European Games 2023

[NextLevel]

A fun event. Mini Olympic games for Europe. Two singles players per country ir qualified.

We are already at the finals stages with Freitas having a renaissance and facing Felix Lebrun.

Who will win the final later today?

 

[Wrighty67]

Freitas looks good for the win in my view...

 

[NextLevel]

The Freitas train vs Felix the Flash Lebrun... I guess it all depends on whether Freitas can slow down Felix. That kid makes everyone look so slow with how early he takes the ball. Even after serving long...

Freitas looks good for the win in my view...

 

[nicedream]

The production is so much better than WTT. Camera angle and audio are so important.

 

[Wrighty67]

The Freitas train vs Felix the Flash Lebrun... I guess it all depends on whether Freitas can slow down Felix. That kid makes everyone look so slow with how early he takes the ball. Even after serving long...

Yep - he's crazy fast in every aspect of his game. Freitas just looks very smooth and powerful - best I have seen him for a long time.

I didn't expect Alexis to lose to Freitas or Felix to beat Gacina.

 

[NextLevel]

Yep - he's crazy fast in every aspect of his game. Freitas just looks very smooth and powerful - best I have seen him for a long time.

I didn't expect Alexis to lose to Freitas or Felix to beat Gacina.

Alexis to lose to Freitas, no. And even watching the match or the highlights, you can see Alexis's youth all over the loss. He lost big leads to throw it away. The Freitas comebacks broke his calm and resolve and there was some panic as Freitas keep lengthening the points.

I didn't think Gacina had a chance against Felix. Against Felix, you need a certain level of speed to be competitive and Gacina doesn't quite have it. Freitas does, but whether he can maintain it with consistency long enough is an open question. He also is a lefty, and that helps.

 

[backspacer]

The production is so much better than WTT. Camera angle and audio are so important.

No 1080p stream, though.

 

[Wrighty67]

Alexis to lose to Freitas, no. And even watching the match or the highlights, you can see Alexis's youth all over the loss. He lost big leads to throw it away. The Freitas comebacks broke his calm and resolve and there was some panic as Freitas keep lengthening the points.

I didn't think Gacina had a chance against Felix. Against Felix, you need a certain level of speed to be competitive and Gacina doesn't quite have it. Freitas does, but whether he can maintain it with consistency long enough is an open question. He also is a lefty, and that helps.

Fair enough, but Alexis managed to defeat Qiu Dang and that took some consistency - a big surprise for me.

 

[NextLevel]

Fair enough, but Alexis managed to defeat Qiu Dang and that took some consistency - a big surprise for me.

Qiu Dang was blaming a backhand rubber change that he still needs to adapt to, lol. He also pointed out that the focus was qualifying in mixed double for him, not the singles. He is very likely to play the singles in any case, more likely than not, Timo is done with national team play.

 

[Wrighty67]

Qiu Dang was blaming a backhand rubber change that he still needs to adapt to, lol. He also pointed out that the focus was qualifying in mixed double for him, not the singles. He is very likely to play the singles in any case, more likely than not, Timo is done with national team play.

Sounds like a cop out to me - he was outplayed!

 

[NextLevel]

Sounds like a cop out to me - he was outplayed!

Games were all tight though except one, where he was clearly outplayed. I think his copout was "fair", though copouts are copouts no matter how fair they purport to be.

 

[jammmail]

I hope Freitas wins as feel it will have a bigger impact on him. The Lebruns are going to be around a while and will have plenty of wins. I wouldnt have thought Freitas would be in the final beforehand - so would be great for him.
Plus hes a leftie

 

[NextLevel]

When Bernadette is looping, the technique is so simple even a 2 year old can understand it. That she makes it work so well with athleticism and resolve is why I enjoy watching her play. Even when the screaming is sometimes annoying...

 

[Brs]

Bernadette is good at bringing out her top level at important moments. The first T2 final was impressive. But that 7th game against XXY today was amazing from Bernie.

 

[nicedream]

Maybe I'm totally wrong but Freitas' play reminds me of Ma Long. Entertaining final so far.

 

[NextLevel]

Amazing match, sad ending for the old folk - hopefully, Freitas can keep this form.

 

[NextLevel]

Bernadette is good at bringing out her top level at important moments. The first T2 final was impressive. But that 7th game against XXY today was amazing from Bernie.

I suspect she is going to get a movie made about her at some point lol. She has the dramatic character.

 

[Fedex78]

Epic battle, great laser backhand blocks and bh topspin from Felix in the final points 😳

 

[blahness]

Didn't understand how Alexis and Felix could lose to Marcos Freitas of all ppl. I had some higher hopes for the Lebruns...

 

[blahness]

When Bernadette is looping, the technique is so simple even a 2 year old can understand it. That she makes it work so well with athleticism and resolve is why I enjoy watching her play. Even when the screaming is sometimes annoying...

She has the most visible "wrapping" of the ball when she loops unlike a lot of other top players who do it a lot more subtly.