BH.DTL@backhandtl
Ladder Challenge €100 - €10.000🪜
ATP Monte Carlo🇲🇨 x Marrakech🇲🇦
Let’s go! Step 1 was a masterclass performance from Jodar and Dzumhur did exactly what we expected, and now we’re staring down a Step 2 Double that looks like a great spot.
Ladder Step 2:
Rafael Jodar ML🇪🇸 + Emilio Nava ML🇺🇸 | @ 1.93
€190.32 > €367.69
Leg 1: Rafael Jodar🇪🇸 vs. Marco Trungelliti🇦🇷 [Marrakech🇲🇦]
Jodar is playing at such high level right now. That 6-2, 6-1 dismantling of Ugo Carabelli in the semis was terrifying. The ballstriking was nuts and his serve was firing.
The Marrakech altitude is the X-factor here. In the thin air, Jodar’s serve and forehand become absolute missiles. Trungelliti is 36, and while his story of finally making a Top 100 debut and a tour final at this age is legendary, I don’t see him stopping Jodar from his first tour level title. He barely survived Sakamoto’s serve in the qualifiers, and Jodar‘s first serve is elite aswell but with better return game especially on clay.
Jodar’s Inside-Out forehand is going to relentlessly target Trungelliti’s backhand. Marco is a master of court geometry, but you can’t navigate the court if you're stuck three meters behind the baseline defending Jodar’s weight of shot. This is Jodar's arrival moment. The first of many titles!
Leg 2: Emilio Nava🇺🇸 vs. David Goffin🇧🇪 [Monte Carlo🇲🇨]
David Goffin is a good player on clay, but the old man is on his retirement tour and managed to get a win against Buse who was not at 100%. Before that he was coming off a four-match loosing streak and struggling against Buse. Now he’s running into a beast in Emilio Nava.
Nava is tailor-made for the kicky, high-bounce conditions of Monte Carlo. He generates massive ball speed with a short, compact swing that is going to strip time away from Goffin. David’s service reliability has become a major liability. He‘s tossing in too many double faults and sit-up second serves that Nava is going to attack on-the-rise.
Goffin’s game is built on high-frequency footwork, but at 35, the recovery just isn't there in extended exchanges. Nava is going to stretch him wide with that inside-out pattern and exploit Goffin’s lack of explosive lateral speed. I know Goffin has the history on clay, but Nava is the one with the ballstriking and the proactive return game today.
❤️ if tailing
