Week 33 - ATP Masters 1000 - Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati, OH (hard)

Spectator · All-time great

Week 33 - ATP Masters 1000 - Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati, OH (hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Raining in Cincinnati.

thejester · Satellite level

Kyle down and out 6-4 6-3, looks like a surprisingly comfortable win for Sugita

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity. Cincy usually relatively fast, which if it is again I would think probably doesn't best suit Kyle.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Also there were twitter reports that Kyle had the trainer on more than once.

thejester · Satellite level

I would have thought with Kyle's big weapons on the serve and forehand the quicker courts would, if not suit him, at the very least not be too disadvantageous. Hope there's no serious issues with regards to the trainer being needed.

RJA · Hall of fame

thejester wrote:
I would have thought with Kyle's big weapons on the serve and forehand the quicker courts would, if not suit him, at the very least not be too disadvantageous. Hope there's no serious issues with regards to the trainer being needed.

His forehand is big but he needs a bit if time to crank it up hence it is better on slower courts. Also quicker courts make it harder to defend his backhand wing as well as making it easier for opponents to exploit his poor movement.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In the doubles:

R1: Dom Inglot & Marcin Matkowski (POL) CR 55 (28+27) def. Richard Gasquet & Gilles Simon (FRA/FRA) CR 805 (604+201) 4-6 6-3 13-11

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R2: (5) Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau (NED/ROU) CR 25 (14+11) vs Dom Inglot & Marcin Matkowski (POL) CR 55 (27+28)

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Kyle at the mo is the skid solo of clay tennis, it will be interesting to see how he goes in the desert next year, unfortunately he got Novak on top form this, but Indian Wells is one U.S. ATP hard court tournament I think he will enjoy year on year, the antithesis of Andy who I feel only plays it as a warm up for Miami.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Oakland2002 wrote:
Kyle at the mo is the skid solo of clay tennis, it will be interesting to see how he goes in the desert next year, unfortunately he got Novak on top form this, but Indian Wells is one U.S. ATP hard court tournament I think he will enjoy year on year, the antithesis of Andy who I feel only plays it as a warm up for Miami.

confuse

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
R2: (5) Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau (NED/ROU) CR 25 (14+11) vs Dom Inglot & Marcin Matkowski (POL) CR 55 (27+28)

R2: Pablo Cuevas & Marcel Granollers CR 72 (39+33) vs (3) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 11 (4+7)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:
Terrible draw if it's Karlovic. [...]

I'm not so sure: he's never beaten Andy in seven attempts going all the way back to the San José final in 2007 (only his second title, if memory serves wink )! Andy beat him in straight sets in the L32 of the French Open this year & in four at Wimbledon last year. You have to go all the way back to the Tokyo outdoor tournament in 2012 for a win on a hard court (straight sets). He's also getting a bit long in the tooth (37)! wink Anyway, it's looking more likely to be Mónaco, who has an overnight lead of 6-4 5-3* & whom Andy beat by 3 & 2 in the L32 in Rio last week. The head-to-head there is 4-2 in Andy's favour. He hasn't beaten Andy since Valencia (L16) in 2010 & he's no spring chicken, either (32)!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Spectator wrote:
Terrible draw if it's Karlovic. [...]
I'm not so sure: he's never beaten Andy in seven attempts going all the way back to the San José final in 2007 (only his second title, if memory serves )! Andy beat him in straight sets in the L32 of the French Open this year & in four at Wimbledon last year. You have to go all the way back to the Tokyo outdoor tournament in 2012 for a win on a hard court (straight sets). He's also getting a bit long in the tooth (37)! Anyway, it's looking more likely to be Mónaco, who has an overnight lead of 6-4 5-3* & whom Andy beat by 3 & 2 in the L32 in Rio last week. The head-to-head there is 4-2 in Andy's favour. He hasn't beaten Andy since Valencia (L16) in 2010 & he's no spring chicken, either (32)!

Please don't remind me of that. I had tickets for the QF, SF and Final that year. cry

brendan · Strong Club Player

Stircrazy wrote:
Spectator wrote:
Terrible draw if it's Karlovic. [...]
I'm not so sure: he's never beaten Andy in seven attempts going all the way back to the San José final in 2007 (only his second title, if memory serves )! Andy beat him in straight sets in the L32 of the French Open this year & in four at Wimbledon last year. You have to go all the way back to the Tokyo outdoor tournament in 2012 for a win on a hard court (straight sets). He's also getting a bit long in the tooth (37)! Anyway, it's looking more likely to be Mónaco, who has an overnight lead of 6-4 5-3* & whom Andy beat by 3 & 2 in the L32 in Rio last week. The head-to-head there is 4-2 in Andy's favour. He hasn't beaten Andy since Valencia (L16) in 2010 & he's no spring chicken, either (32)!

he's actually 37!