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  • Matteo Berrettini

    From Scall5@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 8 23:08:40 2023
    At the rate he is playing, I can see Berrettini winning in straights
    sets over Alcaraz. Yes, I believe that.

    Glad that he (Berrettini) is apparently over his injuries, including
    testing positive for COVID in 2022. His forced withdrawal in 2022 was,
    quite frankly, BULLSHIT. I wonder if anyone at Wimbly has ever
    apologized to him for it. It may have cost him a slam title.

    Meanwhile I see many masked folks at the Tour De France. What is up with
    that? Are they making a statement or are just paranoid about today's
    breathing air. If they think masks are effective, are they aware that
    n95 masks must be medically fitted?

    Just wondering.
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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 9 19:45:04 2023
    On 9/07/2023 2:08 pm, Scall5 wrote:
    At the rate he is playing, I can see Berrettini winning in straights
    sets over Alcaraz. Yes, I believe that.



    Wouldn't be a great surprise, Berrettini is prob 2nd best grasscourter
    last 3 years. The way I look at it is if the kid can't beat Berrettini
    and Djoker then he doesn't deserve to win Wimbledon this yr. Simples.

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  • From Sawfish@21:1/5 to Whisper on Sun Jul 9 08:23:48 2023
    On 7/9/23 2:45 AM, Whisper wrote:
    On 9/07/2023 2:08 pm, Scall5 wrote:
    At the rate he is playing, I can see Berrettini winning in straights
    sets over Alcaraz. Yes, I believe that.



    Wouldn't be a great surprise, Berrettini is prob 2nd best grasscourter
    last 3 years.  The way I look at it is if the kid can't beat
    Berrettini and Djoker then he doesn't deserve to win Wimbledon this
    yr.  Simples.

    I watched him against Jarry. He's a strange sort of play.

    He won basically on his serve, his athleticism, and his ability to make exceptional shots. There was never any sense that he had a basic
    strategy for Jarry, only spur of the moment tactical decisions. He is
    winning because he is an outstanding athlete. He needs to develop a
    mental game.

    Jarry was a deliberate and unflappable plodder.

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