Great analysis, Matt. Unbelievable watching Tsitsi absolutely redline his game only to come away in straight-sets defeated (Tsitsi's bh topspin return of first-serves was ridiculous at the start). Again, I think Tsitsi really needed a better slice bh last night, if he could keep it low and angled it takes away the line bh from alcaraz (Evans did this really well last year in Vienna v Alcaraz) and even bring Alcaraz forward to the net on slice/unfavourable terms. I think Alcaraz forehand is already better than Tsitsi; more end-range power, more dynamic with his drop-shot awareness, but maybe the stats will tell a different story. If the Alcaraz serve improves a bit that will be one hell of a problem.
Great analysis, Matt. Unbelievable watching Tsitsi absolutely redline his game only to come away in straight-sets defeated (Tsitsi's bh topspin return of first-serves was ridiculous at the start). Again, I think Tsitsi really needed a better slice bh last night, if he could keep it low and angled it takes away the line bh from alcaraz (Evans did this really well last year in Vienna v Alcaraz) and even bring Alcaraz forward to the net on slice/unfavourable terms. I think Alcaraz forehand is already better than Tsitsi; more end-range power, more dynamic with his drop-shot awareness, but maybe the stats will tell a different story. If the Alcaraz serve improves a bit that will be one hell of a problem.