Intense, long, complicated to manage and full of surprises and spectacle. This is how you can define everything that has happened in the ATP Masters 1000 Roma 2023 and the WTA Roma 1000 2023 in the last two weeks, with a desperate presence of rain in the first edition extended to 96 participating players. Daniil Medvedev gave the bell by reconciling with the clay and showing that he is prepared to assault the top, while Elena Rybakina It confirmed its upward trend and a regularity rarely seen in recent times on the women’s circuit. The Foro Itálico has experienced unforgettable moments that should be reviewed and analyzed from the point of view of how they can influence the dispute of Roland Garros 2023which starts in less than a week.
1. Daniil Medvedev and the power of trust
A true genius, a competitive animal with a genuine personality who can do anything on the court and whose gaze turns fierce in those moments when he feels powerful. Daniil has decided to put on his work overalls and adapt to a clay that he disowned as a defense and self-deception. He has gotten the hardest, now it can be very difficult to stop.
2. Carlos Alcaraz has the right to have a bad day
Physical exhaustion, mental fatigue, non-sports aspects prior to the tournament and the number 1 assured. A perfect storm broke out for the Murcian to err on the side of inexperience and show a certain conformism when facing an unexpected challenge such as Maroszan. Defeat that must be interpreted as an accident and that should not have repercussions on his desire to shine in Paris.
3. Novak Djokovic, concern with an asterisk
It is clear that something is wrong with the Serb’s physique and game, but the feeling lingers that when it comes to Roland Garros, he will be able to overcome all that and emerge strong. Losing to Rune is not especially dramatic considering the level of the Dane and could become an extra motivation for the French Grand Slam.
4. Holger Rune and Casper Ruud re-engage in the candidacy for glory
Scandinavian tennis is in luck with two very different geniuses who fought a great battle. Rune continues to show that he is not only a player with a bright future, but that he is ready to support Alcaraz in the generational changing of the guard. For his part, Ruud has regained some of the confidence lost in recent months and will face Roland Garros with renewed energy and hope.
5. Reasons for concern in Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner
Systematic blocking of the Greek when facing the best in the world, which reveals a certain stagnation at the tennis level. He has a serious problem with his family environment and until he corrects it, it will be difficult for him to take another step in his progression. For his part, Sinner does not quite feel comfortable on clay and suffers from an irregularity that is not appreciated in his most direct competitors.
6. Elena Rybakina, effective cannon shots on any surface
Cold as ice, deadly as steel. The Kazakh tennis player once again shows that she is not a player with great potential who can have positive weeks, but that she is ready to legitimize herself in the elite with great regularity. Now, she also feels comfortable on the surface where she had the most doubts.
7. Anhelina Kalinina, impressive story of overcoming
The Ukrainian has been the great protagonist of the week, materializing that classic story of a player who explores her limits when least expected. She emerged unscathed from unforgettable battles and placed Ukraine on the front page with great tennis and the feeling that she has everything it takes to sign more performances of this magnitude.
8. Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, assumable fouls
The defeat of the Belarusian at the first exchange can be perfectly understood, due to the difficulty of adapting quickly to changing conditions and the accumulated fatigue after her success in Madrid. It should not undermine his confidence ahead of Paris, an appointment in which Swiatek is expected to be able to attend despite his physical problems. The Polish has not quite reached the tennis level of last year, but she can give him what she has to fight for glory.
9. Numerous and unexpected alternatives to the established power
Ostapenko, Kudermetova, Haddad-Maia or Zheng have been protagonists in a week full of surprises that gives them enormous confidence for the second Grand Slam of the season. All of them can beat any of the best in the world in big dates.
10. Green shoots by Paula Badosa
The Spaniard has regained her joy in her tennis, she is moving much better and has a determination in the game that has not been appreciated for a long time. Getting into the quarterfinals is a very remarkable result and one that gives her enormous morale for Roland Garros 2023, where she could be the protagonist.
2023-05-22 05:52:44
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