Work in progress

Just as Quentin was starting to get back to a decent level, wham! Injury against Cazaux last week in Beijing. What should we expect from him?

Argh, I don't remember the exact injury anymore, even though I was watching the match, and they don't specify it online. In any case, he didn't put much pressure on it. Maybe he's recovered. Maybe he'll play at 80%, just for the points and the prize money (he's already there, so why not...). Not easy to know. Also, his form is quite recent. And here it's hot and humid. If there's the slightest issue, I think he'll retire from the match or just let it slip by playing very relaxed. The indoor season is very important for him, especially the Bercy tournament, then Metz. He loves playing at home and indoor suits his game well. The lucky-loser McDo can therefore consider himself doubly lucky. The American was also starting to play better, smoothing out his inconsistencies within matches. But with him, it can fall apart again immediately. His three losses in Asia are due to a pretty specific player profile: the powerful aggressive type (Basilashvili, Bolt, Sakamoto). That's right on the mark! I still, like a trauma, have McDo's defeat to Gojo at the US Open. He doesn't like to handle the pressure imposed by that kind of player. So if Quentin is OK physically, he'll definitely trouble him. A delicate choice to make then...