Medvedev with Kyrgios's FH v/s Tsitsipas with Zverev's Backhand - Who would be more successful??

your take??


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Rafa4LifeEver

G.O.A.T.
Medvedev sucks at finishing points with his FH and we all know Tsitsipas's BH is a big liability as well.
So we replace the shots with the ones mentioned here.
Give your opinions and vote in the poll.
 
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Kralingen

Bionic Poster
The Kyrgios FH is not at all a good shot lol… he has some highlight reel slaps but he doesn’t dictate with it, it has a weird, unnatural motion, and it’s really not a great shot at this level. I’m not even sure it’s better than Med’s FH consistently.

Meanwhile Zverev BH is one of the 3 best backhands on tour, and shores up Stefanos’s biggest weakness.
 

mental midget

Hall of Fame
The Kyrgios FH is not at all a good shot lol… he has some highlight reel slaps but he doesn’t dictate with it, it has a weird, unnatural motion, and it’s really not a great shot at this level. I’m not even sure it’s better than Med’s FH consistently.

Meanwhile Zverev BH is one of the 3 best backhands on tour, and shores up Stefanos’s biggest weakness.
agree, kyrgios just takes way more risks which makes for great highlights which gives the impression it's something special. having said that, it's not a bad shot although that hitch does bug me, similar to tiafoe...but to answer the question, ST with Zverev's backhand, no question...that would be two of the best groundstrokes on tour, and would up his return game immensely.
 

johnmccabe

Hall of Fame
Why Kygrios FH is mentioned as if it's a benefit? Kygrios can't beat Med in baseline rally. That slap winner is for show only.
 

NatF

Bionic Poster
The Kyrgios FH is not at all a good shot lol… he has some highlight reel slaps but he doesn’t dictate with it, it has a weird, unnatural motion, and it’s really not a great shot at this level. I’m not even sure it’s better than Med’s FH consistently.

Meanwhile Zverev BH is one of the 3 best backhands on tour, and shores up Stefanos’s biggest weakness.
He has a live arm and can generate a lot of racket head speed but in general its a pusher shot.
 

Third Serve

Talk Tennis Guru
Nick's forehand is pretty overrated. It's not going to fix Med's problems with passivity because it's not really a big attacking shot aside from the once in a million times Nick randomly decides to slap it. Plus, Nick's forehand return is garbage and would actually worsen Med's return on aggregate.

Zverev's backhand is actually a good shot. Most importantly, it would help Tsitsipas's return game a lot. Stef struggles a lot on the backhand return (and just the backhand in general, really) and having a Zverev-level backhand would definitely be a much-needed boost.
 

nolefam_2024

Bionic Poster
Zverev backhand is amazing. It's his other parts of the game which suck.

If Tsitsipas has such a backhand, he would be world number 1. He has great fh and great serve.
 

Kralingen

Bionic Poster
You know thinking about this Tsitsipas would be kind of a monster with that backhand. He’d almost certainly be the best on Tour.
 
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