Jake

I have a vision of Carlitos on his parents sofa with his feet up watching his competitors dying on court in Shanghai. He chuckles with that accent of his:

“Well, this is great, to be honest. Not gonna lie.”

Medvedev throwing tantrums every two points, eight limbs flailing in every directions at once, while Tien doesn't even have a full facial expression will never not be funny. Who do we pay to make sure they're in the same half of every draw forever.

It’s so totally nuts it’s clearly meta at some level I can’t even comprehend. All I know is I want more. That said, I very much doubt they do. 😂💀

Oh my god. Emergency services on standby.

Every now and then total masochism delivers in spades. Hats off to Daniil Medvedev. He left the torture chamber smiling.

Tienvedev is Sincaraz without winners.

Their matches are becoming the stuff of legend. Every meeting one giant brutal rally to the death. Absolutely riveting.

I have a trad feral wife. It’s the same…but different.

Dudes in a death spiral. At some point all those losses searching for form become scar tissue. Taking a real break is always the brave and right thing to do.

Time is on your side. 😂

It’s almost physically painful to watch. Unless the player has the power to hit through the other it’s last man standing. Medvedev and Tien could be out there for the rest of their natural lives. 😂💀

Some of these Tien/Medvedev rallies are insane. Literal endurance chess.

True. At least most of his crazies are directed inwards nowadays. That said, 31-20 is pretty poor. Hence the drop out of the top 10. As you can tell, I’m not entirely a believer. Amazing talent but…yeah.

Tien needs to do a De Minaur. Bulk up a bit, put on some muscle. Just 10-15% more power and all that technique and courtcraft is really going to sing.

Tien/Medvedev is becoming one of my favourite matchups.

Rune? Dude has 31-20 WL this year. That brain is more fried than ever. 😂

His collection of Oscars and Emmy’s is unprecedented in the modern game.

I see the First Gentleman of the Serbian Theatre is taking another star turn. 😄

“A great player but also a great actor”

Jimmy Arias

You might well be right. It’s been a lingering doubt of mine for a while. I mean look at Rune. That temperament has not improved an inch since he arrived.

Very dodgy temperament. But damn she’s young. When she calms down a bit she’s gonna be real scary good.

Yes. Arthur asked for a court so slow that you have to kill your self and your family in a million percent humidity to win a single point. And they gave it to him because he’s the biggest star in the world. I mean, what other explanation could there be?

I can’t see them without Neil. Like Zep without Bonzo. Just…can’t.

According to Zverev he lost because his opponent was designed to advantage Alcaraz and Sinner.

ADF and Medvedev are literally walking out there in a million degrees to fight to stay in the top 20. Damn.

a woman with dreadlocks and a nose ring is crying . ALT: a woman with dreadlocks and a nose ring is crying .

So there was no Alcaraz, Sinner lost and you STILL didn’t win???

It was the court. It was too fast, too slow, or too medium for him to win.

Me too. Such a smart player and seems like a good guy. But like De Minaur very slight of build, with the limitations that come with it.

Carlitos has made some pretty smart decisions in his short career. But skipping the horrorshow sauna of Shanghai is right up there.

Tien, like Jerry Shang, is a player I really enjoy watching. Not sure they have the muscle for the top 10, though.