Japan Open Quarter-Finals: Preview and Predictions

Quarter Final 4: Richard Gasquet vs Kevin Anderson

When in full flow, there is probably no better sight on a tennis court than a Gasquet backhand. It may not have the brute force of Wawrinka or the zing of a Federer backhand, but it’s almost poetry in motion.

Unfortunately for him, he does not have much else in the arsenal to compete and win against the very best on a consistent basis. To make matters worse, he is facing one of the most improved players of the last two years – the wonderful Kevin Anderson. Gasquet’s win over another big server Kyrgios may give him some hope, but unlike Nick, this big server is not someone prone to mental lapses.

Prediction: Anderson in 2 Sets

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For Amarjeet Nayak, sports is a part of life. From Federer, the "GoAT" to Sachin, the "God", he has lived the agony and ecstasy of his favourite sports persons along with them, but with the passage of time he has learnt to love sports a wee bit more than the sports persons. He understands that his favourite sports persons just play a small, but significant part in the glorious history of various sports, but no sports person is above sports. Though tennis takes up much of the time that he dedicates to sports, he keenly follows India's national pastime Cricket as well as football, badminton, hockey, and athletics, to name a few.

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