Great analysis, particularly the comparisons with Gautier. It's nice to have a reminder of how easy he made it look in the earlier rounds. Can anyone remember the year Gautier had a resurgence and completely dominated?
Thanks for watching! Was it 2013 where Gaultier dominated again? I seem to remember him destroying Nick Matthew 3-0 in the US Open Final and looked unbeatable (although Nick came back the week after to beat him 3-2 in the World Championship Final)!
@@JoshAttwellSports I think that was 2014. Could be wrong though. I think it was either 2014 or 2015 where Gautier seemed to destroy everyone for half a season. And then I think 2016 was the 'year of Gawad' (in my mind at least)
It was 2017. He won 6 tournaments in a row (Swedish Open, British Open, Windy City Open, El Gouna, Grasshopper Cup, Bellevue Classic), beating in the finals the likes of Nick Matthew, Gawad (who had just won World Championships and reached WR1), Marwan Elshorbagy, and funnily enough, Ali Farag (who was surging through the ranks at the time), twice! In this run, he had a streak of 3 tournaments without dropping a game I think, and even managed to bagel Rodriguez and Gawad (who, I'd lke to emphasize again, was the freaking WORLD CHAMP at the time!!). And he did all of this at the ripe old age of THIRTY-FOUR. No wonder Elshorbagy picked him as his coach towards the twilight of his career. He must've been like, "dude, whatever you were on I want some".
Good comparison with Gaultier. There is another link between the two of them- Jonathon Power has been involved in Elias's coaching set up since he was a teen and his style has influenced him. Gaultier has also said that Power influenced his own style immensely; Power was also known for dispatching early round opponents quickly with ease.
Yeah that's a great point! All 3 of them were great at using variations of paces, heights and spins which allowed them to separate themselves from the lower ranked players and make life incredibly hard for them in the early rounds!
Just watched the video and it doesn't say that at all... There was the US Open final where Farag retired after 2 points due to injury but that doesn't count
Really enjoyed watching that! Already got my popcorn ready for Part 2
Thanks for watching!
Fantastic! You should make videos for PSA!
Thanks! I would love to!
Great win, and great reaction by Asal
Great video! Can you make a detailed breakdown of the topspin drive?
Thanks! Yeah that's the plan!
@@JoshAttwellSports Super slow-mo would be great!
Very interesting video! Looking forward to part 2!
Thanks!
Great analysis, particularly the comparisons with Gautier. It's nice to have a reminder of how easy he made it look in the earlier rounds. Can anyone remember the year Gautier had a resurgence and completely dominated?
Thanks for watching! Was it 2013 where Gaultier dominated again? I seem to remember him destroying Nick Matthew 3-0 in the US Open Final and looked unbeatable (although Nick came back the week after to beat him 3-2 in the World Championship Final)!
@@JoshAttwellSports I think that was 2014. Could be wrong though. I think it was either 2014 or 2015 where Gautier seemed to destroy everyone for half a season. And then I think 2016 was the 'year of Gawad' (in my mind at least)
@@MattMarshallUK I think Mo dominated 2014 until Ramy came back from injury and beat him in the World Championship Final
I think Gaultier's best phase was actually as late as 2017 during his last spell as world number one (at the age of 34/35!)
It was 2017. He won 6 tournaments in a row (Swedish Open, British Open, Windy City Open, El Gouna, Grasshopper Cup, Bellevue Classic), beating in the finals the likes of Nick Matthew, Gawad (who had just won World Championships and reached WR1), Marwan Elshorbagy, and funnily enough, Ali Farag (who was surging through the ranks at the time), twice!
In this run, he had a streak of 3 tournaments without dropping a game I think, and even managed to bagel Rodriguez and Gawad (who, I'd lke to emphasize again, was the freaking WORLD CHAMP at the time!!).
And he did all of this at the ripe old age of THIRTY-FOUR. No wonder Elshorbagy picked him as his coach towards the twilight of his career. He must've been like, "dude, whatever you were on I want some".
Good comparison with Gaultier. There is another link between the two of them- Jonathon Power has been involved in Elias's coaching set up since he was a teen and his style has influenced him. Gaultier has also said that Power influenced his own style immensely; Power was also known for dispatching early round opponents quickly with ease.
Yeah that's a great point! All 3 of them were great at using variations of paces, heights and spins which allowed them to separate themselves from the lower ranked players and make life incredibly hard for them in the early rounds!
Great analysis
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Enjoyed that
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Nice work!
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Diego’s last win over Farag was not in 2017, it’s was in the JP Morgan Classic. It’s featured in squashtv’s Diego Elias journey to Word no 1
Just watched the video and it doesn't say that at all... There was the US Open final where Farag retired after 2 points due to injury but that doesn't count