Botic, that's enough!

The Dutchman can do anything on a tennis court...

Another survivor here in the person of VDZ. If you haven’t seen that point at 40–A when Hurkacz is serving for the match, go watch it, it’s insane. The Dutchman is a real miracle man. As a result, he’ll be able to play freely, and now, watch out!

But on the other side of the net, the level goes up another notch. Jakub Mensik is stepping up his game and is coming off a solid performance against Terence Atmane, in which this time he had no drop in intensity or any kind of choke. We know that when the Czech starts going through the rounds like this, he becomes really very strong. As always, his serve, his counterpunching qualities, and now a very solid forehand as well, with quite a few inside-out winners in particular.

Botic knows how to weather the storm and play like a top-20 guy over a match, as a very complete player. But of course, what bothers all of us is his mental inconsistency. On the other hand, every now and then, when he’s in the underdog position, has nothing to lose, and is also coming off a few wins in a row, he can suddenly pull out a real “purple match”. So if Mensik’s odds are too low, I’ll stay away!