Was Ugo in the list of 16? 😊

3 matches and defeats for the Russian, it's not impossible! After their match in Beijing he even admitted that Ugo is “really dangerous”. We could see a great battle!

I love the transparency Daniil shows during his interviews. We can understand the players' strategies and anticipate. And regarding Ugo, he was quite clear: I don't like playing him. His strategy to beat him for the first time in Beijing was to be equally aggressive. Ugo is one of the few who can beat Daniil regularly, that is to say by playing his attacking game normally. He takes early enough, really attacks all the time, finds very good angles, and often prefers to try rather than recover. And this whole mix is ​​hell for Daniil. The Russian needs to set up an exchange, a fight even. He needs time to organize himself too. It is therefore likely that he arrives with the same strategy as in Beijing. But will he be able to execute it as well? In Beijing, Daniil arrived in great shape. Here in Dubai, we feel that it is a tournament of resumption. And he even admitted to having had a sort of little virus which would explain his poor form against Sonego (nice for the Italian 😅). On the other hand, Ugo feels good in these fast conditions. He went through a thousand emotions yesterday against Hurkacz and did not play his “prime tennis”. His fight against the Pole can leave its mark in my humble opinion. But he is the outsider who plays the world No. 4 in the semi-final of an ATP500. It's up to him to take risks, to be opportunistic. And he loves that! And for me, it gives me some ideas for bets... 👇