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Another punching match with two aggressive players including a Russian capable of putting you 3 meters from the ball when he decides.

When we see the Russian's performance in his first set against Tiafoe, wow 😮. Pretty fast surface, ball crashes a little, the guy hits everything that moves. He had accustomed us to dropping a set in Zhuhai before playing steel with his back to the wall, but there, although trailing 4-1 in the 2nd, he did not even need a 3rd set. We must not let ourselves be biased by his dazzling performance but we must admit that it is impressive and that when it passes it hurts. Against Zhang who is also in very good form, I think no one will want to give up. Especially since they both impressed me in return as well. They each beat a player who was bothering them. Zhang's statement on Karatsev: "Last time he destroyed me in Madrid, but here it's a totally different match." Poison ? No, Zhang has gained further confidence in Asia. But the Russian also plays very well here. It's really very difficult to decide between them... It won't come down to much. Better air hole management for example...