El peque!

Supported by a myriad of Latinos in qualifying, El Peque did brilliantly against Rinderknech. The revolution is on !

The Argentinian had improved in recent weeks. He managed to take a set here, a set there. But always ended up losing. If you haven't followed the episode of El Peque too much, you should know that since the end of the 2022 season, the Argentinian has only fallen in the rankings, chaining defeat after defeat. He went from 14th place in the world to 136th in one year. The reasons ? His father's hospitalization affects him enormously psychologically, and it almost logically follows with a physical injury to his leg. He just can't do it anymore. His only and last start took place in Shanghai in October 2023 where he spent 3 rounds beating very good players. Would he do the same to us in Miami? Already, he has enormous support from the public, which must really help him. And then, against Rinderknech, he played really well, being the wall he had us so accustomed to being. He will therefore be in his comfort zone, if I may say so, facing Safiullin. The Russian is not in his right mood this season either. It looks like he rode a bit on his end-of-year indoor success to start 2024 well in Brisbane before a series of defeats. Judge for yourself: 6 defeats in 7 matches since Brisbane. He plays excellent guys every time, sure, but you feel like he's missing that little something. Call it success, luck, confidence, whatever. His only victory was at Indian Wells against an injured Evans! His last match, against Kudla: 10 aces, 12 double faults, 75% of points won after his first, 35% after his second 😅. I found his middle name: erratic.