Only watched last few games, but it looked like Felix showed up with the best version of himself 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

Yes, he said in his post-match interview that he felt inspired and was seeing the ball big. He reckons that his game is better now than it was in his 2022 season (when he had 60 wins and reached his CH ranking of #6) and I think he's right. Hope he can stay consistent and keep the confidence in himself this time.

 

Can't believe some people thought Musetti was going to win here. FAA actually has an impressive hard court game. Musetti, no so much.

Musetti is a clay specialist until he prove otherwise.

 

Can't believe some people thought Musetti was going to win here. FAA actually has an impressive hard court game. Musetti, no so much.

Musetti is a clay specialist until he prove otherwise.

Don´t see that, sorry.

 

Good stuff from Felix lately, this creates a small opening in the race.

 

it seems FAA will be on fire in the final months of the season

 

FAAAAAAAAAAA

Marriage bliss done did him good

 

Felix playing at a very high level, he has a great shot to win this tournament imho. It's between him and Rune.

 

Correct

 

 

👏👏 for beating the esthetic but weapon challenged Claycentric opponent, not to mention alleged racist.

Now comes the trickier rounds. A SF showing would do wonders for FAA's confidence heading into 2026.

 

He didn´t learn.

I call this Catenaccio tennis.

Trying to win by all means unnecessary

 

As expected, FLA overpowered Ceska Schiavone's male version

 

Bit off topic, but stumbled over this podcast and FAA seems to be a down to earth guy.

 

That's a coincidence. I've just been listening to the podcast. FAA does come across as very well-balanced - he kept reiterating that he has a good life outside of tennis and that helps him keep his balance.

I was interested to hear him talk about his slump and periods of inconsistency. Justin Roberts put to him something that Zverev said to the effect, "Either Felix is really on or really off," and asked him why that might be. FAA said it's partly his gamestyle, that he was never taught to just put the ball in the court, he was taught instead to take any opportunity to hurt his opponent, especially with his FH, and that aggressive style comes with more risks. He is working on trying to be more consistent but said that he would rather take bad losses than become the sort of player who just puts the ball in the court.

 

The tools & weapons there but still doesn't seem to possess that 'warrior' mentality & complacent w/ 'taking bad losses' from the sound of it.

 

Really impressed by FAA's new attacking game style. Has he been revamping his game lately ?

 

I think he has always tried to have an attacking game style, it's just that he hasn't always managed to pull it off! I mentioned earlier that he said he was taught from an early age to take any opportunity to hurt his opponent, especially with his FH, and he would rather take bad losses than just put balls in the court. His 'in attack' rating for the past 52 weeks according to Tennis Insights is 28%, compared to the tour average of 24%. His level seems to be quite dependent on conditions and on confidence, which I think is the main reason he hasn't consistently been a top 10-15 player.

Gill Gross has talked about the following improvements Felix has made in his game in 2025: He has a more efficient pre-serve ritual. His 2nd serve placement is less predictable. He has a deeper 2nd serve return position which allows him to put more returns into play and especially to run around balls to use his FH. He has started to use the FH dropshot. However, his BH remains a weakness in his game.