Day 8 Wimbledon Review

A marquee Fedal encounter highlights the upcoming semifinals, while Djokovic and Federer both escaped early trouble today. This is the Official Up The Line recap of the Quarterfinals at the Championships.

(1) Djokovic d. (21) Goffin 6-4, 6-0, 6-2

This had the makings of a classic for all but seven games. Goffin came out lightning quick, matching Djokovic blow for blow, and finding a break point at 3-3* 30-40, which he converted after forcing Djokovic into a miss. However, this was the peak of the Belgian’s performance, as Djokovic took the next TEN games, barely even dropping individual points on or against serve, to go up 6-4, 6-0, 1-0. It was a mix of Goffin trying to be aggressive and outhit Djokovic, which was countered by Djokovic just playing defensive and letting Goffin be his own worst enemy. David obviously looked frustrated, especially as the second set rolled on, and it was a snowball of epic proportions. Goffin got a hold to even the third set at 1-1, but the outcome was not in doubt at this point, as Djokovic peppered Goffin with deep returns, and took a double break and the match. Goffin will be disappointed by how this run ended, but should take confidence in his play, and be ready to take on the summer hard court season.

(2) Federer d. (8) Nishikori 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4

Nishikori opened a 15-40 hole to start off the match, which he duly converted for the break that would carry him to the first set. He was the far better player for the first quarter of the match, creating additional chances against Federer, while Nishikori only had one break point against him, at 3*-2, AD out, which he saved with a clean backhand winner. However, like the match before him on Center, Nishikori quickly came back to Earth, as Federer took two breaks at the first opportunity, and cruised to even up the match. Nishikori showed more fight in sets three and four, fighting off (or letting Federer drop) a combined nine break chances in each set. But it was a losing battle, because Federer only needed to convert one each set, which he duly did, without having to worry about Nishikori’s returning. Kei was 13/55 on return points in the last two sets, and with a number like that, it obviously spelled doom.

(3) Nadal d. Querrey 7-5, 6-2, 6-2

Nadal had chances to serve for the set at 5*-4, and was up 30-0, but let Querrey come knocking on the door, and with two big groundstrokes, Querrey had broken back. Nadal was not happy, and upped his level to break back and serve for the set, which this time he was able to. Sam was demoralized, and by that point, couldn’t find his way into any return game, while Nadal continually opened up the Querrey serve and was winning almost half of his return points. Nadal continues his blistering tennis, and he continually looks more and more at home on grass.

(23) Bautista Agut d. (28) Pella 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

RBA finally dropped a set, for the first time this tournament, once Pella had finally settled in and his forehand was going. Otherwise, the Spaniard took advantage of a tired Pella, his flat forehand and backhand causing all sorts of trouble as they usually do for spinny and loopy forehands like Pella’s.

Federer will play Nadal most likely second on Friday, while Djokovic will take on RBA before them.

ITF WTT Roundup Week of July 1

Cuneo champion Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM), with his first ITF title of the year.

M25/25,000 Tournaments-

Buenos Aires– (3) Juan Pablo Ficovich (ARG) d. (2) Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-3

Lasne– Jeroen Vanneste (BEL) d. (4) Jeremy Jahn (GER) 6-1, 7-5

Kunshan– (4) Fajing Sun (CHN) d. (1) Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) 6-2, 6-2

Bourg-en-Bresse– (6) Maxime Hamou (FRA) d. Kyrian Jacquet (FRA) 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3

Cuneo– (1) Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) d. (8) Francesco Forti (ITA) 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-5

Bakio– Laurent Lokoli (FRA) d. (7) Hugo Grenier (FRA) 6-3, 6-3

M15/15,000 Tournaments-

Cancun– (4) Nicolas Meija (COL) d. (Q) Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (USA) 6-2, 7-5

Pittsburgh– Alexander Cozbinov (MDA) d. Simon Fruend (SWE) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

Wroclaw– (1) Vaclav Safranek (CZE) d. (7) Petr Nouza (CZE) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

Den Haag– Matias Zukas (ARG) d. (4) Ryan Nijboer (NED) 6-4, 6-2

Saarlouis– (5) Nick Hardt (DOM) d. (1) Fabrizio Ornago (ITA) 6-0, 6-4

Tabarka– (7) Nicolas Alberto Arreche (ARG) d. (5) Quintin Robert (FRA) 6-3, 6-2

Idanha-a-Nova– (2) Nuno Borges (POR) d. (3) Fred Gil (POR) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

Belgrade– (7) Marko Miladinovic (SRB) d. Fabian Marozsan (HUN) 6-3, 6-3

ATP Challenger Roundup- Week of 7/1

Two tournaments on the Challenger circuit coincided with Wimbledon this week, and two part-time ATP Tour participants took home each trophy. This is the Up The Line Tennis Challenger Recap for the week of July 7th.

Ludwigshafen, Germany – €46,000 +H 

Home hope and unseeded Yannick Hanfmann (ATP 212) took home the trophy at the 2019 Ludwigshafen Challenger while only dropping 2 sets throughout the tournament, winning 6-3, 6-1 in the final over Filip Horanský (ATP 178) of Slovakia. Hanfmann is coming off a successful 2018 year where he debuted in the top 100 at 99 in the ATP rankings and won 2 challengers on the year, one of which he has to defend his title next week in Braunschweig. This is his 4th career Challenger title, and first of 2019. This was a great final,and although Horanský did not play his best tennis, he can still be proud of his result in this tournament.

Recanati, Italy – €46,000 +H

Egor Gerasimov of Belarus has lifted his first Challenger trophy of 2019 at the Guzzini Challenger, which he won 6-2, 7-5 against home hope, Roberto Marcora of Italy. He is now 6-1 in ATP Challenger Tour Finals in his career. He has been as high as 121 in the world, and he is currently #167 in the world but will now move up into the top 150 with this win. This title snaps a cold streak for the Belarusian, as he had dropped his past five matches leading up to the tournament. 

Day 7 Wimbledon Review

The Big Three absolutely dominated, and another Wimbledon finalist crashes out. This is the official Up The Line Tennis recap of Manic Monday at the Championships.

Featured Matches-

(1)Djokovic d. Humbert 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

Djokovic actually enjoyed this matchup more than a righty, because Humbert’s best shot, his cross-court forehand, was setting up perfectly in Djokovic’s backhand strike zone. As with the rest of the big three, this blowout was part Djokovic’s own great play, part Humbert’s errors. The Frenchman’s backhand was misfiring a lot during the match, to where Djokovic targeted it consistently to win points. However, Djokovic’s contribution was a flurry of deep and consistent returns to negate any serving advantage, even when Humbert would try and hit his best serve, the lefty swinger out wide from the ad court. This just fell right into a Djokovic backhand, which he took for winners consistently.

Great serve, even better backhand return.

A solid showing from Humbert in a career best showing for him at a Grand Slam, but Djokovic was just too good.

He will face Goffin for a spot in the semifinals next.

(2) Federer d. (17) Berrettini 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

This was the biggest beatdown of the three we witnessed today, and the one least expected. Berrettini, whether it was nerves, an injury, or just a poor performance, looked quite uncomfortable being out there today, getting tight and hitting only 14 winners compared to a whopping 23 unforced errors. He was never in a Federer service game, except for one instance in the third set which was lost by a missed backhand, a deficiency today for him. Federer was all over the court, taking time away both on normal groundstrokes and when returning, throwing Berrettini out of any sort of rhythm.

Federer plays Nishikori next.

(3) Nadal d. Sousa 6-2, 6-2, 6-2

Sousa played really well in the first three rounds of this tournament, but Nadal was a wall he was never going to overcome. His firepower is not quite there, which meant on this surface, Nadal had a power advantage, which was shown in his 29/10 winner to unforced error ratio. Almost perfect stuff from him today, not seeing any break points on his serve, winning 86% percent on the first serve, as well as always being in Sousa’s service game and breaking quickly, going 6/8 on BPs. A good performance, but one he didn’t need to play his best in to still win.

Insane no look pass from Nadal. This sums up the match.

He plays Querrey in the most challenging quarterfinal for the Big 3 on Wednesday.

Other Matches-

(8) Nishikori d. Kukushkin 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

(26) Pella d. (15) Raonic 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3), 8-6

This was an insane shot from Pella to set up a match point on Raonic. A really amazing five setter, and a grueling fight from Pella.

(21) Goffin d. Verdasco 7-6(9), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

(23) Bautista Agut d. (28) Paire 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 ☹ (ab)

Querrey d. Sandgren 6-4, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 7-6(5)

Junior Wimbledon Preview

While the pros are occupying the TV for the majority of next week at Wimbledon, the juniors will be battling it out at the All-England Club for the Junior Wimbledon trophy. This surface is an uncommon one for juniors, as there are only two J1 tournaments, Nottingham and Roehampton, that comprise the grass slate for juniors before Wimbledon. This, in combination with it being alien to either hard or clay, means the field is usually wide open due to the lack of experience. However, these are the three players the Up The Line Tennis group thinks could hoist the trophy at the end of the week.

Gauthier Onclin (BEL) (#17)

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The Belgian is the most recent champion on the ITF circuit, with his Roehampton win. He has good weapons, including a pretty big serve and good forehand, even if the technique looks a little stiff. When he has time, the shot is a big weapon. He has a tough draw from the start, with Anton Matusevich, a quarterfinalist at Roehampton, then potentially Holger Rune once again, this time early in the third round. It won’t be easy for Onclin, but he has the confidence and form to feel good about making a run.

Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) (#10)

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Shintaro won the other grass court event in Nottingham without dropping a set in a blazing run, and was only stopped from clashing with Holger Rune by the aforementioned Matusevic. He’s got good volleys and feel, and a consistent game from the baseline. The only minor things against him is that his forehand is loopy in nature, and that his serve is not big, relying more on spin. Mochizuki does have the advantage of a seemingly easier draw, only facing Rune or Onclin in a potential quarterfinal. The Japanese boy seems to be a less likely favorite, but his all surface game translates well to the next level. Could he be the next Nishikori?

Holger Rune (DEN) (#3)

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As to be expected, the top ranked Dane has to command a place on our list, simply because he is the most recent Junior Grand Slam champion, and has played well on grass so far. He has pounding groundstrokes, which constantly land deep in the court. Obviously his serving and volleying is not elite, given that his best surface is clay, but less players at the junior level do that well, meaning grass court tennis can be full of rallies. The Dane is in the quarter containing the two grass court champions mentioned above, but is still probably the favorite, but anything can happen.

Prediction- (1) Holger Rune d. (12) Liam Draxl

ITF J1 Roehampton Review

Champion Gauthier Onclin

Gauthier Onclin (BEL) won the biggest title of his junior career on Friday, defeating Liam Draxl (CAN) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 for the J1 Roehampton title. Known as the biggest grass court tuneup for juniors prior to Wimbledon, the field was chock full of the top juniors, including 4 of the top 5 playing on the circuit right now. However, many of those juniors fell at early hurdles, including UVA freshman Brandon Nakashima in the second round, and Orange Bowl champion Otto Virtanen in the first round. The Belgian Onclin only dropped one set, in the first round, en route to the semifinals where he faced top seed and Roland Garros champion Holger Rune. Onclin won that 7-5 in the third, to face Draxl, who came through a very tough draw, beating the likes of Cannon Kingsley and Martin Damm, the latter in three sets. Draxl looked the better early in the final, getting his groundstrokes firing. However as the match went on, Onclin warmed up the serve forehand combination which carried him to his best result of his life. He looks good on this surface, but in juniors, anything can happen.

Onclin in the backwards cap, Draxl is in the normal hat style.

Day 6 Wimbledon Review

The top seeds rolled on, but many others played some thrilling clashes. This is the official Up The Line Tennis recap of Day 6 of Wimbledon.

Featured Matches-

(2) Federer d. Pouille 7-5, 6-2, 7-6(4)

 A better performance from Federer today, but still needs to work out some kinks in both the backhand and the serving consistency. The first set was fairly routine until 5-5, where Pouille got a look at the Federer serve, but Federer saved both chances with forehand smash winners and held with a Pouille miss. 6-5* saw Federer create a 15-40 hole for Pouille, which like last game, one set point was put away with a smash, but the next was a forehand long for Pouille which gave Federer the set. This was a bit of a deflating point for Pouille who dropped a quick double break to go down 4-0,  before actually putting together a good stretch on the Federer serve, slapping a backhand winner at deuce before coercing a shank from Federer’s backhand to break back. However, it was too little too late, as Federer held for 5-2, then broke back to take the second. The third was devoid of almost any chances until the tiebreak, where Federer was able to take a forehand for a winner to open up an early minibreak, which held him until Pouille missed a backhand wide on match point. Federer was world-class on the forehand and volleying aspect of things today, but his backhand was less effective, where half his unforced errors came from (7 of 14).

He plays Berrettini on Monday.

(3) Nadal d. Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 (⚡️)

Routine performance from Nadal today, as Tsonga did not have many weapons that could consistently provide a threat to Nadal, which meant he started to go for too much early in the match. A couple of forehands that were sprayed at 1*-2 30-30 meant Nadal took the break and would capture the double break and the set with a huge forehand. Nadal never saw a break point on his serve, which meant every hold was quite routine for him on the day. Sets 2 and 3 were almost carbon copies, with Nadal putting holes in lots of Tsonga service games, and finally grabbing one at 2*-3 with a Tsonga DF. Nadal grabbed back to back breaks at 1*-1 and 1*-3, one at love and one at 15, with Tsonga by this point just slapping forehands desperately to win some points, which was not working at all. Nadal looks really good, not just today but through the whole tournament, and has a prime draw to make a semifinal where he may see Federer again.

He plays Sousa on Manic Monday.

(17) Berrettini d. (24) Schwartzman 6-7(5), 7-6(2), 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 (‼️‼️)

This one was the highest quality match of the day, featuring the momentum swinging like a seesaw, especially in the latter stages. The first two sets were both tight, until Berrettini opened up the second set tiebreak to even the match. However, Schwartzman took the third set and had match points before the fourth set tiebreak, one at 4*-5, and two at 5*-6 15-40, before Berrettini saved them all with a combination of his big forehand and some delightful slicing. The tiebreak was tight too, the only point separating them being the set point, which the Italian caused Schwartzman to miss. This and the multiple opportunities the Argentine had to open the fifth set seemed to break Schwartzman’s resolve, as Berrettini broke in his opening service game and soldiered the victory home. This guy has some big groundstrokes which will most likely give Federer a bit of trouble next.

As stated, he will play Roger on Monday.

Other Matches-

(8) Nishikori d. Johnson 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 (⚡️)

Sandgren d. (12) Fognini 6-3, 7-6(12), 6-3

Kukushkin d. (33) Struff 6-3, 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-5

Sousa d. Evans 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 (‼️‼️)

Querrey d. Millman 7-6(3), 7-6(8), 6-3

Wimbledon Day 5 Review

The finalist is taken out for the second year in a row by an Argentine, and more dark horses emerge. This is the official Up The Line Tennis recap for Day 5 of the Championships.

Featured Matches-

(1)Djokovic d. Hurkacz 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-4

Hurkacz provided a stern test for Djokovic today, one that he passed solidly. The first set was full of chances for Djokovic, seven to be exact. Three were saved by Hurkacz at 2*-2, and three more at 5*-5, until Djokovic finally coerced a miss from Hurkacz to take the break, and with a small patch of trouble on his serve, finally take the set. Both had their chances in the second set, with an absolute purple patch of a tiebreak, featuring Hurkacz sliding for a dive volley and a smooth backhand pass to put a set point on his racket, which he put away at the first time of asking. However, this level from Hurkacz could not last, as a quick double break gave the third set to Djokovic, and the fourth set was little better. Djokovic broke at 2-1*, with multiple errors off the forehand wing of Hurkacz, and calmly held out to capture the victory. Hurkacz should be pleased with the first two sets today but must take that he needs to be able to sustain his level over longer periods of time to compete with the top players. Djokovic got his first real competitive match today, that showed us he has what it takes for sure.

He plays Humbert on Manic Monday.

(26) Pella d. (4) Anderson 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(4)

Guido Pella came out with his second big Wimbledon upset in two years today, holding last year’s finalist at bay for the majority of the match. Pella’s second serve was ineffective during the match, but continually fended off the South African when it mattered until Pella was at 5-4*, setting up two set points, both of which were saved, but on try number four, Kando eased a forehand into the net, and Pella went ahead. The two traded breaks in set two, until Pella hit a beauty of a lob to get Anderson to miss, and left Anderson with work to do. No such chances were found in the third set, with Anderson saving three break points, but in the tiebreak, Pella was insane, with some amazing points to finish the match. Pella, if he can redline a whole match, could compete with almost anyone, but will have to find more of this level.

He plays Raonic next.

(21) Goffin d. (11) Medvedev 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5

This was an insane match, one that Medvedev looked to have won, being up 4-1 in the fifth with a double break. To get there, he and Goffin had traded sets, with Goffin redlining in the fourth to get a break and throw in an insane dropshot to set up his set point, which he converted. However, all seemed lost for the Belgian as he lost the break, and a few games later was stuck at 2-4*. Medvedev decided he was ready to make the match a contest again, as he double faulted to let Goffin back on serve. From there, an absolute cracking couple of games featured a bagful of winners from both players, and Goffin was the one who persevered, with Medvedev netting a backhand after becoming angry with a ruling from the umpire, which meant Goffin got break point, which he took on the aforementioned backhand error. He then served out the match with a backhand winner on MP. Absolutely amazing performance from Goffin, who looks better on grass every match.

He plays Verdasco next.

Other Matches-

(23) Bautista Agut d. (10) Khachanov 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1

(15) Raonic d. Opelka 7-6(1), 6-2, 6-1

Humbert d. (19) Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-5, 6-3

(28) Paire d. Vesely 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3, 7-6(2)

Verdasco d. Fabbiano 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-4

Wimbledon Day 4 Review

The biggest second round match in a long time, as even more seeds departed the All England Club. This is the official Up The Line Tennis recap for Day 4 of Wimbledon.

Featured Matches-

(2) Federer d. Clarke 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-2

Federer came bursting out of the gate, or rather Clarke came out stumbling. The young Brit put up a fight in his first service game, but a double fault plus a good rally from Federer meant the break was his. Clarke got a hold at 0*-3 to the delight of the crowd, but Federer got the double break to take the first set 6-1. Set 2 seemed tighter, but in reality, it was not, Federer not dropping a single point on the first serve. All it took was a few mini breaks in the tiebreak, and then the floodgates opened, Federer romping to a double break and the third set. Federer seems a little rusty so far, but has time to touch it up before facing any huge threats.

Plays Pouille Saturday.

(3) Nadal vs. Kyrgios 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(3)

This one lived up to the hype for sure. Kyrgios quickly gave away the break with Nadal firing a few forehands past him, and the first set was Nadal’s from there, as he only lost three total points on serve. Nick just seemed lethargic in the first set, but was warming up as time went on. The second set featured plenty of arguments with the umpire, Damien Dumusois over Nadal’s service pace, earning him some ire from both the chair and the crowd. Nadal was overwhelmed by Kyrgios in his first service game, with a slapper of a forehand for the first break. However, serving at 4*-2, he lost focus, missing some forehands and a backhand volley to let Nadal break back, who then was broken back again for the second set. The final two sets were decided by tiebreaks, each falling away from Kyrgios early on with some poor decisions. Overall, a very entertaining match, full of good rallies, and lots of drama. The hype was lived up to by both.

Nadal sees Tsonga next.

Kukushkin d. (9) Isner 6-4, 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

Mikhail Kukushkin put on the performance of his life today! A staggering 80% of first serves in, combined with 76% of those won, meant the Kazakh had little trouble holding serve, only dropping serve once in the third set. Isner did have some chances, eight to be exact, but Kukushkin held off those with a combination of aces and good groundstrokes. The fourth set had shades of the Kyrgios fourth set the other day, seeming to give it up for more energy in the fifth, but this didn’t go to plan, as Kukushkin broke quickly in the fifth. Amazing from Mikhail, disappointing from John, even though he bombed aces as per usual.

Kukushkin takes on Struff tomorrow.

(8) Nishikori d. Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 6-0

This one was a slop fest to start the day off, as Norrie threw away his break lead in the first set by letting Nishikori in courtesy of a double fault, and a putaway volley. The second had shades of the first, an early break being the difference, before Norrie completely threw in the towel, spraying errors everywhere. This was not the Brit’s best day, with a 15-26 winner to unforced error ratio. Nishikori was not terrible overall, but obviously will have to step up to make a deep run here.

He will play Steve Johnson next.

Other Matches-

Fognini d. Fucsovics 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-3

Sousa d. (13) Cilic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

(17) Berrettini d. Baghdatis 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-3

Evans d. (18) Basilashvili 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(2)

Sandgren d. (20) Simon 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 8-6

(24) Schwartzman d. Koepfer 6-0, 6-3, 7-5

Johnson d. (25) De Minaur 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

(27) Pouille d. Barrere 6-1, 7-6(0), 6-4

Millman d. (31) Djere 6-3, 6-2, 6-1

(33) Struff d. Fritz 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(2)

Querrey d. Rublev 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

Tsonga d. Berankis 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-3

Wimbledon Day 3 Review

Five setters galore, more seeds fall, and does Djokovic have a clear path to the final? This is the official Up The Line recap of Day 3 at the Championships.

Featured Matches-

(1) Djokovic d. Kudla 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

Djokovic, as expected, was the superior player for the whole of the match, even though Kudla put up a good fight in spots. Djokovic almost had the first set bagel, going up 5-0 in 13 minutes, but Kudla got a hold and then a break back to make the scoreline a bit closer. The story was similar in the second, with a double break, then a break back from the American. Kudla played extremely well for short periods of time, but Djokovic was able to kick his game into a higher gear each time that happened. Lots of great returning as usual from Novak, which bodes very well on this surface.

He plays Hurkacz (second time in a month) on Friday.

Verdasco d. (30) Edmund 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-4

A tale of two halves in this match, Verdasco with questionable tactical decisions through the first two and a half sets, and Edmund seemed well on his way to a straight sets win. At 3*-1 40-0, the Brit donated enough errors to not have to pay an income tax for the year, and Verdasco broke back and pushed it to a tiebreak. There, Edmund seemed to reinjure his knee that has seemed to be a problem before, and he did not look the same. Verdasco regained control and swept the Brit away in front of his home crowd and took the match. Verdasco seemed pretty good in the second half, but can’t let the first half show up down the road this fortnight.

He plays Fabbiano next.

Opelka d. (22) Wawrinka 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6

Big time from this young American! He took the first set at 6-5*, grabbing ahold of a passive game from Wawrinka, who didn’t yet seem comfortable returning against the big serves that were continually booming down. However, by the second set, Wawrinka had gotten more comfortable with the returning, and only lost a combined 5 service points in the second and third sets. This put lots of pressure on Opelka, and he folded, giving up a break in each set to go down 2 sets to 1. This story continued into the fourth, but Opelka continually dug himself out of holes, and like the first set, pounced on the rare opportunity he got, and sent us five. Set five was a mirror image of set four, with Opelka creating a 0-40 hole at 7-6*, and converting to take the match, seemingly in the blink of an eye. An impressive win from the gentle giant, but now he needs to back it up.

Plays Raonic Friday.

(19) Auger-Aliassime d. Moutet 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Felix played just okay over the course of the match, except for parts of set two, where Moutet both upped his level at the end as well as a few well (or poorly) timed double faults from the Canadian. By the fourth set, FAA had reined in his errors enough to where Moutet was imploding on himself, to seal the win for the Canadian. Felix had 40 unforced errors, as well as 9 double faults, which are both worrying in conjunction with the other. He has plenty of time but must gain control of these self-inflicted blows.

He takes on Humbert next.

Other Matches-

 (4) Anderson d. Tipsarevic 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-4

(10) Khachanov d. Lopez 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4

(11) Medvedev d. Popyrin 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-4, 6-4

(15) Raonic d. Haase 7-6(1), 7-5, 7-6(4)

(21) Goffin d. Chardy 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

(23) Bautista Agut d. Darcis 6-3, 6-2, 4-2 ret. ☹ (illness)

(26) Pella d. Seppi 6-4, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1

(28) Paire d. Kecmanovic 7-6(5), 6-4 ret. ☹ (knee)

Fabbiano d. Karlovic 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4

Humbert d. Granollers 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-5

Vesely d. Cuevas 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4

Hurkacz d. Mayer 6-7(4), 6-1, 7-6(7), 6-3