when I saw Goodch live a few years ago, he just had a serve, ok volleys which could get sloppy at times, and wayward groundstrokes. Last year he improved and this year Gooch seems to have improved even more since a year ago and since Wimbledon last year when he led Davydenko 2 sets to 0 before blowing it. His volleys seem to have really improved. He used to hit some clumsy lazy volleys, but they seemed rocks solid this week. On the Baseline hes also playing better. Tursinov was too solid and too mobile once the rallys went more than a few shots, but Gooch seems to be doing pretty well at knowing when to attack and come to net behind a big shot. He seems pretty instinctive at coming to net behind his shots and doesnt mind taking some risks. He also hit some pretty good forehands to open up the court and no wild forehands 3 meters past the baseline like he was doing the last few years. The main weakness in his game is the return of serve, especially on the backhand, he does pretty well with the forehand return. He seems to try to absolutely bash a big topsin backhand with a huge swing on 200 km/hr first serves or on 2nd serves and just wastes chances by hitting them out instead of just trying to get it in the court. I think he might cause a few more upsets this year.
