Wimbledon

[jimlosaltos]

Alcaraz vs Paul perhaps shouldn't surprise since their H2H is even at 2-2.
Serving is a whole level lower than the other semifinal.

Alcaraz is winning the same percentage behind his second serve as his first (both at 62% now early in the fourth set, although his second had been ahead of the first until now).

It's confusing to me that Alcaraz can hit in the 130 MPHs, yet his first serve frequently isn't a weapon. Thought he had fixed that at Roland Garros.

Alcaraz has been broken 4 times, which is often enough to lose a match on grass, but Alcaraz has had 25 break points vs Paul, winning 7.

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[jimlosaltos]

Well that was impressive by the Wall of Med. And I love the Wall's complete lack of celebration after a 4 hour win. His game is so similar to Novak in lockdown mode, but without all the annoying drama.

Agree (Particularly about the drama).

Peculiar match. The kind where Sinner won most every stat -- except the one stat guys say has the highest correlation, number of first serve points WON ( NOT % won, not % in).

Medvedev went after Sinner's backhand return, despite Sinner having the highest rated backhand overall per the ATP stats you shared.

That's 42 points won by Medvedev serving to Sinner backhand in the ad court with 1st and 2nd combined.

Every point Medvedev on his second serve to the ad court was to Sinner's backhand.



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Well that was impressive by the Wall of Med. And I love the Wall's complete lack of celebration after a 4 hour win. His game is so similar to Novak in lockdown mode, but without all the annoying drama.

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https://photos.app.goo.gl/RscXPqDemZrqiG4o7

Shot Quality rankings on all final 8 players.

[stotty]

Novak was moving very well against Rune and I don't see any problem with him at all physically. He's clearly in the tournament to win it and if he keeps current form he should brush past de Minaur.

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https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1920082/Novak-Djokovic-Wimbledon-injury-news-update

Oh the drama. I am really pulling for Fritz to take him, if he gets past Demon.

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Great win for Taylor. He is not really a dark horse anymore. He will be favored over Musetti, then who knows, he could beat anyone.

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Fritz finally gets a break of serve, on a Zverev double fault, and leads 5-4 3rd set. Zverev appears a bit hobbled with a pre-existing knee issue. This match could be up for grabs.

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Fritz has played well through 2 sets vs Zverev, has lost 5 more total points thus far, and is down 2 sets to 0.

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https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3269308/meet-wimbledons-rising-tennis-star-emma-navarro-who-hails-billionaire-family-23-year-old-just-beat

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A lot of good matches today. Gii vs Musetti is a pick 'em. Zverev a solid favorite over Fritz. Now is certainly the time for Fritz to get a significant win. Novak vs Rune, Alcaraz vs Paul, Demon vs Fils also on tap.

[don_budge]

NAVARRO!

[jimlosaltos]

Three women's NCAA champions still in the Wimbledon draw. Emma Navarro and Danielle Collins, who won individual titles for Virginia and Lulu Sun who clinched team title for Texas

[jimlosaltos]

By comparison to the women's side, the men are as predictable as global warming.

The top 1,2,3,4, 5 seeds all remain.

The Carlos Alcaraz - Tommy Paul quarterfinal looks tre's intressant. Their H2H is 2-2 with the two playing four tiebreaks and a trio of three-setters out of 4 matches.

[don_budge]

NAVARRO