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  • Re: Does anyone think Ruud can beat Zverev?

    From Whisper@21:1/5 to PeteWasLucky on Fri Jun 7 19:06:11 2024
    On 7/06/2024 2:05 pm, PeteWasLucky wrote:
    I think Ruud is very disciplined and tight giving any UE. He definitely can frustrate Zverev in a good day and take him out


    At their respective bests Zverev wins comfortably, has a lot of weapons
    eg great serve and rock solid bh. Ruud at his best can win only if
    Zverev is below par. Zverev is the next most likely guy to win a slam,
    he's too good for too long to not win a slam.

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  • From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to Whisper on Fri Jun 7 17:08:22 2024
    Whisper <whisper@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
    At their respective bests Zverev wins comfortably, has a lot of weapons
    eg great serve and rock solid bh. Ruud at his best can win only if
    Zverev is below par. Zverev is the next most likely guy to win a slam,
    he's too good for too long to not win a slam.

    I agree. But there's big "ifs". Zverev just might not
    be able to play at his best level.

    Ruud is probably an underdog going into the semifinal
    but he is by no means an automatic loser. He's been
    to the RG final twice and knows how to play on clay.

    The mental strength will again play a big part in the
    match, I am sure about it. You cannot avoid being
    slightly nervous in a huge match like this so you
    have to know how to handle it.

    br,
    KK

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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to The Iceberg on Sat Jun 8 19:51:57 2024
    On 8/06/2024 10:09 am, The Iceberg wrote:
    On 07/06/2024 13:26, PeteWasLucky wrote:
    Whisper <whisper@ozemail.com.au> Wrote in message:r
    On 7/06/2024 2:05 pm, PeteWasLucky wrote:> I think Ruud is very
    disciplined and tight giving any UE. He definitely can frustrate
    Zverev in a good day and take him outAt their respective bests Zverev
    wins comfortably, has a lot of weapons eg great serve and rock solid
    bh. Ruud at his best can win only if Zverev is below par.  Zverev is
    the next most likely guy to win a slam, he's too good for too long to
    not win a slam.

    It looks like this but I was wondering if it's not true. We will see.

    am a fan of Ruud and his effort, but Zverev can play to a higher level.


    Yes, and he's been around a long time playing this high level a lot of
    the time. He feels overdue and knows he can beat anyone on a good day.
    Should be a very high quality final.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@21:1/5 to The Iceberg on Sat Jun 8 13:27:21 2024
    On 8.6.2024 3.09, The Iceberg wrote:
    On 07/06/2024 13:26, PeteWasLucky wrote:
    Whisper <whisper@ozemail.com.au> Wrote in message:r
    On 7/06/2024 2:05 pm, PeteWasLucky wrote:> I think Ruud is very
    disciplined and tight giving any UE. He definitely can frustrate
    Zverev in a good day and take him outAt their respective bests Zverev
    wins comfortably, has a lot of weapons eg great serve and rock solid
    bh. Ruud at his best can win only if Zverev is below par.  Zverev is
    the next most likely guy to win a slam, he's too good for too long to
    not win a slam.

    It looks like this but I was wondering if it's not true. We will see.

    am a fan of Ruud and his effort, but Zverev can play to a higher level.

    Not with a tummy gone bad.

    --
    "And off they went, from here to there,
    The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"
    -- Traditional

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  • From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to PeteWasLucky on Sat Jun 8 17:58:25 2024
    PeteWasLucky <waleed.khedr@gmail.com> wrote:
    Then Ruud's health disintegrated.
    What a shit show?!

    The Eurosport commentators noted that Ruud
    had some kind of health issues. His serve
    speed suddenly dropped, his movement got
    weaker and he had to keep the points as
    short as possible, going for too risky shots.

    Yes, there was something wrong with Ruud,
    but that's life, Zverev simply destroyed
    Ruud in the end.

    br,
    KK

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