Grigor at home

The new top 10 with the one-handed backhand is playing in his garden! He admits to being happy there, because he puts in 8-hour nights! Enough to beat Kecma in 2 sets? 😅

Let's start with the Serbian's fitness. His post-match statement sums it all up in my opinion: It's a big victory for my confidence. I didn't play well for a few weeks. I think the conditions favored me today, it was cold and slow, which really gave me an advantage." Berrettini clearly had less under the hood, but the Serbian had the merit of maintaining a good level of play throughout the match, to stick to a game plan and to believe in it thoroughly despite the current lack of confidence. On the Bulgarian side, his R1 was a little more nuanced, shall we say: "Today, I I was far from my best level. It was definitely a tough match, but I'm glad I continued despite my performance being below my expectations. I was able to rise to the occasion at important moments, and that was enough." The Bulgarian is not as good on dirt as on hard, that's obvious. He compensates a little with his athletic profile, his technique and his confidence. But he will arrive with a lot of doubts still in this match. The opportunity for Kecmanovic to continue to unite and play on the back of his opponent as a good outsider. Miomir is not either a big earthling, but he's happy to be there in R2. He's a potentially very boring guy to play when he's an outsider...