It took till 2.00 am in the Big Apple…..but Tiafoe crushed the Russian in the fifth set. Mike you had this guy a favorite if not the favorite in every tournament this year. He is a nice player but where is the weapon that pulls out tough matches like this? Tiafoe was 5 to 8 mph faster on the ground shots.
Pity about Tiafoe’s shirt off act after the win, he should leave that to the gender neutral broads on the US soccer team. Other than that an exemplary performance by a journeyman.
Last year I saw Rublev playing for the first time and I was really impressed with what I saw. He had a stellar year an won five championships - this year he was not even remotely up to standard as a top ten player. He just collapsed and was never really the player I aw last year, Still a top ten player - but with his performances this year how long would that last?. He has beaten a list of player last year against whom he lost this year.
Watch out for the 18 year old Carlos Alcazar though.