More quality matches on the schedule today in Cincinnati. Copil and Cilic are off and running, Copil taking the first set in a TB (the one-hander tribe grows in strength). Haase and Zverev are at it, Zverev taking the first set 7-5, but the Dutchman up a break in the second. Still to come: Djokovic …
Goffin 1 Tsitsipas 0
I got distracted, tuned-in with Goffin serving 6-5; I missed the Belgian's break of serve. The Belgian goes 40-0 pretty quickly -- three set points. Then the Greek puts some BHs together and it's deuce! Ha ha. Here we go. The Belgian puts a nice FH into the corner and . . . he comes …
Cincy Day 2 — We’re on Topic
A lot of interesting matches yesterday, today and this should continue throughout the week. North American hard courts and the best players having to play their best. This is (let's use this adjective yet again to get our point across) the best tennis of the year: the most rigorous and cleanest test of tennis to …
Nadal Pulls-out of Cincinnati
If you didn't see this coming, or some kind of move in that direction, click "Follow Mcshow Blog." Even if you did, click and follow 😉 We predicted this, more or less, last night. We’ll see what happens in Cincy, but I have to imagine he has little interest in going very deep there. His …
Nadal Tames Tsitsipas: Two Thoughts
Let's clarify two certainties after watching the Toronto final. 1. Tsitsipas has a tendency to sandbag a tennis match, which basically means he's sandbagging an opponent (for some odd reason playing reserved, too cautious, confused, tanking, etc.). If you disagree, video evidence makes you a fool. One (I) could absolutely argue he sandbagged the crap …
Toronto Final: Nadal v Tsitsipas
We've reached the tournament final with Stefanos Tsitsipas continuing his run here at the Toronto Masters, beating four top-ten players in the process to face Rafael Nadal later today. We've been following and the tennis has been sensational from this kid, who actually turns 20 today. While on the topic of birthdays, we had Federer …
Toronto SF
So I ended-up 3 for 4 yesterday, Nadal ruining my scorecard, but given the bizarre nature of the Zverev v Tsitsipas, I'll take it. The Cilic v Nadal was so typical Cilic and Nadal it would be tough to write that script any more perfect. No way Nadal should have even stayed with him in …
Two FOR Two . . . Barely!
There's a difference between 2 and 2, (Grigor) and 2 for 2. Tsitsipas and Anderson are through. If you want to see where the Greek turned it around, watch the ninth game of the second set: Zverev is serving for THE MATCH, 5-3. That's where Stef finally started to put some zip on the ball, …
Sorry to Interrupt, but . . .
After jumping to a 2-0 lead in this match v Zverev, Tsitsipas is on a tank. His ground strokes are at ~60% effort, he looks distracted, his serve is a joke compared to yesterday. Look how much air is under his FH or his BH. 29% FS. He's not right today. Too bad. He better …
Grigor Gets Double Deuced
I am a big critic of the Bulgarian though I did like what I saw late 2016 - early 2017 (note I am not talking about mid to late 2017 which included his first Masters and his WTF crown). His play in late '16 and early '17 was a steady sign that he could still …
