S.O.S. for earthlings in distress
Toughness really does not succeed for the two Spanish friends at the end of the season. What could possibly happen...
Despite their 11 past confrontations, we never really know who will win when this little hyena from Baena meets Father Cramoss. And for good reason. The first has rather a weasel game of eternally delivering a rather high and lifted ball to build his point on the weaknesses of the opponent and wear down. A true earthling. Where Albert's objective is to make the difference with his left-handed forehand. Everything therefore depends on the ability of the two men to play with their best profile. If Baena succeeds in having a full match by containing Ramos' attacks with his forehand, he will wear out Albert who is already a little physically limited. If Albert arrives with good solidity in his forehand attacks, then he will destabilize Baena. Both players arrive with a lot of defeats on hard courts but Baena played more recently and lost quite closely against a Wolf who was not disgusting at the end of the season in my opinion. He won their only confrontation on hard court, but there is a small downside: Sofia is played at a slight altitude (553m) so the ball floats. These conditions favor Ramos' play, as we saw in Gstaad. And apparently the bounce is low and takes the slice well. Not bad for Ramos' slice, and less cool for Baena's lift...


