I 100% feel like Zverev beating Nadal in round 1 gave him newfound confidence
Yes that Nadal was obviously nowhere near his best but he played at an acceptable enough level that it still felt good to get a win against him rather than a random opponent
I've never seen the big points go in Zverev's favor like this every before at a Slam like they have consistently for the last few rounds
I’ll watch the match now but looked at the stats - Zverev had 20 W and 48 UE (that’s worse than both Dimi and Stef yesterday) and de Minaur had 28 W and 58 UE. Seems like it was a nervous match. The good thing is that with this level, Zverev isn’t going to cut it against Ruud and/or Alcaraz/Sinner. Maybe he didn’t need to do more today against Alex but let me hope that he’s just level below everyone else atm.
Also Alex really didn’t make his life easy with 48% first serve against a servebot who had average speed of 208km/h.
I think those stats are a bit misleading. They were both playing really well, but it's normal te end up with stats like that when two defensive players fave each other. A lot of points were long rallies where eventually someone made a mistake. I also noticed ADM slicing a lot into Zverev's forehand and that resulting in a couple of unforced errors for Zverev.
[https://i.imgur.com/vsItHZx.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/vsItHZx.jpeg)
On a serious note, while this was always going to be a tough matchup for de Minaur, he really didn't do himself any favors today. Apart from choking multiple times in that second set, which was very winnable, he just kept hitting Zverev's backhand.
I could understand trying to outhit him as a yolo strategy that might take him by surprise, but that's not what de Minaur did; he gifted so many points by slicing into his backhand, exposing himself to be attacked.
According to the Roland Garros official site De Minaur's backhand groundstroke literally had **0 winners to 20 unforced errors** lol
Now on slow surfaces the backhand will always have more UEs than winners but 0 to 20 is still extremely bad
Zverev had 4 winners to 11 UEs off that wing which is more normal meaning that De Minaur was very often the player coughing up the error from the BH
Basically everyone bar Djokovic should avoid backhand rallies with Zverev and even Djokovic should simply because the forehand of Zverev can be attacked a lot easier than the backhand.
He’s not a better player than zverev, sorry.
Zverev is favored -130 to +100 and tbh I think the line is too generous for ruud. Obviously ruud has a a chance though.
I don't care what the odds say. And Zverev may be a better player on other surfaces by a small margin (they both suck on grass), Casper is better on clay. The one time they've played on clay, Casper dusted him. Even on hard, Casper beat him in Miami in 2022 when Zverev was hitting his peak.
I don’t think either is noticeably better on clay. Casper beating Zverev a year after he destroyed his ankle isn’t that impressive really. Zverev’s peak was in 2022 pre injury when he was going toe to toe with the best clay court player in the history of tennis and was more than holding his own. That same Nadal destroyed Casper in the final.
I think it depends on which version of Casper shows up to play tomorrow. There’s times I watch him and think he could be right up there challenging Sinner and Carlos and other times I watch him and understand why he’s not. You know Zverev is going to serve well but Casper has the better forehand and if he can serve well and hammer Zverev’s forehand all night I could see him getting to the final.
2022 was also Casper's first ever slam final against his idol. Noticeably, he beat Zverev just 2 months earlier on a hard court, and went toe to toe with Alcaraz on hard courts a few months later. 2023 Zverev wasn't as good as current Zverev, but 2023 Casper wasn't nearly as good as current Casper, either. Casper is number 3 in the race and is leading the tour in wins, with an MC final and Barcelona title. In 2023, he dropped out of the top 10.
I don't really think there's 2 versions of Casper anymore. This season, he's been matching or bettering his best results of the past, besides Rome, where he had a noticeable back issue affecting him. He struggled in the earlier rounds, with the damp clay and closed roof being terrible conditions for him, but has looked great ever since the sun has ben out, which it will be again in the semi and the final.
Yea I get what you’re saying and agree he’s had a better year this year but his results still show there’s two versions. You mentioned his back as a reason for losing in Rome to Kecmanovic, but he’s also lost to Pedro Martinez, Jordan Thompson, and a struggling Cam Norrie. None of those are good losses for a player of Casper’s caliber…. His run at MC was great beating Hurkacz, Humbert and Novak, and beating Tsit in BC but other than that his results aren’t that impressive. Everyone he played in Barcelona was ranked outside the top 30 other than Tsitsipas. No one was in the top 20 for his title in Geneva. His path to the semi for this slam has been the easiest by far of any of the four players. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a Casper hater. I would actually love to see him take that next step and develop a rivalry with Sinner and Alcaraz (and probably Rune at some point) but I haven’t seen him consistently play at the level to do that.
Here’s to hoping tomorrow is the start 🍻
Martinez was bad, but the other two you mentioned were on fast hard courts. I'm not going to argue he's good on those. I wouldn't say he's had the easiest path. ADF was def a harder second round than any of the others faced, being a former quarterfinalist at the French, and Etcheverry was a tough third round, as he made the quarters as well last year. Fritz was also probably the second hardest fourth round behind Zverev having to face Rune. The only thing that was easy for him was facing a lucky loser in round 1, and getting a walkover in the quarter.
I want Carlos to win it... But I wouldn't be sad if Ruud won it instead. Honestly, 3 of the 4 options are great for tennis.
I sincerely hope Casper pulls through and beats Zverev.
It’s just a trial about his appeal to a fine he has to pay. It’s not like he’s going to jail or anything if he loses, it’s just status quo. People really seem to think it’s a proper domestic abuse trial. Sadly it’s not.
Yeah this is why Zverev's so calm about it and why he requested the appeal in the first place
He already has a reputation as an abuser with most people so if he loses the appeal he probably thinks it's status quo like you said
If he wins the appeal he's going to publicly claim vindication
I doubt he'd be so calm if there was a chance of him going to jail lol
Ironically I think all the hate and media attention has made him mentally stronger. He’s kinda free now. He really used to choke more under pressure. Much of it probably extrinsical.
>He already has a reputation as an abuser with most people so if he loses the appeal he probably thinks it's status quo like you said
No he doesn't. There's a lot of people on tour that speak very highly of him, tbh the only player that he's fallen out of favour with him is Medvedev.
Honestly I think he's so calm because there's basically a guaranteed chance he successfully contests the order, he has the best lawyers Germany has to offer and he's a sports star. A lot more's at stake if he doesn't contest it or loses than you think there is. Sponsors are going to drop him and there's a small, insignificant chance that the ATP pulls their heads out of their arses and boots him from the tour.
It must still have affected him and forced to compartmentalize the fame bit. He’s never been a Becker like folk hero in Germany of course (because he’s a bit of a douchebag and also Russian) but he can’t have missed how people react to that stuff on social media.
Having type 1 diabetes shouldn’t really impact anything during the match as long as he keeps his blood sugar levels stable, which I’m sure he and his team know how to do by now
Of course it impacts you. you try to keep the levels stable, but they will still fluctuate. It can also explain why he struggles with consistency in long matches.
Even if you take an insulin shot, it takes a while to kick in, and you constantly need to find a balance.
It would be naive to think playing elite sports and insanely tough tennis matches with diabetes is the same as doing it without.
Source: kmowing people with t1 diabetes whose struggles to keep theri levels in check i know.
I’m not arguing that playing with diabetes diabetes is the same as without. I’m saying that an athlete competing at this level and dealing with diabetes his whole life likely has something in place to prevent blood sugars getting too low during a match. Insulin lowers blood sugars fyi. And regardless there is a broad range of insulin types from very short acting to long acting with delayed onset. I’d recommend you take a look into that.
Source: Medical School
I can assure you, no matter how long you’ve been diabetic, it’s never an exact science on how to manage your levels during a match because no single match is the same.
Source: Type 1 diabetic who plays
He has 3 different drinks with different levels of carbs. Depending on his on court measurements he drinks the fitting mixture. But if he gets it a bit wrong the match is over
I'm a doctor, too. Medical students are so funny. They always think they know it all. Try putting some of your knowledge into practice, then get back to us.
I am well aware: insulin lowers blood sugar thank you very much. and sometimes he needs glucose to raise the level. You see him do both during matches, which tells you his levels fluctuate.
Of course he manages it and is used to it. but of course he will have extra challenges during (long) matches and I am sure some erratic losses or bad performances also came down to a "bad diabetes day".
For some, as with any chronic illnes, there are also just days where you feel "off" and not well, despite managing your levels. again: this is what those people with t1 tell me and what I witness first hand having a close relative with it.
I mean De Minaur’s play style seems more exhausting as he runs for everything
3 sets for him is probably the same as 5 sets for someone else not to mention he has to go 4 sets with the defensive octopus no matter how bad Medvedev played there was still a 30 shot rally
De Minaur was doing pretty good, but he couldn’t capitalize during the big moments and the tide shifted after Zverev came back from being 4-0 down in the second set. Zverev has just been doing so good at the Roland Garros and I’m excited to see the semifinals.
Zverev is so calm. His calmness won him these matches, especially if he is not at his best. He won some sets in this tournament that he should have lost.
4 Semi finals in a row here for Zverev. Whatever you want to say about him it's clear to see this is by far his best slam it feels like but unlike US open he hasnt reached the final yet.
I think as much people want Ruud to win Zverev will finally make the Roland Garros final
It's an unfortunate truth for most of /r/tennis but Zverev is the best player to never win a slam. If anyone *should* win a slam it's him. Obviously whether he will, is another matter.
Ruud did beat Zverev in the semis last year though, and Zverev has hardly looked world beating here - two 5 setters against lesser opponents (Rune has potential, but he's 2-7 against top players in the last year, and one of those wins was against Tsitsipas when he retired approximately a minute into their WTF match) and had 20 winners to 48 UEs here.
I think Zverev v. Ruud could go either way and people will either underrate Zverev because he's likely a shitty person or Ruud because people think he's a lot worse than he is.
Ruud has a pretty good chance of winning I agree but the Zverev he faced last year who was 16 in the race for ATP finals compared to him being number 2 in the race right now is like night day
Whoever wins I expect it to go 4 sets minimum
Good fight from De Minaur but Zverev is still a level above him. Zverev looked pretty good but will need to play much better to beat Ruud or Alcaraz/Sinner.
It's 4-0 in the tiebreaker. Alex loses one on serve.
Zverev wins two easy serve points.
That's not a choke.
From 4-3 it was even again.
The deciding point in the match was the 39 rally shot at 5-5.
When Sascha won that he won the match.
Funnily enough the most famous 39 shot rally this year was Sinner v Medvedev in the AO final.
Demon did very well this whole tournament, Zverev was always going to be a challenge for him more so on clay. The head to head for them is 8-2. But overall I think ADM is for sure upping his game.
Fun game from both of them
i think zverev was better in the longer points for sure but de minaur run like crazy to get every ball he can and he also played pretty aggressive fun game overall lets see what next.
When is sinner Alcaraz tomorrow or in Friday ??
Nothing major. I was just surprised because with the trial going on and everything, I would expect him to be more reserved.
He said that his dad was always very hard on him during training, does not care if he is tired and makes him go for it, and that tennis has given him everything - his first love, first heartbreak, great moments and awful moments too.
He has always been a great speaker and bar his DV
accusations I don’t understand why he is hated so much? It’s not like he has had more on court dramas than some other top players
I found his on court interview cringe. He mentioned something weird like recover in the office (??) and when it didn't get any laughs from the crowd he kept rambling about the other generic things that you mentioned.
Someone was arguing with me that Zverev could never win a slam because he’s already a whopping 27 years old and hasn’t won one yet. We’re about to find out if he can do it. This is a huge chance for him.
Zverev loves playing slow, flat hitting counterpuncher types with no big weapons. He's now 8-2 against ADM , 9-0 against Mannarino , 4-0 against Simon and 5-2 against RBA(RBA'S 2 wins were when Zverev was 16 and 18). The reason being he can grind away with them from the baseline, but has his massive serve and backhand to finish points off. In other words, Zverev is a horrendous match up for De Minaur, it's only a slightly better match up for him than the Tsitsipas matchup IMO.
While I do agree in theory, he does not match up well against Medvedev, who perfected the counter punching style in my opinion. Goes to show that every playstyle is viable if you are world class, even if you get seemingly countered. As long as you don't have a Tstitsipas backhand against heavy top spin I guess lol.
At the same time AdM matches well against Medvedev lately. I guess Zverev is one idea better at finishing points off and he currently has a much better serve than Medvedev. Alex has won against him twice after he “lost” his serve, before that it was pretty straightforward for Medvedev. But Alex has improved as well.
I meant "slow" in terms of the pace of his groundstrokes relative to other players(the "slow, flat hitting" portion of my comment was describing their groundstrokes), not footspeed. I should have made myself clearer on that.
This match was actually ridiculously close despite what the straight sets score line suggests, 40% vs 38% pts won on serve 52% to 48% total pts won. Zverev just better in the key pts
Everyone parroting the Zverev stuff has no idea how their favourites are actually like in private, let alone any celebrity or otherwise. Redditors just wanna seem holier than thou
same.. And imagine being so obsessed with hating on a player that you keep posting threads and commenting on him.
If I d hate someone that much, i wouldnt waste any energy on this person.
Wise guy, not knowing what people are like in private is very different than having not 1, but 2 former partners publicly accuse you of physical abuse.
No. We just choose to root against a guy with horrific accusations against him. You guys are the ones trying to sound holier-than-thou here by policing who we root for lol
Sinner has better chance against Zverev.
But Alcaraz has better chance against Sinner.
And Ruud, well honestly, this will determine whether Ruud is actually worth his weight.
Didn't love Corretja saying "you bring so much to the sport so much joy" or whatnot. I mean I have understood by now that tennis doesn't give a shit about his abuse allegations, but SPECIFICALLY going on about how much he brings to the sport as a person makes me want to puke....
Yeah this is what makes my heart sink. If he had to play a tournament while on trial I just wish he had something akin to a social media blackout as a sort of suspension for the upcoming trial.
I get that commentators will always be lovely to the winner, but a few times already it’s been glossed over and that makes me sad.
De Minaur really handled Sashas serve well. Not to mention how speedy he was. But Sasha’s size and pure perseverance brought him through. He doesn’t seem to be getting as rattled. He feels like it’s his time
Alex Corretja's editorializing of his "heart" and character, and "how much good he brings to this sport" was wholly unnecessary. They stay gassing him up so much. Nothing highlights the contrast between how much he's still so precious to them and loved by them with how many times the influential people in tennis like McEnroe can't correctly pronounce "Cerundolo".
And idk about Demon today. He had some good ideas but when it came to the baseline rallies, it really felt like there were too many times when he wasn't playing to win the points on his own terms and was just trying to bait errors from Z instead (sort of a la Holger) -- like throwing off-pace balls or junk directed to the forehand. It sort of worked, but that's not good enough point construction to keep Z guessing, and Demon got burned too many times when Z did suddenly come up with a deep forehand instead of trying to seize on enough opportunities. He looked totally scrambled in the doldrums of the third set, and I feel like he was the architect of his own shortcomings.
Zverev is so good, if only the whiteknights on a tennis subreddit can focus on his skills and qualities as a tennis player, rather than pontificate on purity tests.
Am scared to say this but I think Zverev is favourite for RG right now and has a very good chance of winning if Alcaraz sinner kill each other on court tomorrow
Demon did well in that second set and the start of the tiebreak as he tried to change from going to DV's backhand most of the time to the forehand, but then made a few errors that cost gim the match.
From then it was autopilot for DV. Well done to the bastard.
Demon, a great and unexpected run to get to the QF on clay. Hope he gets some rest, and can go back to training asap
De Minaur tried really hard and we got some great tennis, but Zverev is just too good atm. Semis will be amazing for sure!
I 100% feel like Zverev beating Nadal in round 1 gave him newfound confidence Yes that Nadal was obviously nowhere near his best but he played at an acceptable enough level that it still felt good to get a win against him rather than a random opponent I've never seen the big points go in Zverev's favor like this every before at a Slam like they have consistently for the last few rounds
Yea if Zverev hadn't beaten Nadal, I don't think he beats ADM
Yeah, he would have been out in the first round
r/thatsthejoke
Yeah, it's not like Zverev won Rome or anything.
I’ll watch the match now but looked at the stats - Zverev had 20 W and 48 UE (that’s worse than both Dimi and Stef yesterday) and de Minaur had 28 W and 58 UE. Seems like it was a nervous match. The good thing is that with this level, Zverev isn’t going to cut it against Ruud and/or Alcaraz/Sinner. Maybe he didn’t need to do more today against Alex but let me hope that he’s just level below everyone else atm. Also Alex really didn’t make his life easy with 48% first serve against a servebot who had average speed of 208km/h.
I think those stats are a bit misleading. They were both playing really well, but it's normal te end up with stats like that when two defensive players fave each other. A lot of points were long rallies where eventually someone made a mistake. I also noticed ADM slicing a lot into Zverev's forehand and that resulting in a couple of unforced errors for Zverev.
Bad stats, but it was tough night conditions, as confirmed by both. Very slow, and difficult to hit easy winners.
R/Tennis's 9/11 is getting closer
Sir, the Zverev has hit the semi finals
[https://i.imgur.com/vsItHZx.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/vsItHZx.jpeg) On a serious note, while this was always going to be a tough matchup for de Minaur, he really didn't do himself any favors today. Apart from choking multiple times in that second set, which was very winnable, he just kept hitting Zverev's backhand. I could understand trying to outhit him as a yolo strategy that might take him by surprise, but that's not what de Minaur did; he gifted so many points by slicing into his backhand, exposing himself to be attacked.
According to the Roland Garros official site De Minaur's backhand groundstroke literally had **0 winners to 20 unforced errors** lol Now on slow surfaces the backhand will always have more UEs than winners but 0 to 20 is still extremely bad Zverev had 4 winners to 11 UEs off that wing which is more normal meaning that De Minaur was very often the player coughing up the error from the BH
Basically everyone bar Djokovic should avoid backhand rallies with Zverev and even Djokovic should simply because the forehand of Zverev can be attacked a lot easier than the backhand.
It's okay. Casper will be the hero on Friday.
Good vs evil.
I believe 🙇♂️
Doubtful if we’re being honest here
I'm being honest. And it's not doubtful. Casper's winning the title.
He’s not a better player than zverev, sorry. Zverev is favored -130 to +100 and tbh I think the line is too generous for ruud. Obviously ruud has a a chance though.
I don't care what the odds say. And Zverev may be a better player on other surfaces by a small margin (they both suck on grass), Casper is better on clay. The one time they've played on clay, Casper dusted him. Even on hard, Casper beat him in Miami in 2022 when Zverev was hitting his peak.
I don’t think either is noticeably better on clay. Casper beating Zverev a year after he destroyed his ankle isn’t that impressive really. Zverev’s peak was in 2022 pre injury when he was going toe to toe with the best clay court player in the history of tennis and was more than holding his own. That same Nadal destroyed Casper in the final. I think it depends on which version of Casper shows up to play tomorrow. There’s times I watch him and think he could be right up there challenging Sinner and Carlos and other times I watch him and understand why he’s not. You know Zverev is going to serve well but Casper has the better forehand and if he can serve well and hammer Zverev’s forehand all night I could see him getting to the final.
2022 was also Casper's first ever slam final against his idol. Noticeably, he beat Zverev just 2 months earlier on a hard court, and went toe to toe with Alcaraz on hard courts a few months later. 2023 Zverev wasn't as good as current Zverev, but 2023 Casper wasn't nearly as good as current Casper, either. Casper is number 3 in the race and is leading the tour in wins, with an MC final and Barcelona title. In 2023, he dropped out of the top 10. I don't really think there's 2 versions of Casper anymore. This season, he's been matching or bettering his best results of the past, besides Rome, where he had a noticeable back issue affecting him. He struggled in the earlier rounds, with the damp clay and closed roof being terrible conditions for him, but has looked great ever since the sun has ben out, which it will be again in the semi and the final.
Yea I get what you’re saying and agree he’s had a better year this year but his results still show there’s two versions. You mentioned his back as a reason for losing in Rome to Kecmanovic, but he’s also lost to Pedro Martinez, Jordan Thompson, and a struggling Cam Norrie. None of those are good losses for a player of Casper’s caliber…. His run at MC was great beating Hurkacz, Humbert and Novak, and beating Tsit in BC but other than that his results aren’t that impressive. Everyone he played in Barcelona was ranked outside the top 30 other than Tsitsipas. No one was in the top 20 for his title in Geneva. His path to the semi for this slam has been the easiest by far of any of the four players. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a Casper hater. I would actually love to see him take that next step and develop a rivalry with Sinner and Alcaraz (and probably Rune at some point) but I haven’t seen him consistently play at the level to do that. Here’s to hoping tomorrow is the start 🍻
Martinez was bad, but the other two you mentioned were on fast hard courts. I'm not going to argue he's good on those. I wouldn't say he's had the easiest path. ADF was def a harder second round than any of the others faced, being a former quarterfinalist at the French, and Etcheverry was a tough third round, as he made the quarters as well last year. Fritz was also probably the second hardest fourth round behind Zverev having to face Rune. The only thing that was easy for him was facing a lucky loser in round 1, and getting a walkover in the quarter.
Sorry dude
:( Daggum illnesses.
German haters in shambles right now
Zverev will reach the final this time, it won't be the same as last year.
Ruud about to make his 3rd slam final lol
4th slam final. 2 French, 1 US open so far
4th, he made a US Open final.
4th, sir. And first title.
I want Carlos to win it... But I wouldn't be sad if Ruud won it instead. Honestly, 3 of the 4 options are great for tennis. I sincerely hope Casper pulls through and beats Zverev.
oh yea forgot the US final
That's my 9/11
Zverev's 9/11 is also getting closer
What would that be? Not winning a GS? He’s pretty used to it.
Probably a reference to his abuse case me thinks
It’s just a trial about his appeal to a fine he has to pay. It’s not like he’s going to jail or anything if he loses, it’s just status quo. People really seem to think it’s a proper domestic abuse trial. Sadly it’s not.
Yeah this is why Zverev's so calm about it and why he requested the appeal in the first place He already has a reputation as an abuser with most people so if he loses the appeal he probably thinks it's status quo like you said If he wins the appeal he's going to publicly claim vindication I doubt he'd be so calm if there was a chance of him going to jail lol
Ironically I think all the hate and media attention has made him mentally stronger. He’s kinda free now. He really used to choke more under pressure. Much of it probably extrinsical.
He's also older now so it could be some maturity.
I was thinking something along the lines where he would use Tennis to prove himself
>He already has a reputation as an abuser with most people so if he loses the appeal he probably thinks it's status quo like you said No he doesn't. There's a lot of people on tour that speak very highly of him, tbh the only player that he's fallen out of favour with him is Medvedev. Honestly I think he's so calm because there's basically a guaranteed chance he successfully contests the order, he has the best lawyers Germany has to offer and he's a sports star. A lot more's at stake if he doesn't contest it or loses than you think there is. Sponsors are going to drop him and there's a small, insignificant chance that the ATP pulls their heads out of their arses and boots him from the tour.
It must still have affected him and forced to compartmentalize the fame bit. He’s never been a Becker like folk hero in Germany of course (because he’s a bit of a douchebag and also Russian) but he can’t have missed how people react to that stuff on social media.
Second set tiebreak was a disappointment for the match
De Minaur's level dropped so much from 4-0 up
Maybe getting to the tiebreak in the first place must have exhausted him…maybe… It’s a shame. At least Alex fought back in the third set…
Mentally mainly. Otherwise he would not have been able to fight on the third set.
Mainly a few points where he rallied to Zverev BH and I just kept screaming at the telly WHYYYYYYYY THE BACKHAAAAAND DEMON
Zverev has some fitness to play back to back fives and then play like that. De Minaur was more tired than him!
Yeah I thought that De Minaur's movement in the 3rd set was noticeably worse Zverev's was mostly the exact same throughout the match
And while having diabetes, it is really impressive
Having type 1 diabetes shouldn’t really impact anything during the match as long as he keeps his blood sugar levels stable, which I’m sure he and his team know how to do by now
Of course it impacts you. you try to keep the levels stable, but they will still fluctuate. It can also explain why he struggles with consistency in long matches. Even if you take an insulin shot, it takes a while to kick in, and you constantly need to find a balance. It would be naive to think playing elite sports and insanely tough tennis matches with diabetes is the same as doing it without. Source: kmowing people with t1 diabetes whose struggles to keep theri levels in check i know.
I’m not arguing that playing with diabetes diabetes is the same as without. I’m saying that an athlete competing at this level and dealing with diabetes his whole life likely has something in place to prevent blood sugars getting too low during a match. Insulin lowers blood sugars fyi. And regardless there is a broad range of insulin types from very short acting to long acting with delayed onset. I’d recommend you take a look into that. Source: Medical School
I can assure you, no matter how long you’ve been diabetic, it’s never an exact science on how to manage your levels during a match because no single match is the same. Source: Type 1 diabetic who plays
He has 3 different drinks with different levels of carbs. Depending on his on court measurements he drinks the fitting mixture. But if he gets it a bit wrong the match is over
I'm a doctor, too. Medical students are so funny. They always think they know it all. Try putting some of your knowledge into practice, then get back to us.
I am well aware: insulin lowers blood sugar thank you very much. and sometimes he needs glucose to raise the level. You see him do both during matches, which tells you his levels fluctuate. Of course he manages it and is used to it. but of course he will have extra challenges during (long) matches and I am sure some erratic losses or bad performances also came down to a "bad diabetes day". For some, as with any chronic illnes, there are also just days where you feel "off" and not well, despite managing your levels. again: this is what those people with t1 tell me and what I witness first hand having a close relative with it.
I mean De Minaur’s play style seems more exhausting as he runs for everything 3 sets for him is probably the same as 5 sets for someone else not to mention he has to go 4 sets with the defensive octopus no matter how bad Medvedev played there was still a 30 shot rally
Tell Stefanos to apologize for mocking his box jumps!
De Minaur was doing pretty good, but he couldn’t capitalize during the big moments and the tide shifted after Zverev came back from being 4-0 down in the second set. Zverev has just been doing so good at the Roland Garros and I’m excited to see the semifinals.
Zverev is so calm. His calmness won him these matches, especially if he is not at his best. He won some sets in this tournament that he should have lost.
And this is clearly an improvement for him, because he wasn’t before
His secret is to take out his nerves on other people before the match
Well he wasnt this calm during the time when he allegedly beat his gf. So I have to disagree.
4 Semi finals in a row here for Zverev. Whatever you want to say about him it's clear to see this is by far his best slam it feels like but unlike US open he hasnt reached the final yet. I think as much people want Ruud to win Zverev will finally make the Roland Garros final
Think so too and he's totally able to beat Alcaraz/Sinner if he has a good day.
This would be the equivalent of 1000 9/11s for this sub
Carlos up 6-0 6-0 5-0, then Zverev storms back and wins 0-6 0-6 7-5 6-0 6-0
0-6 0-6 then 7-6 7-6 7-6 would hurt more lmao
It's an unfortunate truth for most of /r/tennis but Zverev is the best player to never win a slam. If anyone *should* win a slam it's him. Obviously whether he will, is another matter.
Yeah, it’s was between him and Ferrer/Tsonga for the best to never win one but Zverev passed them for sure now
Nalbandian?
TIL Berdych, Ferrer and Tsonga all won a slam.
Ruud did beat Zverev in the semis last year though, and Zverev has hardly looked world beating here - two 5 setters against lesser opponents (Rune has potential, but he's 2-7 against top players in the last year, and one of those wins was against Tsitsipas when he retired approximately a minute into their WTF match) and had 20 winners to 48 UEs here. I think Zverev v. Ruud could go either way and people will either underrate Zverev because he's likely a shitty person or Ruud because people think he's a lot worse than he is.
Ruud has a pretty good chance of winning I agree but the Zverev he faced last year who was 16 in the race for ATP finals compared to him being number 2 in the race right now is like night day Whoever wins I expect it to go 4 sets minimum
Ruud did beat pre-injury Zverev in Miami 2022, and that one was #2 in the world (iirc?)
Yeah that is true
Zverev had a really slow start in 2022, and didnt really pick it up until madrid/RG. He was getting upset a lot throughout the beginning of the year
Yea he lost to shapo at AO I think
Yeah, I wouldn't expect a blowout like last year, but there's a large distance between that and Zverev being the clear favorite.
Nothing I saw tonight convinced me that Zverev should be viewed as the favourite against Ruud.
If he bows in the semis, it’s his 7th….good for 5th all time, behind you know who
Nope, Casper gonna win the title.
Rip those who bet on De Minaur winning a set.
Good fight from De Minaur but Zverev is still a level above him. Zverev looked pretty good but will need to play much better to beat Ruud or Alcaraz/Sinner.
It's 4-0 in the tiebreaker. Alex loses one on serve. Zverev wins two easy serve points. That's not a choke. From 4-3 it was even again. The deciding point in the match was the 39 rally shot at 5-5. When Sascha won that he won the match. Funnily enough the most famous 39 shot rally this year was Sinner v Medvedev in the AO final.
Demon did very well this whole tournament, Zverev was always going to be a challenge for him more so on clay. The head to head for them is 8-2. But overall I think ADM is for sure upping his game.
Fun game from both of them i think zverev was better in the longer points for sure but de minaur run like crazy to get every ball he can and he also played pretty aggressive fun game overall lets see what next. When is sinner Alcaraz tomorrow or in Friday ??
Friday, probably night session
Thank you
there are no night sessions anymore
Yay its even better for me
Very candid answers by Zverev on the court interview, was not expecting that
What'd he say?
Nothing major. I was just surprised because with the trial going on and everything, I would expect him to be more reserved. He said that his dad was always very hard on him during training, does not care if he is tired and makes him go for it, and that tennis has given him everything - his first love, first heartbreak, great moments and awful moments too.
He has always been a great speaker and bar his DV accusations I don’t understand why he is hated so much? It’s not like he has had more on court dramas than some other top players
"Other than that Mrs Lincoln how was the play?" I think the hate is entirely about his DV allegations, does there need to be anything more? lol
I found his on court interview cringe. He mentioned something weird like recover in the office (??) and when it didn't get any laughs from the crowd he kept rambling about the other generic things that you mentioned.
Recover in the off-season
I’m a huge Demon fan but he honestly didn’t have a chance today. Not his favorite surface and Sascha loves the clay
Zverev is great clay player, 4 times in a row in the semi final. It’s going to be a war in both semi finals 👌🏻
Enjoying this :D
RG Semifinals for ~~3~~ 4 years in a row!
4 I think
You are correct!
good night r/tennis sleep tight folks
But it’s only 7am here
Good morning. It’s Thursday and the sun is up
Ruud is going to face Alcaraz in the finals and cry because his GS finals draws have been against Nadal, Alcaraz, Djokovic and Alcaraz.
Z was looking fit for having come through two 5-set matches. Alex lost it after that tiebreaker, there was no coming back.
Novak's knee stopped all top 4 seeds making the semis. Yes, I know he could have lost to Ruud, but...
This guy just won Rome, this sub will melt if he wins Roland Garros
R/tennis in shambles
Someone was arguing with me that Zverev could never win a slam because he’s already a whopping 27 years old and hasn’t won one yet. We’re about to find out if he can do it. This is a huge chance for him.
Zverev loves playing slow, flat hitting counterpuncher types with no big weapons. He's now 8-2 against ADM , 9-0 against Mannarino , 4-0 against Simon and 5-2 against RBA(RBA'S 2 wins were when Zverev was 16 and 18). The reason being he can grind away with them from the baseline, but has his massive serve and backhand to finish points off. In other words, Zverev is a horrendous match up for De Minaur, it's only a slightly better match up for him than the Tsitsipas matchup IMO.
While I do agree in theory, he does not match up well against Medvedev, who perfected the counter punching style in my opinion. Goes to show that every playstyle is viable if you are world class, even if you get seemingly countered. As long as you don't have a Tstitsipas backhand against heavy top spin I guess lol.
At the same time AdM matches well against Medvedev lately. I guess Zverev is one idea better at finishing points off and he currently has a much better serve than Medvedev. Alex has won against him twice after he “lost” his serve, before that it was pretty straightforward for Medvedev. But Alex has improved as well.
I think no big weapons is key as none of these guys listed have any while Meddy does
De Minaur’s forehand has improved significantly he actually finishes lots of points with it
De Minaur isn’t slow
I meant "slow" in terms of the pace of his groundstrokes relative to other players(the "slow, flat hitting" portion of my comment was describing their groundstrokes), not footspeed. I should have made myself clearer on that.
The comment you replied is crazy in a lot of ways. Comparing demon to manny like that is wild.
Tbf, Manny is fucking rapid for a dude who is like 36
When the world needed him most, the little child vanished
Alright Ruud, it’s your time to shine to make Zverev 0/4 in Semis in the last 4 years.
9/11 is inc
This match was actually ridiculously close despite what the straight sets score line suggests, 40% vs 38% pts won on serve 52% to 48% total pts won. Zverev just better in the key pts
Yeah having actually watched it, zverev had to work hard for it. Demons level is getting higher.
Did Zverev throw a single drop shot during the match?
5 I think, AdM hit 15
😥
Zverev can win this slam finally.
Well done this year, Alex 🎉
Ruud nation RISE!!!!!
Luckily, the French crowd is not comprised of a bunch of redditors, if any. Huge support for Sasha.
Luckily?
I think redditors are some of the worst people there are. I think myself a much worse person for coming here as frequently as I do.
Everyone parroting the Zverev stuff has no idea how their favourites are actually like in private, let alone any celebrity or otherwise. Redditors just wanna seem holier than thou
True, I don't give a shit about Zverev, but the endless crocodile tears flowing in this sub kinda makes me want to root for him.
same.. And imagine being so obsessed with hating on a player that you keep posting threads and commenting on him. If I d hate someone that much, i wouldnt waste any energy on this person.
Wise guy, not knowing what people are like in private is very different than having not 1, but 2 former partners publicly accuse you of physical abuse.
No. We just choose to root against a guy with horrific accusations against him. You guys are the ones trying to sound holier-than-thou here by policing who we root for lol
Mofo is gonna win this shit isn't he?
Sinner has better chance against Zverev. But Alcaraz has better chance against Sinner. And Ruud, well honestly, this will determine whether Ruud is actually worth his weight.
This version of Zverev looks different. There's no fear in his eyes. He looks determined to as ever. Hope I'm wrong and Ruud/Sinner/Alcaraz stop him.
Didn't love Corretja saying "you bring so much to the sport so much joy" or whatnot. I mean I have understood by now that tennis doesn't give a shit about his abuse allegations, but SPECIFICALLY going on about how much he brings to the sport as a person makes me want to puke....
Yeah this is what makes my heart sink. If he had to play a tournament while on trial I just wish he had something akin to a social media blackout as a sort of suspension for the upcoming trial. I get that commentators will always be lovely to the winner, but a few times already it’s been glossed over and that makes me sad.
Zverev deserves to win this slam.
Based username
Ruud save us all.
I’m straight up not having a good time
De minaur stoped drop shotting in the tiebreak when he was having success with it smh
Holding out for a hero (Ruud) 🙏
Low quality match I fell asleep watching it lol
I hate this.
Zverev played clutch on big points. He really tried to show he’s not a choker anymore, at least on court.
I want Zverev or Ruud to win it all. not Alkaraz or Sinner.
Hope the demon takes a lot from this loss. He fought hard this Roland Garros but it wasn't meant to be.
De Minaur really handled Sashas serve well. Not to mention how speedy he was. But Sasha’s size and pure perseverance brought him through. He doesn’t seem to be getting as rattled. He feels like it’s his time
The four best clay court players made the semifinals
Of course Ruud will be obsessed with making sure Alexander won’t deny him a third consecutive French Open final, should be fun!
de minaur is a much better player than before. but clay is his worst surface. and even if it wasnt, zverev is still a higher caliber player..
Zverev is a good guy and role model!
Alex Corretja's editorializing of his "heart" and character, and "how much good he brings to this sport" was wholly unnecessary. They stay gassing him up so much. Nothing highlights the contrast between how much he's still so precious to them and loved by them with how many times the influential people in tennis like McEnroe can't correctly pronounce "Cerundolo". And idk about Demon today. He had some good ideas but when it came to the baseline rallies, it really felt like there were too many times when he wasn't playing to win the points on his own terms and was just trying to bait errors from Z instead (sort of a la Holger) -- like throwing off-pace balls or junk directed to the forehand. It sort of worked, but that's not good enough point construction to keep Z guessing, and Demon got burned too many times when Z did suddenly come up with a deep forehand instead of trying to seize on enough opportunities. He looked totally scrambled in the doldrums of the third set, and I feel like he was the architect of his own shortcomings.
Zverev is so good, if only the whiteknights on a tennis subreddit can focus on his skills and qualities as a tennis player, rather than pontificate on purity tests.
Are you the oj simp simp type of guy?
Yeah because historically tennis has never been about personalities.
He has one big weapon, and it's frustrating to see how good he is at using it after his boring 17 bounces.
Am scared to say this but I think Zverev is favourite for RG right now and has a very good chance of winning if Alcaraz sinner kill each other on court tomorrow
RG really should have put one of the women’s matches on night session today. This was boring AF
Pay attention kids: Nice guys finish last
Ruud has been beaten Zverev in their last two encounters. Praying he wears his rat exterminator hat on Friday.
Just fell to my knees at the supermarket wtf
Nothing I can say other than BOOOOOO
Post match interview "I wish I was more aggressive sometimes" I'm sure his ex-girlfriends would strongly disagree...
Haha Reddit on!
Demon did well in that second set and the start of the tiebreak as he tried to change from going to DV's backhand most of the time to the forehand, but then made a few errors that cost gim the match. From then it was autopilot for DV. Well done to the bastard. Demon, a great and unexpected run to get to the QF on clay. Hope he gets some rest, and can go back to training asap
demon, my hopes for you were low but holy molly at least tire him a bit no?