No one tipped Thiem but he looks in a heap of trouble against Sandgren. Never won a slam match before this event. Big story if he wins to play djoko next and a headline writers dream. Anyone for Tennys
Tennys Sandgren was beaten in 3 consecutive Challengers by Cameron Norrie last Sept/Oct and now he's in the Aus Open Quarters the following Jan. Shame Cam isn't his opponent in the Quarters here he'd be the clear favourite to win going by h2h
Chung v Sandgren in the QF. The changing of the guard or just a freak year ?
-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Monday 22nd of January 2018 12:10:17 PM
Neither so far. I previously said in the tournament thread that I considered that the jury was still put on a changing of the guard. And I believe that it is still deliberating. The old guard will move on but for now Federer and Nadal, the dominating players of last year, are in the QF and I'm not sure that say Sandgren and Berdych were the new guard being thought about
Great for Chung but Djokovic was out for a long time ( though yes whether he for one will really come again ... ). And clearly tremendous for Kyle and for us. But overall the old guard / young guard results have been a bit of a mixture.
Now a Kyle vs Chung final rather than Nadal vs Federer and you're really talking !!! Though both the young men will have done great here, whatever now.