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Last week he defeated ALCARAZ in 2 sets 6-3, 6-2-----this week is playing MASTERS 1000/PARIS.....we will see what will happen....and more important will play TURIN/ATP FINALS in 2 weeks with all the top 10 to crown the best player of 2022....can't wait. :)
 

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Last week he defeated ALCARAZ in 2 sets 6-3, 6-2-----this week is playing MASTERS 1000/PARIS.....we will see what will happen....and more important will play TURIN/ATP FINALS in 2 weeks with all the top 10 to crown the best player of 2022....can't wait. :)
Felix is actually 3-0 vs. Alcaraz, which is impressive. We will need to see what happens at the ATP finals.
 

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PARIS....ouffff.....not easy.....FÉLIX won in 3 sets/3h30 /second round vs YMER---another talented kid. Félix lost first set 7-6 ans was losing 4-1 in the second BUT bounces back to win 6-4......and won 8-6 in t/b in the third.....exciting game to watch.

Should play FRITZ round/16.........and fun to watch.
 

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Maybe he is just running out of gas.., I mean to be at that level in the last 3 events surely takes a toll mentally and physically.
 
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Maybe he is just running out of gas.., I mean to be at that level in the last 3 events surely takes a toll mentally and physically.
There is definitely something to be said about that. We have seen it happen with some of the greatest players in tennis history. After McEnroe beat him in the finals of the US Open in 1981 in 4 sets (which came on the heels of a 4 set loss to McEnroe in the 1981 Wimbledon finals), Bjorn Borg left the court before any press conferences and went straight to the airport, and never played another match on the regular tour again (he later apologized to McEnroe, who became a great friend of Borg in later years). This was sad, because although McEnroe beat him in 2 major finals in 1981, Borg won the French Open that year, and he had actually won 3 majors in the prior 3 years without dropping a set! I am old enough to remember those matches, also including the legendary 1980 Wimbledon final in which Borg beat McEnroe in 5 sets (later turned into the Borg v. McEnroe movie that came out a few years ago), and it was the greatest tennis I ever saw. There was a great contrast between the 2 players because McEnroe was very likely the most talented serve and volley player in tennis history and had an unmatched assortment of creative volleys and serves (very high ball toss that confused opponents and was able to place the serve whereever he wanted). Borg, on the other hand, was the master of baseline groundstrokes with massive topsin, but he could also serve and volley when he needed to, and he was incredibly fit and had great stamina. Both players respected each other and brought out the best in each other.

Just a few years later, almost the same thing happened with McEnroe. In 1984, McEnroe won 13 ATP tournaments and compiled an 82-3 match record, the best single season in the history of Open Era tennis by any male tennis player. One of those 3 losses came at the French Open finals, when he blew a commanding 2 set lead and lost in 5 sets to Ivan Lendl, who had nowhere near the talent of McEnroe but was bigger, stronger and fitter, and wore McEnroe down in that match. McEnroe bounced back to win Wimbledon and the US Open, but his 1984 US Open title was his last major. He made one final in 1985 (losing to Lendl at the US Open), was clearly burned out and then took a long sabbatical in 1986, after which he came back and was never remotely close to being the same player again.

I view Borg and McEnroe as 2 of the most talented players I have ever seen and both had their career at the top come crashing down fairly quickly. Felix is only 22, and he is still on an upward trajectory, but he will need to be careful about too much because I really think that playing in all those finals over short spans of time ruined Borg and then McEnroe. They each had several years of very dominant tennis and probably played too many matches and certainly too many intense matches, including against each other.
 
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PARIS...FÉLIX......easy win in 2 sets 6-1, 6-3......surprise..he played SIMON.....much easier target......his 15th consecutive win..WOW.....serious business coming.....will play TIAFOE in quarters.....
 

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PARIS...FÉLIX......easy win in 2 sets 6-1, 6-3......surprise..he played SIMON.....much easier target......his 15th consecutive win..WOW.....serious business coming.....will play TIAFOE in quarters.....
Felix is indeed on an amazing run! Wow! I just hope he has enough gas left in the tank by the time the majors start coming up, But his amazing success is great to watch!
 
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Another easy win for FÉLIX 6-1, 6-4 vs TIAFOE.....16th consecutive win.....it's crazy :) ...will probably play ALCARAZ tomorrow in semis....go FÉLIX...
 

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I am very surprised he dusted Tiafoe so easily. Tiafoe is a tough player but as was seen at the US Open he still needs to improve his forehand groundstrokes, although they are MUCH better than when he came on the tour and were simply non-competitive.
 

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He is indeed in a good moment. I think being with Tony brings him more confidence and calm to his game.
He has the talent, but at this level it's the mentality that makes the difference. At 22, he's becoming more mature and we can expect great things from him in the future.
 
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Felix reminds me of Arthur Ashe. Do any of you guys remember Ashe? He was a top player in the 1970s and the highlight of his career came when he stunningly defeated Jimmy Connors in the 1975 Wimbledon final. Connors, who was then the dominant #1 player in the world, had sued Ashe a month or two prior to Wimbledon after Ashe told the tennis press that Connors was "seemingly unpatriotic" by refusing to play for the US Davis Cup team. Ashe then incensed Connors by showing up for the pre-final photo shoot wearing his US Davis Cup uniform. After being handily defeated, Connors dropped his lawsuit a few weeks later.

In his book, Connors heavily criticized Ashe for not coming to his locker and talking to him "like a man" instead of airing his grievances with the press over the level of Connors' Davis Cup commitment. Connors, in his book, claimed that he dropped the lawsuit because Ashe manned up and apologized for not discussing the issue with him privately before taking it to the media.

Ashe, in his book, claimed that he made no such apology and essentially said Connors dropped the suit because he would look like a pussy ass sore loser if he continued it (probably true). Ashe later captained the US Davis Cup team featuring McEnroe and Connors and while he praised McEnroe's talent and dedication to Davis Cup, he criticized Connors for his disinterested and halfhearted commitment to playing for his country. Those Davis Cup teams captained by Ashe were the most talented Davis Cup teams the USA has ever fielded.
 
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It's over for FÉLIX...lost in 2 sets vs RUNE another great kid--19 years......both on the move...we will see more from them.....he took revenge from last week when he lost in 2 sets/FLORENCE vs FÉLIX......BRAVO FÉLIX for a great /fruitful journey.
 

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Breaking news.....oups....ALCARAZ out---injury--for several weeks.....so will miss ATP/FINALS in Turin.......sad sad...wish him to recover.....great/nice kid and CHAMP.
 

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FÉLIX will b top 6 Monday.....that's great......for sure in the top 5 soon..... :) proud of you.
 

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Alcaraz is out for 6 weeks minimum and we will probably not see him again until the Australian Open in January:
It seems like between Alcaraz, Felix, Rune, Sinner and Shelton (who is a big strong kid with great bloodlines), there is a very promising crop of 18-22 year old players on tour now.
 
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....BUT DJOKO is still there..lol.....again won a big one today/semis vs TSITSIPAS in 3 sets...exciting one....looking tomorrow vs RUNE for his 39th MASTERS1000 title......incredible...untouchable.
 

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PARIS....wow...RUNE did it vs DJOKO....what an exciting one.....credit to both for a great performance.....RUNE..wow again....at only 19 the youngest player to win a MASTERS1000 since BECKER.....great achievement....and now in the top 10.

Not the same for #1 SWIATEK /TEXAS in the WTA/FINALS.....she lost in semis vs GARCIA.....so tonight it will b SABALENKA--GARCIA/FINAL......go CARO...she had an amazing year.....really hope she will b crowned the top player tonight. :)
 
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