Does it hold for Ugo?
Ugo, who has been injured in his back for a few days, didn't really reassure me in the first round.
Indeed, during his victory against Wong, I felt Ugo was holding back, almost walking on eggshells with his injury. And he confirmed it in the post-match interview, he plays carefully, tries to serve correctly and attack hard while being relaxed. He says he had a warning in the last game, in short, you understand, it doesn't look good for him. There is another element that goes against him: the conditions. With this heat and humidity, we see a lot of players getting roasted on the court and Ugo is one of the players on the tour that we have to watch the most in these conditions. Suffice to say that to go for the back today, I'm going to need it! He can beat Wong by "managing" his match, but there it's Tiafoe who's waiting for him and the American is two or even three notches above. The American returned the ball really well against Carballes and he also managed his match without being exceptional, he wasn't good at serving though. I don't really like him against good servers/aggressive players, that's what's holding me back a bit in this match because for me Ugo has a very cool game against him. But given the Frenchman's physical problems, the conditions, and the fact that we're in the USA with Tiafoe who's starting to get into US Open mode, I don't think we have much choice.


