My protégé

I've been backing Wong since R1 of the qualifiers, he made me some money in this tournament

Wong's great story continues this week, he took his chance against Walton and went for his match like a pro. He dominated the debates from start to finish with just a small hole to conclude in the third set. He has been serving super well since the qualifiers and then bravely takes his chances in the game, he is also capable of playing a little more in defensive mode, he adapts well to who he is facing him. What strategy to adopt against Rublev? If he leaves the game too much to the Russian he will be punished and will not be able to exist, he will have to go for it frankly and not play backwards. That's the plan but in reality it's easier said than done especially since we find a good Rublev (but not yet perfect). The Russian rolled over Boyer for two sets before falling back into his bad habits and scaring himself, we feel that his tennis is not far off but that in his head he is always close to cracking under pressure. I imagine a fairly similar match tomorrow in the sense that for me the step seems too high for Wong, he will be caught in power and intensity and I have a little trouble seeing him find the solutions this time. He will try everything and given the energy he puts into his matches he can also turn that around at some point, right?