2026 Tennis thread

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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

Some bad luck in the first set at 30 all tied 5-5 with a net and in, and Vicky didn't recover quickly enough and lost the only break in first set, losing the opener 7-5

Yeah, Vicky is playing very well as is Muchova, the rub of the green is going to the Czech player thus far.

[Erick Estrada]

Meanwhile Korda follows arguably the match of his career with a three set loss to the 151 ranked player in the world in Martin Landaluce. Talk about highs and lows.

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Fritz losing to Lehecka is an upset as far as the rankings are concerned, but Fritz still is dealing with a wonky knee and these conditions are exactly what Lehecka enjoys.

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Bah, Vicky loses in straight set 7-5 7-6 to Muchova. Also, I strongly disagree with the commentator, I didn't like the drop shot at all on match point.

[Erick Estrada]

It was a risky play on match point but I will say it wasn't a terrible drop shot that sat up and more that Muchova made a great play to hustle to the net and put the ball down the line just over the net. A QF result is still pretty positive as her best tennis is still ahead of her.

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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

It was a risky play on match point but I will say it wasn't a terrible drop shot that sat up and more that Muchova made a great play to hustle to the net and put the ball down the line just over the net. A QF result is still pretty positive as her best tennis is still ahead of her.

I just don't like in a sense giving up control of the point to your opponent and Muchova is excellent up at the net. To use a baseball analogy, you should go with your best pitch. Maybe Vicky thought she would surprise her with the dropper, so in that sense it wasn't a bad choice, but i would have preferred to see her working the point more and hoping for a short ball from Muchova.

Bottom line, Vicky is playing great tennis, so excited to see what the future has in store for her.