Cock-a-doodle-doo 🐓

After our Frenchies' epic day in the second round, two of them meet today. Bonz wins 3-1, but it's a close call. What's changed?

It's changed that we have two guys transformed since their last meeting in 2022. Their playing style remains the same, but god, how much they've improved. Before talking about the matchup, there are two things to take into account. 1: Bonz was already pretty burned out against Giron. If the American hadn't completely lost his physical intensity, he would have had difficulty finding the stamina needed to turn the situation around. In addition, he played a lot in Cinci before coming here, so be careful. The good side is that he wins difficult matches in the deciding set, where he had a good period where he couldn't maintain his level. 2: Arthur is an animal at the US Open. It's simple, every year he's participated, he's played big matches. He took a physical hit in set 3 in his first match, but recovered well. Then his match against Foki wasn't that long, although mentally demanding. But I'm more wary of Bonz, who gave a lot with her two matches with twists and turns worthy of a Hollywood movie. And him, when he drops a little, he can very quickly go into a kind of weariness or sleepiness, where Arthur has the language of the American university. As for the matchup, I find that it depends a lot on the level at which they will play, and the strategies used in addition of course. They are both aggressive. Bonz was enormously hampered by the pressure imposed by Giron as well as his forehands. It's up to who will be the most aggressive and/or the best to prevent the other from doing so. Last point, if Bonz leads 3-1, it may be because he reads Arthur's service trajectories well. It would be important to look at their stats (no time there sorry) because Arthur relies a lot on his serve. But in US Open form, he can also beat guys like Foki. Honestly, he blew me away!