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It's generally speaking hubris to go for a 1 hander. That is, unless you've got the wrist and shoulder for it.

I've seen people holding the ball by catching it with their racket, a fancy trick for sure :unsure: But as far as the english language goes, I do feel like the concept doesn't quite make sense.

When the ball is topspinning, if you try to chop it back, it will cause the ball to jump off the strings, because you're trying to spin the ball the same way it's already spinning. If you don't take that into account, you might send it flying.

The thing that I think is different from others is that no matter what situation he is in, he can still decide which way he wants to send the ball. Most players have a predictable response to certain situations, but Djokovic is more flexible and can change the direction.

The 1 handed backhand became more complicated and unusable when the ball started bouncing higher. It's a lot more simple if you're only having to hit it below the waist level like what Lendl demonstrates.

I feel like anticipating serves is one of those things that you need really good eyesight for. I'm short sighted myself and I always struggled. Somehow, I think that if I could watch the opponent's hand from across the court, then I could anticipate which way the ball will go.

The theory is that it's easier to return cross court than it is down the line. So by placing yourself closer to the middle, you put your opponent under more pressure, since you're forcing them to either choose to hit straight to you or hit a harder shot down the line. Of course it means nothing...

Did Suresh surpass Federer do you guys?

It's a "Stroke"

To me its just not cost effective to get a huge basket, unless they're all just old balls. You could treat it as a way to practice your reaction and anticipation speed. I'd much rather have a fresh can and just walk around and gather them up.

The idea that you need to go to school to learn how to teach people how to play a game, and then people go and pay them to learn, is mind boggling to me.

Yeah, Wawrinka has the best top spin backhand, no contest. Every other player mentioned in this thread is either a clay player, or a slicer dicer.

The clay courts I used to play on, that would be very difficult because of the inconsistent bounce. But those courts were poorly maintained by the owners, very dry and uneven, so much so that a slice could make the ball bounce less than one foot and veer off to the side.

So it's like an amalgamation of all of TTW and reddit and various other tennis forums thoughts on how to serve properly. It honestly doesnt sound too unreasonable. I never thought to release the ball slightly behind me, maybe I'll try it lol

I'd say athleticism in general.

I'd get pretty good but I'd just end up spending it on a house or something and have an early retirement. Even if I HAVE to spend it on tennis, to be honest having my house and my future all sorted would do way more for my tennis than any lessons would do. After that, I'd maybe hire a fitness...

Not really sure, right now I want to say my favorite is Tony Iommi because I just like the guitar sounds of the songs he's in. Whether he wrote or performed those guitar sounds I dunno. Seems to be a legend according to wikipedia.

I try not to think about such things, whats the point of mourning something that hasn't happened yet. For all I know, my time could be up next. So I just enjoy myself and more important do what I like, and spend time with who I like.

I also think there's a newer style of 1 handed backhand that doesnt get taught much, the clay style, which is more across the body rather than like a pendulum. I think this type of 1 handed backhand is easier to hit consistently. (Like the difference between Wawrinka vs Federer)

The one handed backhand is more difficult in the timing. But you can always just use a slice which is even easier than the two handed backhand.

I always looked at it as getting a feel for the ball. Every ball is not the same, that's why they replace them so regularly in the pros. I would bounce it a few times on the ground with my racket, and then when I get into position I'd bounce it once with my hand.

Watched the highlights on youtube. At least from the highlights, it really seemed Ruud's gameplan was to insist that Wawrinka is weak on the ad court, going crosscourt constantly, but Wawrinka's response was high powered and consistent backhands. It's nice to see that Wawrinka's backhand is...

Sun never bothered me when it shines from above, I have an eyebrow ridge like a caveman, my eyes are shaded. But what I never understood is how people are able to serve when the sun is right behind where you want to put the ball. Unless the trick is to go blind?

His game is a lot more complete if you count doubles as the game, which personally I do so

Generally speaking my goal is to have fun and improve a bit at a time. I can envision the effort it would take to get better because I've put in the effort in other things, and learned how to reach a high level. So whenever I'm doing a new thing, and I reach a level where I'm no longer have...

I'm sure with time he'll resolve his knee issues at least to be able to walk comfortably, and maybe he'll find something to do that's just as fun as tennis. I know that without tennis in MY life I'm able to have fun. :P

It wouldn't have happened if Fed's 2nd serves weren't so weak :P Also to be fair most of the match they played very polite tennis. It was obvious that even Tiafoe was playing sharper than them. They were so rusty.

Ohh I dunno, I always root for the older guys to win. I like seeing wisdom prevail over youthful speed.

It's because Europeans are heavily naturally predisposed towards defensive play, which tennis has evolved to favor more.

I thought Laver Cup was just fine. That's his tournament. I think he said he wanted it to be like a party, so I'd say it's easier to have a party at the Laver Cup than at a super serious tournament where no one can eat or drink anything but water and pasta. The proper way to retire is to try...