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Looking at Djoko’s draw, those big servers wont have much chances against him; I doubt FAA could. Perhaps, it’s Goffin, who doesn’t rely on big serving, but uses his agility and his movements, and taking the b […]

Players, including Denis Kudla who plays grass court game on grass, are complaining about how slow the courts are this year. There are more rallies, and big servers not having that much advantage as their serves […]

Djoko dispatched Kudla easily as expected. He has added in Goran Ivanisevic as his coach for this Wimbledon, I understand that he has since added some pace to his 2nd serve, making it hard to return as well. It […]

I doubt Kyrgios would make it to the SF to meet Fed, assuming Fed could make it to the SF (not necessarily as there’s still Berrettini and Isner standing in his way). Even if Kyrgios bests Rafa, he won’t last the […]

So the conclusion is: it’s dependent on the surface. In the Stan vs Opelka case for example, on slower grass or slower surface in general, the match is not necessarily on Opelka’s racket, as his opponent may jus […]

Big Al, as I said, you have to start the match well, and not giving him much chances to attack with success, that’s what Rafa did at Beijing in 2017. The match wasn’t on Kyrgios’ racket in that match, becau […]

Kei first up on CC, followed by the Women’s match (Konta) and last at CC is Rafa’s match.

I feel that as long as Rafa is calm, he will win the match as he will think his way out of troubles. Rafa played well in the Sugita match, serving well too, so if he continues to play that well, he should be able […]

Not forgetting Sod at the FO! We hear that year after year and they even mentioned that it’s the tenth anniversary of that 2009 match this year!

The basic training stuff has to be there, I mean he has to learn to serve, to hit his FH and BH etc. Its not like he picks up a racket and then could produce that serve out of no where!

He’s talented no doubt, […]

Stan in a royal battle with Opelka. Opelka’s big serve is really very tough to break, imagine its a fast grass court!
No chance for his opponent!

So Opelka finally wins the match in five sets, winning the final set 8-6.

Don’t think on non clay surfaces, it’s solely on Kyrgios’ racket as if Rafa has no say on it. The Beijing 2017 final was a good example, Rafa came out playing very well, not giving Kyrgios much to chances to at […]

Fast courts favour big servers, not exactly hard hitters. Slow courts favour hard hitters, defensive players and counterpunchers.

Rafa is a unique player even though he’s a counterpuncher; he prefers courts t […]

Fed said in his post match interview that the CC was slow and the ball was heavy so it’s it’s difficult for him to hit through the court. I guess this benefits the hard hitters, who could hit as hard as pos […]

Tsitsipas mentioned that the transition from clay to grass was difficult for him, as he had to get used to different movements on grass and had to bend low on grass as the ball bounces were low, unlike on clay. […]

Rafa in four. I think Kyrgios may not be up for it physically. If he needs five sets to beat Thompson, he’ll have to up his level several notches to beat Rafa.

Rafa is playing well and he’s feeling con […]

So now Tiafoe is also out, after battling against Foggy for five sets.

I’m surprised to see both Foggy and Schwartz playing well to win on grass. And, I’m surprised that Shapo lost easily to Berankis, cou […]

And now Shapo also gone, lost in straight sets to Berankis. At the rate they are going, not many young gen players left in the draw!

FAA at 18, is truly a very promising player; he’s playing well on all s […]

Schwartzman is about to win his match in four sets. I didn’t know he can play on grass!

Rafa playing so well now, such a joy watching him playing like this. He’s able to mix in some net rushing, some volleying, slices, drop shots and his beautiful passing shots.

I hope he wins this in straight […]