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Clay Courts are back! :D

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#1 · (Edited)
Personally I think it's time for Jo to win his first claycourt title ;):p

Schedule:

11 april: Monte Carlo, Monaco

18 april: Barcelona, Spain

24 april: Rome, Italy

9 may: Madrid, Spain

23 may: Roland Garros, Paris, France
 
#32 ·
:D Jo takes the second set. I just tuned in to see him play an amazing BH CC :hearts:
 
#35 ·
Lost, but he played good in the last two sets. Bodes well for the clay swing.
 
#37 ·
So we still can't trust Jo to hold serve when it comes to crunch situations in matches.
I doubt any clay match is good indication of that and MC more so than say Madrid or RG. Look at the stats of a couple of matches and you'll see that many players win about equal on first and second serve, which is telling
 
#40 ·
Sorry, didn't mean to nitpick.

I recall the match against Rafa in Paris last year which he lost 5-7 5-7 and the match against Murray in Canada (after beating Federer) where he couldn't hold on to the lead in the breaker. Then Guccione again last year and more recently was it against Benneteau?

This has only been a recent trend. I fondly remember the days when Jo would serve up his way out of 0-40 without any trouble.
 
#41 ·
The first set yet again highlighted Jo's fragile mentality. Sure, that broken string was untimely, but he still has got to learn to move on, and fight tooth and nail to regain lost momentum.

Having said that, I was very pleased with his performances in the second and third sets. His shotmaking is breathtaking at times. He lacks the patience of natural clay grinders, but when you have the weapons that he has, particularly on the forehand, his game can be very effective. I applaud him for a fantastic overall performance, and for his gracious gesture to Ferrero at the end.

I'm looking forward to seeing how well he can adapt and progress in the warm-up tournaments for RG.
 
#49 ·
Good start, up a break early :yeah: Not a bad draw further down the line either
 
#51 ·
He was being generous, twice :lol: Should have been a breadstick. Still, very good performance overall :yeah:
 
#55 ·
Ferrer was a bit much, though he had his chances in the first. Good run, Jo. Keep it up for Madrid :D
 
#58 ·
I missed this thread!
 
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