Libema Open

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https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/...t-libema-open/

Van Ruthoven is playing FAA and won the 1st set, now down a break in the 2nd. He has a beautiful rhythmic service motion, pretty one handed backhand, just a nice looking game, yet 25 years old and ranked 205 in the world.

[jimlosaltos]

https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/...t-libema-open/

Van Ruthoven is playing FAA and won the 1st set, now down a break in the 2nd. He has a beautiful rhythmic service motion, pretty one handed backhand, just a nice looking game, yet 25 years old and ranked 205 in the world.

Another Singleton ! Awesome. There is hope for style and soul in pro tennis, after all

[jimlosaltos]

https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/...t-libema-open/

Van Ruthoven is playing FAA and won the 1st set, now down a break in the 2nd. He has a beautiful rhythmic service motion, pretty one handed backhand, just a nice looking game, yet 25 years old and ranked 205 in the world.

He Won ! Just read that he had only played one ATP level event previously and had lost that.

Next, Medy in the finals.

Some grass stains on his resume: From his ATP Profile: Former World No. 13 junior reached 2014 Wimbledon boys’ singles QF by defeating future ATP No. 5 Rublev, as well as 2014 Wimbledon boys’ doubles SF w/Nakagawa.

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Van Ruthoven has a very pretty classic type game. His backhand, particularly his slice, reminds me of the gold standard Fed.

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Van is the man winning 1st set vs Meddy and looking so smooth, simply looking like the better tennis player.

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Van up 3-0 in 2nd set, simply looking the better player than #1 Meddy in all phases of the game. Very interested to see if he can get the horse to the barn, as a poster here used to say.

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Van, #205 in the world, masterclass performance, up 5-0 in the 2nd set. Mens tennis seems to have a lot of depth.

[stotty]

Van, #205 in the world, masterclass performance, up 5-0 in the 2nd set. Mens tennis seems to have a lot of depth.

Amazing win. He's so talented and great to watch...quite Federeresque at times

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Such a performance by Van, his game so easy on the eye. Van seems like such a likeable guy, quite the contrast to someone like Nick yesterday. Beautiful game and disposition out there on the court.

[jimlosaltos]

I haven't watched tennis this AM, but just looked up the score. Van hadn't won an ATP match before, now he has a title?

Straight sets over world number 1 (to be again shortly)? Medvedev, who has a very good serve, only won 56% before his first?

Whoa ! ?

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I haven't watched tennis this AM, but just looked up the score. Van hadn't won an ATP match before, now he has a title?

Straight sets over world number 1 (to be again shortly)? Medvedev, who has a very good serve, only won 56% before his first?

Whoa ! ?

Try to find a replay Jim. Van is silky smooth.

[jimlosaltos]

Thanks.

In case anyone else wonders as I do, there an 8 minute YT highlights vid

https://youtu.be/Ih3CZnZ75As

[glacierguy]

Thanks.

In case anyone else wonders as I do, there an 8 minute YT highlights vid
https://youtu.be/Ih3CZnZ75As

Thanks for the youtube, fun to watch. He's a big unit, and seemed to have a lot of time on the ball. Hope he's at Wimbledon.

[stotty]

...and seemed to have a lot of time on the ball.

Well spotted. I thought the same.

[arturohernandez]

Another Singleton ! Awesome. There is hope for style and soul in pro tennis, after all

I was just thinking that Shapo, Thiem and Tsitsipas are fading a bit. It wasn't long ago we had 5 or so in the top 20. Then this guy shows up on our radar.

Singleton's are interesting to watch because they look so different. His use of slice is dare I say, Bartyesque.