Fan-Tomas Machac

The guy plays like tempered steel in Australia, then gets injured again... Which Machac will we get here?

The Czech had to stop last season because of his knee injury. He wasn’t able to do a proper off-season preparation and preferred to rest his knee, but it’s held up well and he’s shown an incredible level since Adelaide. In his own style, pretty nonchalant, and it still goes up to 20,000. The guy was playing faster than Ugo Humbert on fast hard court, plain and simple. The conditions in Miami could be perfect for him with this ball that very often stays in the court, which favors powerful aggressors. On top of that, he’s playing a guy with the same game profile. Nava attacks, hits hard, takes risks. He adds a bit more topspin, but that doesn’t stop him from being able to hit it all over the place! Right now, he actually is hitting it all over the place. Miami could be good for him, but again, who knows if he’ll be able to show up in an optimal state of focus so that his game becomes really strong...