He's also got the art of 'don't hesitate' down to Federer's level. There's a split-second difference in his returns that doesn't allow his opponent to anticipate what the ball will do. Or where it will go.
Arslan looked exhausted even from the first set. He has been grinding on the tour ever since his resurgence. Mannarino just seemed way healthier on the court and has been playing like a man on a mission this tournament.
Props to Karatsev for playing (and winning) an ATP tournament 36h before AO start. Not sure if that was the smartest choice, given the amount of points he will lose because of this elimination, but insane effort by his part.
I think gaining 250 points to compensate for potentially losing 720 is a good investment seeing as he would lose 360 even by reaching the quarterfinals. This way I think he has a good chance of staying in the top 30-40 long enough to regain some points.
@@ratinahat2544 All of that calculation makes my brain hurt. But it's interesting, I guess every player needs a math guru on their team to help decide their schedule.
@@bryandyer5454 He would have a higher chance winning a 250 tournament where he's the top seed in a best of 3 format as opposed to winning five best of 5 matches. In short, lots of small points > small potential for large points
Karatsev's ball striking is second to none, and he hits a very heavy ball too. I just can't believe this man was languishing on the challenger circuit just a few short years ago. Anyhow very high quality tennis here. Don't think Karatsev has seen Mannarino's style before and it can catch you off guard if you're not familiar with it. Those short almost bunt like strokes don't give you a lot of time to prepare and can take you out of your comfort zone. Kinda like Date-Krumm on the woman's side.
Mannarino represents the dreaded junk baller we all hate to loose to. they don't have pretty strokes or foot work but they are deadly with the mishits, racket slaps ,dink shots moon balls and just plain ugly weird shots
@@frederickhecker879 exactly what I was thinking lol his game style has to be short strokes with a tension that low. I tried 35 lb rpm blast in 2019 pure aero and even there normal shots were already flying sky high way out of the court lol
It's often harder to hit against (relatively) gentle balls than it is harder balls. I guess Mannarino gives you balls that are not like most other players.
This is the one. 4 hours & 40 mins. Adrian was like an energiser bunny, so much spring in his step. Aslan, as exhausted as he was, fought till the end and gave a great show.
Mannarino has to be one of if not the most technically gifted players on tour. He's so sound that it's almost as if he doesn't have or want to hit the ball that hard. Very cultured leftie. Dude can upset the clay god but Nadal is ruthless.
They say a lot has to do with his racket stringing - doesn’t need to hit hard, would be disaster if he did. But with that level of stringing, he’s gotta have mad precision and technique.
I love both of these players and this contrast in style is really awesome to witness. Mannarino is a crafty player who will utilize everything he's got to try to win. IMHO, we non-professional players should find Mannarino more relatable and have lots to learn from this guy.
Ver ganar a Mannarino me da ánimos y renovados bríos para seguir jugando con chicos más jóvenes y aún con las molestias propias de mis casi 52 años!!! Ole!!
A lot of long matches for Karatsev. Hard to play at a high level at 1AM. But a great match by Mannarino. I was rooting for Karatsev cos I wanted to see him play Nadal. Hope he doesn’t lose too many ranking points because he deserves to be in the top 20.
Karatsev and Mannarino are two of the craftiest shotmakers in the game today! This tournament is probably the best Mannarino has ever played. Watch out Nadal. Battle of the left-handers! Reminds me of some the greatest men left-handed players from the 1970s: Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Guillermo Villas, Rod Laver...
First of all, great match between these two. I wanted Karatsev to win. Even though he had more unforced errors compared to Mannarino, I think one of the main reasons he lost was because of all the tiredness. He won a tournament last week, had an almost 5 hour first round match then another 2.5 hour second round match and all of that combined just had him completed drained, and that is why I believe he had a ton of unforced errors. On the other hand, I don’t see a player like Mannarino having a ton of weapons. His backhand reminds me of how players in the 50s and 60s guided the ball with their one hand backhands. He will probably get crushed by Nadal, but we’ll see what happens.
Manarrino's first serve percentage last night was only 61%. Not enough to defeat Nadal. Khachanov was hitting bombs left and right to Nadal and still lost.
The main reason he lost wasn't tiredness. The main reason was AM didn't give him any pace. AK is a tremendous ball striker on both wings as evidenced by the drubbing he gave Murray last week in Sydney. However AK likes pace and returns it with even greater speed. AM is a very deft player with a variety of speeds, slices and angles and used them to make AK have to generate his own pace which resulted in numerous errors from the Russian.
@@paulhussey8981 nope, the reason aslan lost because he was slicing to much and not consistent enough with his aggresive game style, especially when he lost that 1st set tiebreak, also he could've closed it out in 3 sets if also not losing one break lead in the 3rd set because of poor serve game. I still believe the way to beat players like AM is by overpowering him from side to side with big serve or sharp groundstrokes, then come forward to the net and kill the ball, proven in the video aslan was successful on those type of rally many times, simple game plan really, but unfortunately he was not consistent enough.
@@Sir3gar this line just doesn't make sense:'he could've closed it out in 3 sets if also not losing one break lead in the 3rd set' ??? How could he close it out in 3 sets after losing the first set??? He wasn't slicing too much. He has a power game and very rarely slices if at all. AM was just giving him soft, bunted balls with no pace. AK struggled as he needs pace to play his power game. Thats why he made so many errors.
Mannarino looks like a guy in a nearby park who came to play with his son wearing a white shirt with black shorts. But he made it to R3 in a GRAND SLAM.
It was clear after the 5 hour match in Round 1 after coming as a winner from Sydney that Karatsev wont be able to perform at his best another few matches. He was dead tired since the end of 3rd set. Credits to Mannarino, even a fit Karatsev would have his hands full in probably a long match against this Mannarino.
The commentators were so obvious in their support for the French and not a word about the Russian. The bias was hard on the ears and had to turn sound off.
To be honest, i´ve never seen a match with so many break points saved and such long rallies as these players have done. Both did a terribly big effort to win, what´s a truly pity because in this sport there´s somebody who wins and somebody who loses. At this level, sure Karatsev will be ready for being in new Grand Slams and Mannarino for facing now Nadal, specially if the match is long.
Wie Mannarino den bärenstarken Aslan besiegt, das gehört gewürdigt. Mit seiner unnachahmlichen, leichten Art, den Schläger zu führen ist er einer der Großen in meinem Sport. Adrian ist einer der intelligentesten Spieler auf dem Platz, der bekanntlich die Wahrheit verkörpert....
WTF😳. All credit to Manarrino!!👏👏. He’s playing like he used to. BUT I NEVER THOUGHT he’d take down the BEAST. Well guess we’ll see how the season goes on........WOW WHAT A MATCH!
Nah karatsev was too tired, he play 7 matches in 10 days and before he tested positive for covid. If he would win in straight sets he could've chances in AO
Well now, that was not an outcome that I was expecting. I always thought Mannarino was a pusher. Surprised he beat a true striker of the ball. Oh well. C'est le tennis.
Unorthodox mannarino but awesome play! Only thing annoying about him is his scuttling footwork. Good spirit to play points till end. I was hoping he takes karatsev out.
Aslan will be disappointed, but how much more can he give. Won 3 titles recently, played 3 long weeks of tennis in Australia. Maybe has to cut back on the other tournaments
I was rooting for Aslan but put my money on Mannarino, as he's at his best against hard, flat hitters like Karatsev. He doesn't have to generate so much power of his own but uses his opponent's pace instead. And he doesn't go for cross courts just to be safe (longest distance and lowest net) but if there's an opening down the line, he goes for it. This "unorthodox" tactics took Aslan by surprise and made him run a lot from side to side. He never found a solution to this and look really frustrated at times. Mannarino won't be able to apply this tactics as effectively against Nadal whose shots bounce a lot higher. And he won't have the advantage of serving far out on Nadal's backhand as they're both lefties. Karatsev was tanked. He's played a lot the last two weeks. But he couldn't play any of the earlier preparation contests because he had covid. It was just 18 hours between the Sydney final against Murray and his first match in Melbourne, which went to five sets that as well.
Aslan lost because he was slicing to much and not consistent enough with his aggresive game style, especially when he lost that 1st set tiebreak, also he could've closed it out in 3 sets if not losing that one break lead in the 3rd set because of poor service game. I still believe the best way to beat players like AM is by overpowering him from side to side with big serves or sharp groundstrokes, then come forward to the net and kill the ball, proven in this video aslan was successful on those type of one two shots rallies many times, simple game plan really, but unfortunately he was not consistent enough.
You know, Gilbert did it by his time, getting many wins over top players and you could say after all "Well, Gilbert wasn't so skilled anyways...". But this is not always about technical skills. Even you see Mannarino taking no swing on his forehand and think that he lacks power. You might have a point. But often you just win playing smarter, using the only tools you have.
Mani won but man he sure did make to many unforced errors on easy shots and some of his ground strikes lacked pace … some returns set up too much … and his slice backhand needs more bite and RPMs … he is VERY talented (like most lefthanders ) but needs to work on these easy adjustments and he can win a big one… also, continue to be creative with his talent … like he did by taking the net via serve and volley and chip and charge at opportune times
Mannarino looks like that one guy at every public tennis court that only has one racket, wears basektball shorts and a random T-shirt and asks people if they're looking for one more.......and somehow never gets tired.
As a Nadal fan, I was looking forward to seeing a Karatsev meeting. As I write this, I am left to wonder if Mannarino and Nadal have met before? Nadal takes on the challenge!
I would say in this moment mannarino has better chances to bother Nadal than Karatsev, Aslan its fatigued at this point, too many matches played before AO and 2 long matches before this
@@diegosotomiranda4107 Do you go through life making Cot-Damn excuses all the time. Karatsev is a fraud and choked. You act like he's the only freaking person to have long matches in the sport. Pathetic excuse maker!!
@@diegosotomiranda4107 Mannarino does seem to be "The Seed Slayer" at this point. I still wanted to see a match with Karatsev and Nadal. Having said that I don't know if Mannarino and Nadal have ever played against each other.
Mannarino always surprises me. I can't really figure out how even gets any power on his strokes. It's like short compact redirections. He's fast but it's very cumbersome and not very graceful at all. He reminds me of someone who didn't play sports as a child but discovered his passion later in life. A more successful version of Tomic. Would love to see Nadal play him. I think Nadal loses here.
NADAL AND MANNARINO HAVE NEVER LPAYED IN A SLAM ODDLY ENOUGH AND THE TWO BEST OF THREE MATCHES THEYVE HAD HAVE BEEN REALLY TIGHT. NADAL DOESNT EXACTLY ENJOY PLAYING LEFTIES. IT KINDA BLUNTS EVERY SHOT OPTION HE REVELS IN VS RIGHT HANDED PLAYERS. I'M NOT SCREAMING BTW JUST NOT RETYPING THIS IN LOWER CASE LOL.
Si no sabes como ganó con razón lo encuentras lento y poco agresivo, no saber reconocer la virtud de su estilo, estuvo siempre manejando los hilos del partido
Su técnica es una de las más elegantes, perfectas y lo más sorprendente sin hacer mucho esfuerzo que he visto en mucho tiempo, es increíble, solo debes saber ver bien.
Manarino always look like a homeless with his outfit. Glad to see him beat Karatsev 😆. I would like to see him beat the other old man in the tournament. That would be fun to watch. Go Manarino go.
Well, an easy player for Nadal in the next round. I don't understand how the Russian let himself be won over by this French parasite, who doesn't offer anything interesting on the tennis court.
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some of the best points of the entire tournament on this match, ridiculous quality
What a match. That was like a final. Such an immensely high standard of world class tennis Bravo guys.
Mannarino has got to have one of the highest tennis IQs out there.
He's also got the art of 'don't hesitate' down to Federer's level. There's a split-second difference in his returns that doesn't allow his opponent to anticipate what the ball will do. Or where it will go.
And the lowest tension!
First time watching mannarino play and this was the most entertaining match of AO so far!
Arslan looked exhausted even from the first set. He has been grinding on the tour ever since his resurgence. Mannarino just seemed way healthier on the court and has been playing like a man on a mission this tournament.
That might be the reason why he retired from his last doubles match
Didn't know that Zidane was playing the Aussie open. What a talented guy.
HAHA
He makes it look so easy.
That's not Zidane. He retired from football years ago. This is Mannarino, a french tennis player.
@@soundwave498 You must be fun at parties😂
Bro that’s bill burr
*Karatsev : Mannarino*
winners 77 : 32
unforcies 86 : 22
net points won 17 : 17
Okay now I understand why Karatsev loss. Thank you for this info.
Props to Karatsev for playing (and winning) an ATP tournament 36h before AO start. Not sure if that was the smartest choice, given the amount of points he will lose because of this elimination, but insane effort by his part.
I think gaining 250 points to compensate for potentially losing 720 is a good investment seeing as he would lose 360 even by reaching the quarterfinals. This way I think he has a good chance of staying in the top 30-40 long enough to regain some points.
After AO he still top 25-30.
@@FabianM99 23 or 24 depends on whether Cilic wins
@@ratinahat2544 All of that calculation makes my brain hurt. But it's interesting, I guess every player needs a math guru on their team to help decide their schedule.
@@bryandyer5454 He would have a higher chance winning a 250 tournament where he's the top seed in a best of 3 format as opposed to winning five best of 5 matches. In short, lots of small points > small potential for large points
Wow 4h 38 min and not even a 5 setter. Insane quality from both guys
Karatsev's ball striking is second to none, and he hits a very heavy ball too. I just can't believe this man was languishing on the challenger circuit just a few short years ago. Anyhow very high quality tennis here. Don't think Karatsev has seen Mannarino's style before and it can catch you off guard if you're not familiar with it. Those short almost bunt like strokes don't give you a lot of time to prepare and can take you out of your comfort zone. Kinda like Date-Krumm on the woman's side.
Yeah, love those short strokes disrupting the timing of the russian! Nadal had a tough set deciphering him. Looks like Agassi from behind though😄
Mannarino represents the dreaded junk baller we all hate to loose to. they don't have pretty strokes or foot work but they are deadly with the mishits, racket slaps ,dink shots moon balls and just plain ugly weird shots
Mannarino's game is so low-impact and efficient, could probably play til he's 40.
its probably because of his 20p strung racquet xD. if he hit any harder theyd be flying with elon to mars
Before the ao, he didn't know if he wanted to play more this year 😅
@@frederickhecker879 exactly what I was thinking lol his game style has to be short strokes with a tension that low. I tried 35 lb rpm blast in 2019 pure aero and even there normal shots were already flying sky high way out of the court lol
@@frederickhecker879 Its like I think what he does is just very small strokes just guiding the ball carefully and precisely
Mannarino's funky style beat Karatsev?! Did not expect this.
It's often harder to hit against (relatively) gentle balls than it is harder balls. I guess Mannarino gives you balls that are not like most other players.
This is a higher quality match than Alcaraz Berrettini but they'll try to tell you otherwise
i think everyone will recognise the talent and brilliance of this match.
Honestly i super disapointed we dont have a karatsev Nadal ! Dammit manarino was amazing this match
Tbh mannarino has better chances cause karatsev seems fatigued and had already two first long matches, Adrián has More in the tank
@@diegosotomiranda4107 Mannarino has no chance especially after 4.30 on the court, his game suits Nadal
Adrian is a great player, makes it to 2R, 3R usually at the grand slams.
It feels like Mannarino never gets tired, he goes on and on and on.
This is the one. 4 hours & 40 mins. Adrian was like an energiser bunny, so much spring in his step. Aslan, as exhausted as he was, fought till the end and gave a great show.
Monfils looking good, Paire actually trying, now Mannarino pulling off a big upset…looking like the Frenchmen are coming out to play! Lol
Alize Cornet is in 4th round too
Too bad for Humbert and Rinderknech. Those two are really coming strong.
@@synhet84 Humbert don't have Luck with matchup lol, two times kyrgios now Gasquet in fire...
Mannarino has to be one of if not the most technically gifted players on tour. He's so sound that it's almost as if he doesn't have or want to hit the ball that hard. Very cultured leftie. Dude can upset the clay god but Nadal is ruthless.
They say a lot has to do with his racket stringing - doesn’t need to hit hard, would be disaster if he did. But with that level of stringing, he’s gotta have mad precision and technique.
@@luciustarquiniuspriscus1408 No his tension is between 10-11Kg
I love both of these players and this contrast in style is really awesome to witness.
Mannarino is a crafty player who will utilize everything he's got to try to win.
IMHO, we non-professional players should find Mannarino more relatable and have lots to learn from this guy.
@@luciustarquiniuspriscus1408 currently at 53lb main and 48lb cross.
@@luciustarquiniuspriscus1408 Wdym? 23kg is completely normal. Mannarino seems to play with 24 lbs at times though. ;)
@@luciustarquiniuspriscus1408 11Kg not 23
@@luciustarquiniuspriscus1408 i heard his string is at 23 lbs not kg xD
@@luciustarquiniuspriscus1408 ya that baffled me as well =D
Mannarino is a genius guy on the court karatsev is very good the rhino is more fluid and simple in his groundstroke....
Ver ganar a Mannarino me da ánimos y renovados bríos para seguir jugando con chicos más jóvenes y aún con las molestias propias de mis casi 52 años!!!
Ole!!
What a match! Karatsev’s kick serves 😱😱😱
I hope Mannarino never retires, it's a pleasure to watch him play.
Karatsev was not himself after this match for the whole 2022 season.
A lot of long matches for Karatsev. Hard to play at a high level at 1AM. But a great match by Mannarino. I was rooting for Karatsev cos I wanted to see him play Nadal. Hope he doesn’t lose too many ranking points because he deserves to be in the top 20.
Karatsev and Mannarino are two of the craftiest shotmakers in the game today! This tournament is probably the best Mannarino has ever played. Watch out Nadal. Battle of the left-handers! Reminds me of some the greatest men left-handed players from the 1970s: Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Guillermo Villas, Rod Laver...
First of all, great match between these two. I wanted Karatsev to win. Even though he had more unforced errors compared to Mannarino, I think one of the main reasons he lost was because of all the tiredness. He won a tournament last week, had an almost 5 hour first round match then another 2.5 hour second round match and all of that combined just had him completed drained, and that is why I believe he had a ton of unforced errors. On the other hand, I don’t see a player like Mannarino having a ton of weapons. His backhand reminds me of how players in the 50s and 60s guided the ball with their one hand backhands. He will probably get crushed by Nadal, but we’ll see what happens.
His serve out wide is a good weapon. He also kept hitting it to Ashland backhand where he made a lot more unforced errors.
Manarrino's first serve percentage last night was only 61%. Not enough to defeat Nadal. Khachanov was hitting bombs left and right to Nadal and still lost.
The main reason he lost wasn't tiredness. The main reason was AM didn't give him any pace. AK is a tremendous ball striker on both wings as evidenced by the drubbing he gave Murray last week in Sydney. However AK likes pace and returns it with even greater speed. AM is a very deft player with a variety of speeds, slices and angles and used them to make AK have to generate his own pace which resulted in numerous errors from the Russian.
@@paulhussey8981 nope, the reason aslan lost because he was slicing to much and not consistent enough with his aggresive game style, especially when he lost that 1st set tiebreak, also he could've closed it out in 3 sets if also not losing one break lead in the 3rd set because of poor serve game. I still believe the way to beat players like AM is by overpowering him from side to side with big serve or sharp groundstrokes, then come forward to the net and kill the ball, proven in the video aslan was successful on those type of rally many times, simple game plan really, but unfortunately he was not consistent enough.
@@Sir3gar this line just doesn't make sense:'he could've closed it out in 3 sets if also not losing one break lead in the 3rd set' ??? How could he close it out in 3 sets after losing the first set??? He wasn't slicing too much. He has a power game and very rarely slices if at all. AM was just giving him soft, bunted balls with no pace. AK struggled as he needs pace to play his power game. Thats why he made so many errors.
Anyone else here Mannarino fans after seeing him on Tennisnerd? From Tennisnerd to final 32 in AO!
Final 16
here! Tennisnerd low tension setting episode
Mannarino is underrated. Few mistakes, plays his game and has a secret weapon...26lbs-strung racket!!!!! Lol
Mannarino looks like a guy in a nearby park who came to play with his son wearing a white shirt with black shorts. But he made it to R3 in a GRAND SLAM.
Despite the lost, Karatsev is one of the most solid hitters in ATP.
It was clear after the 5 hour match in Round 1 after coming as a winner from Sydney that Karatsev wont be able to perform at his best another few matches. He was dead tired since the end of 3rd set. Credits to Mannarino, even a fit Karatsev would have his hands full in probably a long match against this Mannarino.
the between the legs shot changed the momentum of that game
The commentators were so obvious in their support for the French and not a word about the Russian. The bias was hard on the ears and had to turn sound off.
This proves his previous victory against Hurkacz wasn’t a fluke.
To be honest, i´ve never seen a match with so many break points saved and such long rallies as these players have done. Both did a terribly big effort to win, what´s a truly pity because in this sport there´s somebody who wins and somebody who loses.
At this level, sure Karatsev will be ready for being in new Grand Slams and Mannarino for facing now Nadal, specially if the match is long.
Mannarino is a lowkey beast he is always playing competitively against the top guys and wins a lot of the time
he will get destroyed at 6:00 today by nadal. stop hyping this trash can up.
@@sinofinance jeez. Calm the hell down. You sound crazy.
@@brandonaldaymachuse6669 dude is overrated.
@@brandonaldaymachuse6669 what I tell you.
two unique play styles
Wie Mannarino den bärenstarken Aslan besiegt, das gehört gewürdigt. Mit seiner unnachahmlichen, leichten Art, den Schläger zu führen ist er einer der Großen in meinem Sport. Adrian ist einer der intelligentesten Spieler auf dem Platz, der bekanntlich die Wahrheit verkörpert....
It is great to see Mannarino reach the fourth round to play one of the GOATS of 2022!
Karatsev was exhausted in the fourth set although his face does not show it
To be fair, he's generally got a poker face.
Superb editing, thank you! Hard to believe I just enjoyed a 4 set match in 8 minutes 🎾🍾❤️
WTF😳. All credit to Manarrino!!👏👏. He’s playing like he used to. BUT I NEVER THOUGHT he’d take down the BEAST. Well guess we’ll see how the season goes on........WOW WHAT A MATCH!
Must be super disappointing for Karatsev. He has been playing so well, that he probably thought he had chance of winning the entire tournament.
Nah karatsev was too tired, he play 7 matches in 10 days and before he tested positive for covid. If he would win in straight sets he could've chances in AO
Mannarino continuing to clear the way for #21 💪🏾💪🏾
I watched Mannarino during the match and I though about John McEnroe and Zidane (not only for the look). The guy make sport looks like art.
The way" Zidane " played reminding me about John Mc Enroe , didn't look any powerful but very dangerous. Congratulations" Zidane " LOL
I'm glad that Nadal mopped the floor with this pusher!!!
Zidane! With his creative play, Mannarino rightfully deserves this nickname ;-)
The no swing drive match par excellence xD
Congrats to mannarino for the win!
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Mannarino has such an interesting style. I watched him courtside at Indian Wells and was surprised at how low his ball travels over the net.
Well now, that was not an outcome that I was expecting. I always thought Mannarino was a pusher. Surprised he beat a true striker of the ball. Oh well. C'est le tennis.
Basically Mannarino just pushed all of Karatsev's balls back to him and waited for Karatsev to make an error.
Stunning performance by Mannarino!!!
Mannarino can play much much better than people usually give him credit for. Proof right here.
Damn it big legs. I wanted to see you play Rafa.
Can you guys stop putting the winner in the thumbnail so it doesn’t spoil it.
Karatsev had 4x2 in the 3rd set! 😕
But he´s a great player, now, focus on defending this truck of points until Dubai...
The best season of Mannarino no doubt👍
The most flawless and effortless techniques is the Mannarino, by far.
Unorthodox mannarino but awesome play! Only thing annoying about him is his scuttling footwork. Good spirit to play points till end. I was hoping he takes karatsev out.
Aslan will be disappointed, but how much more can he give. Won 3 titles recently, played 3 long weeks of tennis in Australia. Maybe has to cut back on the other tournaments
Like how Adrian is dressed like a regular club player, not having the prettiest form, but beating top players with his consistency and shot placement.
I was rooting for Aslan but put my money on Mannarino, as he's at his best against hard, flat hitters like Karatsev. He doesn't have to generate so much power of his own but uses his opponent's pace instead. And he doesn't go for cross courts just to be safe (longest distance and lowest net) but if there's an opening down the line, he goes for it. This "unorthodox" tactics took Aslan by surprise and made him run a lot from side to side. He never found a solution to this and look really frustrated at times. Mannarino won't be able to apply this tactics as effectively against Nadal whose shots bounce a lot higher. And he won't have the advantage of serving far out on Nadal's backhand as they're both lefties.
Karatsev was tanked. He's played a lot the last two weeks. But he couldn't play any of the earlier preparation contests because he had covid. It was just 18 hours between the Sydney final against Murray and his first match in Melbourne, which went to five sets that as well.
Aslan lost because he was slicing to much and not consistent enough with his aggresive game style, especially when he lost that 1st set tiebreak, also he could've closed it out in 3 sets if not losing that one break lead in the 3rd set because of poor service game. I still believe the best way to beat players like AM is by overpowering him from side to side with big serves or sharp groundstrokes, then come forward to the net and kill the ball, proven in this video aslan was successful on those type of one two shots rallies many times, simple game plan really, but unfortunately he was not consistent enough.
Mannarino has some of the most compact strokes I've ever seen.
Same level, Same Skills, Excelent Match!!!
I noticed this guy when he was giving Federer a run for his money at the 2020 Wimbledon.
You know, Gilbert did it by his time, getting many wins over top players and you could say after all "Well, Gilbert wasn't so skilled anyways...". But this is not always about
technical skills. Even you see Mannarino taking no swing on his forehand and think that he lacks power. You might have a point. But often you just win playing smarter, using the only tools you have.
His short swing is compensated by a 12kg string tension...
Mani won but man he sure did make to many unforced errors on easy shots and some of his ground strikes lacked pace … some returns set up too much … and his slice backhand needs more bite and RPMs … he is VERY talented (like most lefthanders ) but needs to work on these easy adjustments and he can win a big one… also, continue to be creative with his talent … like he did by taking the net via serve and volley and chip and charge at opportune times
Damn Mannarino taking out top seed after top seed
Karatsev was too tired....😢😒
Hands up those of you who also play tennis. How many of you could play consistent with Mannarino's string tension (10-11 kg, 23-23 lbs)? 🙂
Sacré match
Mannarino looks like that one guy at every public tennis court that only has one racket, wears basektball shorts and a random T-shirt and asks people if they're looking for one more.......and somehow never gets tired.
The 4th set was key. Karatsev hitting flat backhands and too many in the net. I think that was the difference
How adrian can hit ball so accurate wth racquet strung at 20lbs
As a Nadal fan, I was looking forward to seeing a Karatsev meeting. As I write this, I am left to wonder if Mannarino and Nadal have met before? Nadal takes on the challenge!
2-0 the head to head for Nadal
I would say in this moment mannarino has better chances to bother Nadal than Karatsev, Aslan its fatigued at this point, too many matches played before AO and 2 long matches before this
@@diegosotomiranda4107 Do you go through life making Cot-Damn excuses all the time. Karatsev is a fraud and choked. You act like he's the only freaking person to have long matches in the sport. Pathetic excuse maker!!
@@diegosotomiranda4107 Mannarino does seem to be "The Seed Slayer" at this point. I still wanted to see a match with Karatsev and Nadal. Having said that I don't know if Mannarino and Nadal have ever played against each other.
@@angelandresinfante4791 Have Nadal and Mannarino ever played each other?
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He’s gonna be tough to beat.
nooooo karatsev
Karastev loves Pace, if you don't give him pace then he makes more unforced errors and his game becomes ordinary!!
Adrian upset top
Players. But his energy is taking a toll on marathon sets like this. His next opponent will have the benefit
Mannarino always surprises me. I can't really figure out how even gets any power on his strokes. It's like short compact redirections. He's fast but it's very cumbersome and not very graceful at all. He reminds me of someone who didn't play sports as a child but discovered his passion later in life. A more successful version of Tomic. Would love to see Nadal play him. I think Nadal loses here.
Just like you said, he steers and redirects, using his opponent's pace.
....Manarino, ótimo cozinheiro, cozinhou seu adversário em banho Maria....
at this rate Mannarino will beat Nadal lol
First!!! come on mana~
It's not about how you win, it's about winning in any way xD
MARIA🇪🇨SALAZARM 20 NOS❤
Well something easy for the great Nadal in the next round, period!
Man I had 1k bet on karatsev... Although it was a good tennis match
NADAL AND MANNARINO HAVE NEVER LPAYED IN A SLAM ODDLY ENOUGH AND THE TWO BEST OF THREE MATCHES THEYVE HAD HAVE BEEN REALLY TIGHT. NADAL DOESNT EXACTLY ENJOY PLAYING LEFTIES. IT KINDA BLUNTS EVERY SHOT OPTION HE REVELS IN VS RIGHT HANDED PLAYERS. I'M NOT SCREAMING BTW JUST NOT RETYPING THIS IN LOWER CASE LOL.
Mannarino is what Tomic could have been.
karatsev was complacent,tired norally he doesnt play drop shots..
Hope he can trouble Rafa!
looks like players are moving off rafa way to the final
Yo Adrian!
El juego de Man.... Es lento y poco agresivo. No sé cómo ganó
Si no sabes como ganó con razón lo encuentras lento y poco agresivo, no saber reconocer la virtud de su estilo, estuvo siempre manejando los hilos del partido
Su técnica es una de las más elegantes, perfectas y lo más sorprendente sin hacer mucho esfuerzo que he visto en mucho tiempo, es increíble, solo debes saber ver bien.
Manarino always look like a homeless with his outfit. Glad to see him beat Karatsev 😆. I would like to see him beat the other old man in the tournament. That would be fun to watch. Go Manarino go.
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Well, an easy player for Nadal in the next round. I don't understand how the Russian let himself be won over by this French parasite, who doesn't offer anything interesting on the tennis court.