tennis_hack
Banned
If so, when?
Nadal is like a shark at the moment - no need to think about anything, no need to adapt, because his game is perfectly suited to breaking down everyone else's. Heavy topspin. To the backhand. Repeat x100,000,000,000.
Even with guys who have great backhands and unreliable forehands such as Gasquet or Paire, I never see Nadal bother to change his tactics. Why bother thinking? Just hit more spin to the backhand and it'll break down eventually, right?
I'm not hating on Nadal for doing this, but, all the same, this is why I'd be so fascinated to see someone who loves taking a backhand at head height and looping it over Nadal's head. Or crush it early for a winner every time. Just to see how he would adapt? Or if he's so comfortable out there making everyone play by his rules, that he doesn't even know how to adapt to anyone?
The closest we've come is Djokovic, but again, the way Nadal dealt/tried to deal with Djokovic in 2011 and onwards is by breaking down Djokovic's backhand. That's not really an adaptation, that's just sticking to the original plan win or lose.
Have you ever seen Nadal target someone's forehand? Or slice to make them hit uncomfortably low instead of high? Or, generally, do anything different, ever?
Nadal is like a shark at the moment - no need to think about anything, no need to adapt, because his game is perfectly suited to breaking down everyone else's. Heavy topspin. To the backhand. Repeat x100,000,000,000.
Even with guys who have great backhands and unreliable forehands such as Gasquet or Paire, I never see Nadal bother to change his tactics. Why bother thinking? Just hit more spin to the backhand and it'll break down eventually, right?
I'm not hating on Nadal for doing this, but, all the same, this is why I'd be so fascinated to see someone who loves taking a backhand at head height and looping it over Nadal's head. Or crush it early for a winner every time. Just to see how he would adapt? Or if he's so comfortable out there making everyone play by his rules, that he doesn't even know how to adapt to anyone?
The closest we've come is Djokovic, but again, the way Nadal dealt/tried to deal with Djokovic in 2011 and onwards is by breaking down Djokovic's backhand. That's not really an adaptation, that's just sticking to the original plan win or lose.
Have you ever seen Nadal target someone's forehand? Or slice to make them hit uncomfortably low instead of high? Or, generally, do anything different, ever?