2024 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy - Masters 1000

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well done Nico reaching your first career Masters 1000 final in Rome
First final above 250 for Nico
First Chilean since Rome 2007 ( Gonzalez who lost to Nadal) to reach a Masters 1000 final.

 

[Moxie]

Here's the H2H:

Alexander Zverev VS Nicolas Jarry | Head 2 Head | H2H | ATP Tour | Tennis

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Jarry's 2 wins of the 6 matches have come on clay.

What I liked about Tabilo for maybe beating Zverev was the variety of shots. Jarry is a big hitter, and so is Zverev...with more wing-span, and more experience. Zverev certainly started tight today, feeling the weight of expectation. Then he plodded along, waiting for it to get to Tabilo, and it did. Jarry's only chance is to serve big, stay clear, and hope that Zverev is worried he might blow this chance, if you ask me.

 

[nehmeth]

so would they be called the breathers or the strips?

Are you serious, or are you just being obtuse to pull my leg? Jarry’s Strippers!

 

[nehmeth]

Jarry's 2 wins of the 6 matches have come on clay.

What I liked about Tabilo for maybe beating Zverev was the variety of shots. Jarry is a big hitter, and so is Zverev...with more wing-span, and more experience. Zverev certainly started tight today, feeling the weight of expectation. Then he plodded along, waiting for it to get to Tabilo, and it did. Jarry's only chance is to serve big, stay clear, and hope that Zverev is worried he might blow this chance, if you ask me.

How do you not -the- bed when it’s your first Masters 1000 final? Hopefully he and his team can positively use his meltdown in the 2nd set against Paul so that he can identify it and move past it on Sunday. Big ask.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Zverev breaks to the take the first set in Rome 64 v Jarry
Was the much better player,

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jarry saves 2 MPs and levels at 5 all 2nd set,
Zverev's serve has been very high in the match so far 90% in the 1st set and around 80% 2nd set and very few UFE 5 so far in this match
Jarry has not been able to get into Zeds service games

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

On his 4th MP Zverev d Jarry 64 75 to win his 2nd Masters 1000 Rome title
Zed was the better player throughout the match, his serve was a key in this match, Jarry just could not break it
Zed will now pass Medvedev with the No 4 ranking,which means he will get his own quarter at RG this year!

 

[El Dude]

An important win for Zverev - first big title since 2021.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

An important win for Zverev - first big title since 2021.

Also he now is 4th ranked player which is huge for him at RG this year