The divine bald man

Mannarino is back at a great level, impressive even!

Another great victory for Mannarino over Thompson, the divine bald man played exceptional tennis and doesn't look his age on the court at all. He moves well, serves deep and also takes the net as soon as it's in the direction of the game. I don't know if we can say that he's back to his best level but he's not far off in any case! And he'll be able to test himself again against Shelton. I say again because they played in Toronto and the American rolled over Manna. For what reasons? Shelton is too powerful, he makes huge differences on serve and since at the moment he happily accepts long rallies he isn't particularly put in difficulty by the Frenchman's game. What has changed since then? Not much even if I think Manna is playing a little better. On the other hand Shelton has gained so much confidence since this match that he's just going to be super hard to come and move, he won his first two rounds with a cleanliness and a seriousness that's quite impressive. It's the end of the messy Shelton who tries to hit everything that moves, he accepts the fight and chooses precisely the moment to take his chance. With this commitment and this confidence I have a little trouble seeing how he can get through this kind of match, it will take a drop in level on his side and an even better Mannarino, that's a lot.