2-5*

L32:  Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) WR 34 defeated Kyle Edmund WR 53 by 5 & 4

Andy's Form and the problems I see.

1)1st and 2nd Serve, poor
2) Depth of groundstrokes, poor
3)Speed of ground strokes, slower (I think they said on com last night, they were timed at being about 10% slower than last year).

People saying, they have no idea where this poor form is from or down too, need to see it is all those mentioned above. What is causing them, i'm not sure.

Remember when Andy had back surgery, and was in danger of not making the WTF, he vultured 4 250s/500.

Whilst is form is bad, is over all level is so bad, worse than after surgery. People saying Novak is in poor form, Andy's form is far worse.

Not playing well at the moment seems to be running in the family at the moment: 

L16:  John Isner & Jack Sock (USA/USA) CR 74 (53+21) defeated (3) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 11 (5+6) by 5 & 3   

Let's hope it's only on the devil dirt!    That looks an easier win for the Yanks than against JJR & Tecau (6-4 4-6 [14-12]). 

indiana wrote:

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Pity. But suspect Isner & Sock are a pretty strong pair. Sock doesn't give doubles his undivided attention and Isner certainly doesn't.

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Spectator wrote:

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Have long felt Sock is one of the best doubles players on the tour. No shame in losing to him and Isner, whose serve is a potent weapon, especially in doubles where it's combined with coverage from a partner.

Edit: I think what Indy means, SC, is that both Sock and Isner are underranked in doubles, as they don't play it as frequently as doubles specialists do.

-- Edited by Spectator on Wednesday 17th of May 2017 09:11:11 PM

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Thanks Spectator. Correct. They are both of course very serious singles players and I am sure would be much higher ranked if concentrating on doubles. Even Sock I feel now much more prioritises singles, which is very understandable given how well ranked he is there. But he no doubt still remains extremely capable in doubles.

I felt maybe unpredictable but potentially a very strong partnership.

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 17th of May 2017 11:54:02 PM

Let's not forget sock is the best player in the world right now based on combined doubles and singles ranking, no slouch.

On a serious note, Richard Evans in his excellent biography of Jon Mcenroe ( best player to ever play tennis IMHO!) wrote about this. The unofficial locker room rankings that rated players on singles and doubles. Different era of course and fewer men play doubles but the fact Sock tops the list is at least worthy of noting!