can still hit the ball with the best of them, but doesn’t have the endurance to win long matches or make deep runs at tournaments. The same will probably be true next year and I’d be surprised if he doesn’t retire within the next 2 years. He has said he wants one last deep run at a slam, but I don’t know how realistic it is for him to win 3-4 BO5 matches in a row.
Hot take: our future goal should be doubles being more popular than singles I know seeing the storyline’s of great individual tennis rivals is definitely a unique feature of tennis on an emotional scale, but I believe that tennis has the mo Hot take: our future goal should be doubles being more popular than singles due to the potential with doubles being greater whereas singles feels like it’s exhausted itself with the big 3. To the casual person, doubles is far more accessible to play and understand, and in a way indirectly makes them more knowledgeable and appreciate about the difficulty of singles as well. I’m looking forward to the next of singles tennis no doubt, but I think but defaulting to singles being more popular, we are limiting its growth for the average human (It also seems like doubles to singles viewership ratio is higher in picketball….)
Kyrgios is NOT and has never been fit enough to still be competitive at this level of tennis past the age of 27/28. Look at his posture for god's sakes. He is going downhill hard and I'd be surprised if he is not retired by 2025
we need to watch a match between Gill and Alex ! Upvote me. Lets make it happen!
It's very refreshing to hear complete analysis of players that are not talked about very much.
Well, it wasn't always as "complete". Some were rapid-fire, for instance
they should really talk about Novak more. He’s the goat. 24 > weak fedal
@@Tuzzz94 well it's much more than usual.
@@MistahhMingus at least it's not just about Alcaraz.Remember how it was roght after Wmbledon?It saunded just like he is the only one playing tennis.Everybody else,including Novak,were judt spectators.
@@VesnaLukic-h8w I’m joking, just mocking Nole fans who can’t go 3 secs without mentioning him
Yeah when someone beats the guy who’s hasn’t been beaten in 10 years at Wimbledon maybe people talk about it LMFAOOOOO
Really fun to listen to both your perspectives and the joking around with each other.
Tough call on Rafa or Kyrgios: both of them missed practically a full season, but based on the fact that Rafa says he's ready to compete in matches whereas Nick isn't, means you have to give the edge to Rafa.
I agree with several others that these are the best videos - live the complementary analyses and also the fun banter!
Both parts of this were fabulous, thanks guys! Would be interested in your thoughts on Berrettini.
I was waiting for this part -2, and missed the livestream because living in Australia 🇦🇺, ❤ you two doing this together, lots of fun 🤩, thank you 🙏🏻 have a merry Christmas 🎄 guys and happy ,healthy new year…so much looking forward to your analyses 🙏🏻🥰🇦🇺🎄
these two episodes with alex gruskin were great!!
First time watching you guys talk :) So relaxing to listen, you guys are very eloquent and knowledgeable.
In the Rafa/Nick question I am firmly on Rafa's side. I think he will only come back if he is competitive, so I feel like Rafa will have a few good tournaments this year at the very least. Kyrgios is more of a wildcard. One of the best players on the planet when all stars align... but will they align? I am not so sure.
I also trust Rafa to stay healthy more than Nick, as weird as it is to say. Nick’s ceiling will always be limited by how he can rarely get past the QFs of a tournament without getting a nagging injury. Nadal may be more likely to have a season-ending injury though
On the Nadal/Kyrgios question, it looks like Nadal will be getting the early start, perhaps a year of two halves? Kyrgios has pulled out of Australia, but will he really be aiming for the clay season? Or will he start his comeback somewhere like Acapulco or Indian Wells? I can see a scenario where he aims to comeback after the French. If Rafa’s ‘24 is anything like his ‘22, he’ll go off the boil after Roland Garros and then Nick will have the second half of the season to chase him down. Could be a fun side attraction, the ‘Will He/Won’t He Catch Rafa?Show.’ Fairy tale ending: Nadal vs Kyrgios in the ATP Finals final! And then of course, they become best mates and decide to play a year together as doubles partners, winning every big doubles title available…
Can we add Thiem winning another slam to this fairytale ending? Or maybe we can have Nadal vs Kyrgios grand slam final and Thiem wins ATP Finals because he really deserves it after those 2019/2020 performances
I loved this breakdown. More content about players that we don't often hear about in this much detail!
Great video, really enjoyed both of your perspectives and you guys have great banter!! Question 🙋🏼♂️ is it possible to get a druskin/gross podcast after each slam kind of like gill and Steve flink? Thanks really appreciate the content 👍
I think I’ve said this in past video before but y’all have great chemistry lol. It’s like watching Wilbon and Kornheiser on PTI.
Great guys. , the discussion was just flowing ... Whole time
Lol loved the jarry part and grushkin s banter with gill. I m the same age as grushkin it seems so that hit home
What a channel, what a man.
I love how we ALL call Rafa's uncle, Uncle Tony 😅
Excellent analyses well presented and entertaining.
Loved this. I will be using the concept of a drink / smoke guy in my daily tennis life from now on. With Tsitsipas as the Paragon.
How did I know Gruskin would be a complete Grigor simp? Then again, who isn’t?
Also around 8:00 y’all said Grigor’s grass results are gone; I don’t really believe that. I thought the match he played against Rune was very high quality at Wimbledon and that was for a spot in the QF. Probably the best match Rune played at the slams, if not all year in general, and Dimitrov hung in there. I see some potential for a good Wimbledon run next year but he has to maintain his seeding so he can get a decent draw.
Edit: I refreshed my memory and looked back: Dimitrov had a pretty good grass season. Made Queens QF, lost to Alcaraz 4-6 4-6. Definitely no shame in that. And then at Wimbledon I totally forgot he laid a beatdown on Tiafoe 6-2 6-3 6-2 before the Rune match!
Thanks for this great analysis. 👍
Gilly Boy are you coming to Australia? I have decorated my spare room with posters of you ready for your arrival. The bed sheet has monday match analysis printed on it. Cant wait to become best friends and play tennis together. See you soon Gill
Run Gill
Lol I can’t tell if you’re trolling or not
Bro’s a Gill stan
💀💀 bro
If he is an Aussie, he's probably trolling 😊
Rafa vs Kyrgios comes down to health. Honestly, even in 2022 Kyrgios didn’t play that much, and that was while taking full care of his body. So now with a full year off, perhaps a bit of a negative mindset from the unfortunate incident in May, maybe didn’t take great care of his body during that time, I’m honestly a bit more confident in Rafa. I also think Rafa’s floor is higher than Nick’s. If Nadal stays healthy and plays a lot, I would be surprised to see him finishing below top 25. Even Federer after his knee injuries reached R16 and QF at RG and Wimbledon. Why can’t Rafa squeeze out some QFs?
Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I’d lean Rafa. Higher ceiling, higher floor imo.
I just keep coming back to Kyrgios after the Wimbledon final being asked if now that he's reached the big stage, does it make him want to get there again. He said something like "no, I don't like it" or "It's too much for me." I don't think he was being glib or BS'ing -- it looked like he was being totally honest. I like the guy, and I'd like to see him have a good season. Still, I don't think he'll put a solid tournament run together -- I do expect a great match or two from him along the way.
Agree, Rafa! Great discussion. Hoping for a better year for Felix and Shapo
FAA reminds me a LOT of Anett Kontveit's 2021. Not only do they have a very similar gamestyle (aggressive but unspectacular baseliners) but they both went on a purple patch that reminded me of Monica Puig's 2016 Olympic run where they just did everything better for about 3 months - esp maintain depth. Felix's shots are too loopy - he doesn't hit his FH or BH with enough variety or flatten it out enough when he needs to end a point. I would be surprised if he ever got to top 10 again. And I'm Canadian
Korda's BH is up there with Novak and Zverev's
The Gasquet Luigi comment was fucking hilarious - he's got short stubby legs. Totally SMB2 Luigi
The Norrie decline has a bit to unpack but the missing piece now is the serve. What he suffered post-IW was largely down to a much more aggressive and physically taxing approach to ball-striking with his FH (it altered the way he played on bad days too, and for the worse, see: Barrère defeat in Miami). It took him up a level when at his best in Jan and led to the improvements on clay during Feb, but the mental wear and tear (had to comeback from behind in a lot of matches) came back to bite at the beginning of the Euro clay swing, and then the physical wear and tear did the same shortly after. He was putting a lot more stress on the left knee in particular to generate the easier, but heavier, FH power he had been, and wasn't able to sustain that without eventually having pain flare up to the point of it limiting that wing. As for post-Wimby, the service toss, which had been a hiccup he hadn't managed to shake off again in Jan, like he had done during Cincy '22 when the lighter balls there also impacted it, was the hurdle he could not overcome. The Gasquet final in Auckland, where he got tight and his serve went again with it, really set the tone for the entire year, and that made him so predictable down the final straight and allowed opps to keep +1s all on his BH. It prevented him from keeping matches ticking to bring his physicality more into play, and also cratered his confidence in attack as he maybe started to feel these 2+ years of tour-level competition creeping up on him in the way of even more fatigue.
At the start of the year, the focus was all FH, FH, FH. It's levelled off a bit now but to a point where it's prominent enough and should be easy to pick back up on fine-tuning it later on, but that won't happen unless he works on the serve. That is the foundation that he cannot do without. His spot serving into all 4 corners had become really strong by the end of '22, but now it's a far cry from that. If he doesn't rework it (there's plenty of room in his current setup to suggest he should) or get back to hitting those spots as well as he had done, it's hard to see him getting back into the t20 by the end of '24.
Great observation and recap👍I surmise you are a Norrie fan. He should be happy to have fans like you.
I was so surprised Norrie lost in Aukland
@@marlenebuls9535 yeah, me too :// had his serve been up to scratch that day, he would've gotten over the line, but a mix of that not being the case, home tournament nerves, and Gasquet refusing to miss anything down the stretch despite fatigue all led to that tight 3rd set giveaway
¡Vamos Jarry!
Nolo hasn't won the ATP fan favorite award for. a reason. Most folks have a grudging admiration for his greatness. I can't un-remember the time at Wimbledon he screamed at the top of his lungs at a ballboy for not getting him the right brand of water. What a d...
Nadal wants the outside expectations of him to be minimal, but inside, he still expects to be competitive with the best players in the world, otherwise he wouldn't be back. I personally expect him to play at a high level from the start, he has done it before.
Spot on comment. I believe the same. People don't really know Nadal it seems.
@@NLLeFaYup, it’s like this before every RG as well. I think he’s got some competitive tennis left in him, and I’d be shocked if he didn’t make the QFs at at least one slam next year, or the SFs of a Masters maybe. But can he take that next step and win it?
Also draw luck will need to be on his side. Don’t want to draw Alcaraz, Sinner, or Djokovic in the 3rd round at AO for sure, although if he was to draw Medvedev or Zverev early, I feel like he could beat them through his clutch play.
That guy is a beast tactically and mentally more than anything else. We all easily see the physicality but it the plays, the patterns, the shot selection of the leftie forehand that does the damage
The Rafa Kyrgios question is so good but I’d definitely lean Rafa reaching a higher ranking in 2024. I don’t think either guy reaches the top 20 though. I mean Rafa will be 38 by RG and it’s an old 38 😢
Mannarino won 3 titles but just 10 seconds here 😢 of course he will lose lots of points next year but I hope he achieves at least 3rd rounds of slams (except roland garros)
Mannarino is a really skillful player.I agree they should've spent a bit more time talking about him he is playing better tennis has he's got older. Also Tallon Griekspoor deserved more time imo...
Hey Gill, can you do a separate video just covering Nadal’s comeback?
I'm so in love with Alex at this point. I can't even.
WHat are the thoughts about the Shapo return in 2025?
@nicheman3612 2025 LMAO didn’t know 2024 was over already
@@colethomas903 haha my bad
Def Davidovich-Fokina can have a tommy paul alex deminaur season
So you recorded this before the videos of Rafa playing against Fils. I wonder if f those changed your mind! He looked good
What where???? I need to see this
Edit: Wow, he looked like he barely missed a beat from 2022. Maybe this time off is gonna make him feel fresh. Clay season can still go his way
@@SJ-di5zuExactly! He rested his body, and is hungry of play. RG is his
Rapid fire and skip is the same thing; don’t worry about anything
Has anyone with the combination of Shelton's serve and athleticism not won a slam? I honestly can't think of anyone. Would be a huge disappointment if he doesn't at least win a slam or two in his career.
True, but there’s still a lot to plug in the gaps. Being athletic is great, but you need the technique and coordination to stay in rallies too. Having a great serve is good, but you need a reliable +1 or volley option behind it.
Not saying Shelton doesn’t have/can’t develop those things, just saying it’s totally possible for someone to be hyper athletic and have a great serve but still not win a slam.
Shelton, Kurkacz, Kyrgios, Berrettini all have big serves but Djokovic won. Big serve along does not guarantee they hold every service game, Djokovic just needs to break one game to win a set or play tie breaker with higher chance of winning a set
@@yangao2598Hurkacz, Kyrgios and Berrettini aren’t close to Shelton’s raw athleticism. That’s the point of his comment.
@@yangao2598the problem is they are big servers. The focus should be on spot serving. Novak doesn't mind pace but has issues with serves that hit their spot on T or out wide. Spot serve over power serve anyday. if you can throw the two together n can move, you are definitely top 3 in the world
There was a saying give me big serve and huge forehand and I will win Wimbledon. Quiet true, but than there is all round monster Djokovic. I like Shelton's game, hope he peaks soon
Nadal is publicly lowering the expectations just in case things don't turn out well, he will comfortably finish higher than Kyrgios.
He’s been known to do that to be fair. Nadal prefers the public to have lower expectations, which is why heading into RG every year he says something to lower expectations, whether it be “I’m old now,” or “these conditions suck for me,” “let’s take it one match at a time,” something like that. So I hope he’s internally more confident about his 2024 than he lets on.
Compared to Gill, Alex comes across as a much less prepared tennis analyst. A lot of baseless points and disagreeing with Gill when gill is clearly making the right point.
I'm sad you didn't have more on Talon Griekspoor. Sexiest dude in the top 30
You are a homosexual, but even though you are, I don't get how he can be sexy to anyone. Literally looks retarded sort of
Kyrgios mentality is there, but now if his body lets him down, he'll throw in the towel
Rafa's serve is underrated. Reliable, good placement and double faults very rarely. Pace is also decent due to the pin point method. You don't win like he has done without your serve also being solid.
Yup, it’s totally fine when you’re one of the greatest baseliners of all time. I just think it needs to be a bigger weapon than it ever has been assuming the movement is diminished.
It's effective because of style not capability aka because he's lefty. If Rafa was righty, he'd have a completely average top 100 serve. Maybe in bottom half
@@GillGrossThe fact that he won so much with that serve makes me believe he’s genuinely the greatest baseliner of all time. At worst he’s 2nd behind Djokovic but he has a strong claim for #1.
He did improve the serve a lot in recent years but I agree it isn’t quite the weapon it needs to be if he wants it to carry him through some matches. He’d need to serve like he did against Ruud at the ATP Finals every match lol
@@SJ-di5zuhahaha you think he's better than djokovic at the baseline..🤡
@@rusty935he is though
Stan Wawrinka???
He's ranked like 40th Lol
Fans gotta fan@@ippolit4262
I feel like there’s not much to cover from him. We know what we’re getting from Stan just like we do with Murray. Stan has some great performances where he turns back the clock, and can still hit the ball with the best of them, but doesn’t have the endurance to win long matches or make deep runs at tournaments. The same will probably be true next year and I’d be surprised if he doesn’t retire within the next 2 years. He has said he wants one last deep run at a slam, but I don’t know how realistic it is for him to win 3-4 BO5 matches in a row.
Baez wins a lot of matches you wouldn't expect him to.
Hot take: our future goal should be doubles being more popular than singles
I know seeing the storyline’s of great individual tennis rivals is definitely a unique feature of tennis on an emotional scale, but I believe that tennis has the mo Hot take: our future goal should be doubles being more popular than singles due to the potential with doubles being greater whereas singles feels like it’s exhausted itself with the big 3.
To the casual person, doubles is far more accessible to play and understand, and in a way indirectly makes them more knowledgeable and appreciate about the difficulty of singles as well.
I’m looking forward to the next of singles tennis no doubt, but I think but defaulting to singles being more popular, we are limiting its growth for the average human (It also seems like doubles to singles viewership ratio is higher in picketball….)
Kyrgios is NOT and has never been fit enough to still be competitive at this level of tennis past the age of 27/28. Look at his posture for god's sakes. He is going downhill hard and I'd be surprised if he is not retired by 2025
First let’s gooo