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JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Weeks 19 & 20 - ATP Masters 1000 (Internazionali BNL d'Italia) - Rome, Italy (clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (3) Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) WR 3 defeated (5) Jack Draper WR 5 by 4 & 4

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Good effort from Jack - and a qf here to add to his Madrid final is v good.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

He's been on such a good run recently. No disgrace in defeat today.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

To be honest Im glad jack has a break now.

indiana · Tennis legend

He'll have a break next week. Both beating Alcaraz and securing a top 4 seeding for RG wouid have been super.

But he has done very well.

B00thy · Intermediate Club Player

Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (3) Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) WR 3 defeated (5) Jack Draper WR 5 by 4 & 4

I watched a fair bit of the match and as you can imagine it was played at very high level. Carlitos shaved it because he had more experience and played 1-2% better than Jack. But Jack will be back smile

Var · Satellite level

B00thy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (3) Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) WR 3 defeated (5) Jack Draper WR 5 by 4 & 4
I watched a fair bit of the match and as you can imagine it was played at very high level. Carlitos shaved it because he had more experience and played 1-2% better than Jack. But Jack will be back

Cannot wait until Jack gets back on the green stuff!

-- Edited by Var on Wednesday 14th of May 2025 03:56:17 PM

Jan · Hall of fame

B00thy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (3) Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) WR 3 defeated (5) Jack Draper WR 5 by 4 & 4
I watched a fair bit of the match and as you can imagine it was played at very high level. Carlitos shaved it because he had more experience and played 1-2% better than Jack. But Jack will be back

Thanks! I was only able to check score every so often.

Neil Gee · County player

And Alcaraz beats Sinner 7-6 (5), 6-1 in the final. Carlos has now beaten Janik 4 times in succession which bodes well for Roland Garros, although that was obviously a case of shedding rust for Sinner after the 3 month lay off. You can train your heart out and stay as fit as can be but there's no way to replicate the adrenaline of a for real match with CA

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Carlos must be favourite for French Open!?

christ · Futures level

JonH comes home wrote:
Carlos must be favourite for French Open!?

I see what you are doing here: that is obviously the best way of giving Mr Draper a fighting chance!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

christ wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Carlos must be favourite for French Open!?
I see what you are doing here: that is obviously the best way of giving Mr Draper a fighting chance!

Part of the master plan!