[Tennis- ATP Moscow] 20.10/ 18:00 M.Cilic- T.Paul
Cilic is one of the players that can aim for a tournament win at ATP Moscow. The experienced player and former rank 3 in the world is not someone that you should discard from your predictions. This year he's not been that sharp in hard (outdoor) and clay but he's been great in indoor and grass which are the best surfaces for his style. He faced Dzumhur on the 1st round and after a tiebreak loss on the 1st set he managed to demolish his opponent by 6-1 on the 2nd and 3rd set which makes me think that he's in quite good physical condition even at his age. The croatian player had 22 aces on that match.
Cilic's serve is one of the best in the world and he uses it quite well not only to get free points but to set up winners. His height gives him the ability to generate a lot of power on his 2nd serve as well so breaking him can be quite difficult. His forehand has improved a lot over the years and his movement is quite good for someone this tall. His backhand and his decision making are perhaps his weaknesses but if he's with his serve on point as he was on the 1st round I think he can get an easy win.
Tommy Paul's best surface is Clay but he's been quite solid in every ground over the years. With a strong forehand and really good movement he is a player that likes to go for high risk high reward tennis and in my opinion that's what holds him back a bit from taking his tennis to the next level when he does it more than he should. He lacks composure and his shot selection isn't always the best. His 1st round at this tournament against Ymer was pretty awful with Ymer breaking him a ton of times and serving for 6-1 on the 1st set but as usual he didn't handle the pressure and couldn't close the set which made Paul comeback into the game and win the match. If Paul faced a more experienced player he wouldn't be past the 1st round.
Cilic experience and strong serve game will be a problem for Paul and this time the american won't face a player that will offer him as many break opportunities as Ymer did. If Paul plays the way he did he will lose in straight sets.
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[Tennis- ATP Moscow] 20.10/ 18:00 M.Cilic- T.Paul
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