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Originally Posted by ace10is
Argh, you're right. Federer's backhand was overpowering Djokivic's. Federer actaully won 4 more points than Djokivic in the first set. I agree Federer's main problem was when Djokovic would hit a DTL BH during the BH to BH exchange and then Federer was on the run hitting a FH. Both players would do this but Djokovic had an easier time executing this play. Why do you think that is?
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As I recall, Federer had more trouble getting to Djokovic's CC forehands than DTL backhands. Even when Federer did get to his forehand in time, he wasn't able to do enough with it. His running FH has really nose-dived since his peak years, and that's the main difference with him today. Like most players, he leaves his forehand side more exposed, but he can't make up the ground anymore.
That's also why he has problems with the big hitters these days when he used to have no such problems.
11-18-2012, 10:46 PM
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