"The problem is extremely simple: Peter doesn't want to lose against Thierry. End of story. I saw Peter lose games for many reasons, because he didn't want to be there, etc, but that never happened when he plays Thierry. He's got some hyper-motivation against him, and it's always a brutal fight. A friendly one, of course... And now, the fact that Thierry is world number one, and that Peter was playing in front of his crowd must have been extra motivation as well ... "In the second, Peter was running constantly after the ball, and giving everything to retrieve Thierry's shots. And Thierry just lost confidence in our game plan, and instead of finishing him, he was putting Peter back in the game. Therefore he lost his determination and confidence, started to slow down in the third, and lost the game. But if he had gone on with the same pattern, at the same speed, he would have won the third, and probably the match. "Also, one of Thierry's major strengths is his backhand drop shots and backhand volley drop shots, but in this case they were landing on Peter's forehand. Therefore, although Thierry's shots are as precise as ever, Peter is able to return them with not only precision but also strength, putting Thierry under tremendous pressure ..." Franck Carlino