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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
I don't want to have to pull a Pepperidge farm, but I feel like these kind of highlights used to belong to Carlos, and now they don't, or at least not often enough to be notable. He's still visibly and audibly putting in the effort, but opponents don't seem as bothered. Has the tour gotten used to his ball? Has the sting been taken out somehow? I have a hard time describing exactly where the Alcaraz game is at right now. Hard court isn't his strength but there should still be enough of a floor to get him to the quarters/semis regularly at least.
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I'm not sure what to think about Charlie, I think he's just going through a little bit of a confidence crisis at the moment. I mean, he did win the Rotterdam tourney in early February but maybe it's a case of we've set the bar for him so high that we expect him to either win or at a minimum make the final of every tourney he enters.
I will say that the unforced errors especially off the forward wing are concerning. Also, his shot selection seems to be questionable of late, he's going for some winners when being more patient and staying in the rally is the more prudent play.