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Hall of Fame
If you compare Roddick's and Djoker's serve, this big difference is that by the time Roddick releases the toss, he's very close to being in the trophy position. Djoker's racquet, by contrast, is pointing at the earth as he releases the toss, so he needs exquisite timing in order to generate good pace.
Roddick Serve - release at 32 sec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZbxKuLEP_o&feature=related
Djoker - release at 8 sec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtfEP6bOrvI
It's obvious that Roddick's motion (or a close variant, like Dolgopolov's short toss and quick motion) is 100x more effective at generating racket speed and accuracy. So will all the young juniors inevitably adopt his quick & dirty motion?
Added:
Dolgopolov release at 6 sec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX2q3Eb6ZkQ
Roddick Serve - release at 32 sec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZbxKuLEP_o&feature=related
Djoker - release at 8 sec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtfEP6bOrvI
It's obvious that Roddick's motion (or a close variant, like Dolgopolov's short toss and quick motion) is 100x more effective at generating racket speed and accuracy. So will all the young juniors inevitably adopt his quick & dirty motion?
Added:
Dolgopolov release at 6 sec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX2q3Eb6ZkQ