Bernard Tomic has been back for a few months, and he’s pissing off more than a few people!

Bernard Tomic est de retour depuis quelques mois, et il en fait chier plus d'un !

With those slightly skidding, flat, sometimes even slow balls, he’s a nightmare to attack. I recently saw Basilashvili break his teeth on it! You have to stay patient and accept it. His serve is a pain too, I think. I feel like there’s no clean, solid hitting from this player. I do see him get through qualies very regularly though, and I regret not having “backed” him in Q2 here. Against Mout’, though, I’m worried for him. He’ll have trouble making a difference in the rallies, and his antics might not be very effective because Corentin moves so well and varies a lot. Basically, I don’t find the matchup very pleasant for Bernardo. What could help him a bit is a Moutet who took a bit of a hit to his morale in Shanghai, but the Frenchman is also preparing for one of the most important tournaments in the world in his eyes: Bercy. And he’s having the best season of his career, let’s not forget.