Nakash-AI?

The Nakashima robot made us laugh in the interview after his final against Shelton. Well, he triggered an emotion in me lol.

Is he becoming human enough to get tired with all the back-to-back matches? In the humidity of Cincinnati, you can really wonder. Especially since the guy is following it up with Washington! Carried by adrenaline, he played an exceptional semi and final, during which we never felt like it was starting to take a toll. The risk, as usual, is the break, and the new conditions. Sometimes players are still fine for their first match in a back-to-back stretch, but I think that’s when things follow on very quickly. Here, two days is a bit borderline… and at the same time it’s not much lol. On the other hand, I’ve already seen Nakash a bit tired, and his game definitely takes a hit when that happens.

On the other side, is Kovacevic the man for the job? I’m not so sure. He’s inconsistent, that’s the main problem. He finally got a bit of confidence back with his win over Khachanov. The conditions suit his aggressive tennis. And he mixes it up pretty well.

So?