Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast!
In this week’s show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are back to preview the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters.
Will Novak Djokovic repeat as the Monte Carlo champion and win his fifth straight Masters 1000 title? How important is this clay-court season to Rafa Nadal’s season as a whole? Will Roger Federer’s late wild-card into the event aid his chances at Roland Garros? Finally, we discuss Andy Murray’s coaching carousel and who he may choose next.
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I think Parsa is underestimating Raonic’s clay movement. He moves way better on clay than any other surface, and his easy power does him a lot of favors. I think he’ll have his best results over the next couple months.
Having now seen Djokovic’s 1-and-Love destruction of Montanes, it’s hard to defend Parsa’s “routine straight-set win for Nadal in the final” prediction. Djokovic beat Rafa pretty easily here last year and is arguably in even better form now. If Rafa routines him, it will be a pretty big surprise.
Looking forward to a wrap-up podcast at the end of the tournament from you guys! 🙂
-Arvis