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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
I didn't see this match, but was thoroughly impressed by Shapo and his game at Madrid. Seeing that he fired 14 doubles with woeful serve %s against the level of player he was playing here in Rome just reinforces that he is what he is now. The mistake fans are now making is thinking that he's more than what he is.
We all need to come to terms with the fact that he's probably a 30-60 ranked ATP player, which is nothing to scoff at, but won't really ever be able to contend for big titles with any regularity. If he commits to playing a very controlled and cerebral game like he did in Madrid he could get himself back into the top 20, but I don't think it's in his DNA.
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He could get hot for a week like in Madrid and make some runs in Masters or Grand Slams. But expect a lot of first round exits too.