You said that before. I'm not sure what makes you think I'm such a fan of Munar. Because he's Spanish? I'm not that indiscriminate. I pick US, Spanish and Italian players if I have no other dog in the fight. Munar is interesting of late, but don't mistake me for an actual fan.. And Marozan is very good, so that was a great win for Munar.
To be fair, and what I saw of the match, Cilic was pretty vintage. I understand that Draper gets the UK pressure, which can be really too much, but Cilic seemed to me to be playing and serving great. He won the USO on his serve.This is amazing seeing Cilic play like this after 8 yrs. of dropping major finals to Federer! It seems like just yesterday he was awarded a Queen's Chp. when Nalbandian lost his mind & assaulted a linesman in 2012! If Cilic moves along & upsets anyone else, m/b Menšík, Djokovic will cotinue his roll to yet another Wimbledon final!
Gael served for the match, too, in the 4th. It's like he's not even having fun if it doesn`t go 5.
What I saw of it, it was a pretty vintage performance. Don't forget that Cilic actually won a Major, beating Federer in the process.
ikr, I don't understand that one. I could understand if they suspended the match after Set 2 (I still would have not liked that decision with Ben up 2 sets, if it was a set a piece then okay), but 2 sets up and 5-4, at least try to get in the potential deciding game.
It was Bonkers from the umpire, okay it was getting dark, though Ben should have been allowed to serve out the match yesterday full stop
Yes he did. In San Diego from 2017 to 2022
Yes, his FH is not as flat as some, but I don't think it was the reason for his loss. He's still a little green when it comes to point construction and shot selection. His spinny FH could work, but needs to be executed correctly in the rally. He just ran up against a buzzsaw who knows how to play effectively on the grass. Marin was holding comfortably, but Jack struggled consistently in his serve games.Interesting take by Draper on his loss:
Jack Draper fumbles the British crown, and the Iga Swiatek of old makes a comeback | Tennis.com
Surprises, breakthroughs, rebounds and more in our wrap of Day 4 action at Wimbledon.www.tennis.com
1) So again, the tennis surfaces are not as “interchangeable” as some claim.
2) I asked earlier in this thread if Draper had enough of a killer FH to make the finals, he conceded his FH is “spinnier” as compared to say Ciluc’s flatter FH.
