Here we have a client

Pedro Cachin has just passed 4 rounds in 2 sets to reach his first ATP 250 final. He is coming to the end of a season on earth which has allowed him to settle almost comfortably in the top 100. Back on his performances..

At the edge of the court when he played against Thiem in the first round of Roland this year, he had already impressed me. Impressed with accuracy, rigor and humility. Not a word on the court for 5 sets to get kicked for 4 hours and to make his opponent work, again and again. He clearly has what we call the sense of the game. What's more, the altitude suits him very well since he achieved magnificent results in the challenger and then in the M1000 in Madrid.

It will be the first confrontation with Ramos, and it promises a great final. Two good guys, and two guys with great game intelligence. What can make the difference?

The experience of course. Playing a final is not the same. We often say it as a phrase a little in the air but the preparation, the stress, the pressure, the management of the match. Two players who have never played each other. It can impact a lot of players, others not. Will it impact Pedro Cachin? No idea. He played a final at the Challenger in Madrid 3 months ago and lost against Shevchenko when he was a favorite. Maybe Shevchenko came loose as an underdog, because it was supposed to be his first final or so. I do not know. Still, it is not his first in any case.

Second parameter, the physical of course. We've been talking about it since the beginning of the week about Ramos and he was the freshest against Kecmanovic! Only here, I think that Cachin, with his coverage of the ground and his mischief, will really push him to the limit. But again, does that really count for a final? Much less..

Third big parameter for me, their style of play. Both are good defenders and able to direct the point by building it. But for me the Argentinian holds the distance better thanks to his exceptional ground cover...