Another one?
New level unlocked by the Duck! And guess what?
If he wins this match, he climbs back into the top 100 and puts himself in a great spot for direct qualification for the Australian Open! Well, it’s not like Mochizuki or Vacherot—the guy has already been world No. 46 at his peak. But I admit the carrot is tempting. Only now, and this isn’t a pun, a wall stands in front of him. Daniil won’t hesitate to get a bit of his mojo back, even if it’s just a 250. He’ll be able to neutralize one of his big weapons: Duck’s serve. And to be fair, if you really think about it, Duck has benefited from quite a few somewhat fragile opponents, each for their own reasons. He plays an aggressive game to make his opponents crack, and it completely shut Cobolli down. But here, he’ll have to change strategy against Daniil, who loves this kind of player. Or else execute it to perfection. Anyway, I’m inclined to say… Daniil is at 1.188, guys… Do we really want to go for over 21 games here?


