Tennis: All Purpose Tennis Thread XVI

[Tuggy]

Biggest title so far for 19 year old Stakusic

https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4156...ic-wins-first-career-wta-125-title-in-tampico

 

[kihei]

What a monster. Mpetshi Perricard, he of the two first serves, won Basel, a 500 level tournament, with humongous serving (several in the low 240 km/h range), even injuring slightly Shelton's right wrist with one of them. For the match, Shelton only managed to put in play 23 of 62 serves. Mpetshi Perricard is the highest ranked server on tour (an astounding 9.5 out of 10). Even with exclusively first serving, he only had two double faults for the match. His approach to serving may represent a new evolution of the game. The rest of his game isn't great, but he seldom makes mistakes (35-9 w/ue ratio).

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

What a monster. Mpetshi Perricard, he of the two first serves, won Basel, a 500 level tournament, with humongous serving (several in the low 240 km/h range), even injuring slightly Shelton's right wrist with one of them. For the match, Shelton only managed to put in play 23 of 62 serves. Mpetshi Perricard is the highest ranked server on tour (an astounding 9.5 out of 10). Even with exclusively first serving, he only had two double faults for the match. His approach to serving may represent a new evolution of the game. The rest of his game isn't great, but he seldom makes mistakes (35-9 w/ue ratio).

If he legit develops any sort of ground game, he'll be tremendous. Your best hope of winning a set off the dude is tiebreak every time. His serve is nonsensical lol

 

[kihei]

Up to 6-4, 4-love against Khachanov, Draper looked like a top-5 player in waiting. Then nerves got to him, and he quickly blew his lead. However, he just managed to get over the finish line 7-5 to win his second and most important title in Vienna.

 

[kihei]

The final 1000-level tournament of the year, Paris Bercy is always end of year crazy as players mostly just want to go home after a long year (one day has been played and Paul eliminatied):

Sinner over Fritz
Fils over Cerundolo

Dimitrov over Popryn
Alcaraz over Ruud

Sinner over Fils
Alcaraz over Dimitrov

Sinner over Alcaraz

 

[kihei]

In front of a delighted French crowd, Humbert knocks off Carlos 7-5 in the third. Carlos looked tired, but full points to Humbert for gutting it out.

 

[kihei]

Interesting factoid that I never knew. Mats Wilanders' record against Jimmy Connors was 6-0.

 

[kihei]

Subtract the Alcaraz matches and Sinner is 65-3 for 2024.

 

[Tuggy]

Denis playing some good tennis this week. Into a final in Serbia.

 

[Tuggy]

Denis grabs the title in straight sets.

 

[MsMeow]

Gaby and Erin won the doubles title today!

 

[kihei]

Denis grabs the title in straight sets.

It was a very serve dominant match. Both Denis and Hamad had great weeks. It's the best I've seen Shapo hit groundstrokes all year, and his decision-making was a strength for a change. A very welcome surprise and a big boost in the rankings (#56) that will see Denis avoid qualifiers for awhile.

 

[Tuggy]

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Fritz owns Zverev lmao

 

[MsMeow]

Sinner is so freaking good. Can't see him losing to Fritz tomorrow.

 

[kihei]

That Fritz/Zverev match has to be among the very best three setters of the year. It was really the Perils of Pauline for Fritz in the final set, but he managed to escape half a dozen break points.

Sinner now appears to be in a class all by himself.

 

[kihei]

Just like every other match he played this week, Sinner was spectacular when necessary but mostly just his steady, efficient, flawless self beating Fritz in straight sets 4 and 4. He has the Davis Cup still to play in what must seem to him an endless 2024, but at the moment he is having probably one of the five or six greatest seasons in men's tennis history.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I can't really see Novak winning another major at this rate unless Carlos gets hurt during the Wimbledon or French stretch or Jannik gets suspended early next year for the AO with that decision probably coming soon as well.

Tremendous season for Sinner and Fritz can't really mad since no one can beat the dude on hard court lol. Can't wait to talk back here starting in January