The substance or the form?

Open first round with two players who don't have much experience on grass. Etcheverry is more experienced in this format but Nardi seems to be the one who will be able to play best on grass in the long term.

The observation I have made about Etcheverry since the start of the year is that he is not playing very well, on the other hand mentally he is monstrous. He is not playing his best tennis and yet he is fighting like a starving man at every point to get by, he has won a good part of his matches this season thanks to his determination. A determination which takes on even more momentum in the Grand Slams, a format which rewards the most tenacious. A trend which was confirmed for Etcheverry on grass where he has just lost his two matches in three sets, showing major shortcomings in terms of movement for example. On the other hand, once again he fought and pulled away and came close to winning these matches. I give him a lot of credit in a longer format especially since his opponent Nardi is not known for his resilience. The Italian showed some interesting things on grass, we feel that he understands the surface, he moves well and plays intelligently. But he also showed his limits with only one victory in four matches and a lot of chances conceded on his service games.