[botagozzz]

I am thrilled for PEHK, partly because Brad Gilbert was WRONG.

[fubyFrery]

Cilic gave it a go in the first set but my thinking is once he lost that break Murray got on a bit of a roll and Cilic was probably still exhausted from the Querrey match.

He had almost 3 days rest but yes Murray played much better than the previous rounds .

[fubyFrery]

Natural talent, training hard, honing his technique, mastering point strategy -- all are irrelevant when it comes to Gasquet. All of his problems are mental, and it really is a shame. Similar to Ivanovic.

Probably true for 80% players

[Poreponko]

Ferrer takes out Del Po in straights? And someone called him a pusher yesterday?

[Poreponko]

And PEHK with a career first 1/4 at a Slam. So happy for him!

I am thrilled for PEHK, partly because Brad Gilbert was WRONG.

[AutocadOemM]

Chris Evert/Mike Tirico is the worst commentating team ESPN has put on a match in a long time. I miss Mary.

[Poreponko]

Natural talent, training hard, honing his technique, mastering point strategy -- all are irrelevant when it comes to Gasquet. All of his problems are mental, and it really is a shame. Similar to Ivanovic.

I would not say all of his problems are mental, he has serious technical issues with his game too. Problem is he seems to be incapable of fixing either.

[Vomephems]

I would not say all of his problems are mental, he has serious technical issues with his game too. Problem is he seems to be incapable of fixing either.

Yes but it is his mental problems that are holding him back far more than any technical issues he might need improvement upon.

[addyta.org]

Chris Evert/Mike Tirico is the worst commentating team ESPN has put on a match in a long time. I miss Mary.

Please explain the part on Tirico. Already know about Evert and her mis-steps.

[Poreponko]

Yes but it is his mental problems that are holding him back far more than any technical issues he might need improvement upon.

I say mostly technical.. maybe 70% technical and 30% mental.

Good idea to see is to watch him play someone like Ferrer (who you think is a pusher.. ) Ferrer completely overwhelms him with pace and speed. He pushes him back so much that he can't recover in rallies anymore. Ferrer beats him on regular basis like 6-2, 6-3.
Today, he could not handle pace of Mayer at all. That's technical. He can not hit aggressive returns on second serves at all, he does not even slice bh often.. he goes back far and returns from there almost every time and when a player like Mayer who hits very flat and plays on baseline is on his game, Richard is usually in trouble and has little to show. This is not mental, this is technical weakness.