Roland Garros 2014: MOTD Day 11 Wed 04/06/2014

Tenez wrote:I think it is actually in Gulbis racquet. He destroyed Berdych like Djoko coudl not. And even Djoko said that when they were young if Gulbis decided to play well there was nothing he coudl do.
But I do expect Gulbis to get nervous....but a very close match!

Nole and Earnie are very different players. Nole is not an all-out attacker like Gulbis and he doesn't have weapons to destroy Berdych the way Gulbis did.
But unlike Berdych he has superb return and that will put a lot of pressure on Gulbis. Not to mention the movement and consistency, depth on both wings
Even against Fed in the first two sets you could see the pattern in which Gulbis loses - he simply goes for too much.
Against Nole he'll have to do it constantly and I think it's a very tall order.

yes indeed....but on a good day he can....and that is why it's in his racquet.