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“His charisma is that he likes to show off all the shots he’s got,” Laver said. “I think, because he won at Wimbledon against Nadal, he feels like it’s gone up a little further. That’s where he’s got to understand that that type of showmanship doesn’t win matches. You need a whole range of different shots to win a match. I think that’s where he’s got a to learn — how do you win a point without exploring every single shot that you’ve got? How about just keeping the ball in court? That sort of showmanship gets him in trouble.”
“The last US Open, he could have won the tournament but he comes to the net (in the first round against Andy Murray) and he’s half-volleying it between his legs,” dual grand slam champion Laver said. “You figure, ‘Yes, if you don’t have any other way of doing it, then you have to hit it that way.’ But that idea, he has to sort of lower that level. Maybe it’s boring for him to be on the court and not being able to show all the shots he has, but that’s not going to make him a champion.”
“He does have the ability to be a champion and it would be a shame if he doesn’t allow himself to be that much better,” he said. “He certainly has all the game. He has the temperament, he doesn’t get nervous. But when he starts to lose, he gets flat ... and he’s worrying about his game, not about his opponent’s game.”
Ok Rod...
“His charisma is that he likes to show off all the shots he’s got,” Laver said. “I think, because he won at Wimbledon against Nadal, he feels like it’s gone up a little further. That’s where he’s got to understand that that type of showmanship doesn’t win matches. You need a whole range of different shots to win a match. I think that’s where he’s got a to learn — how do you win a point without exploring every single shot that you’ve got? How about just keeping the ball in court? That sort of showmanship gets him in trouble.”
“The last US Open, he could have won the tournament but he comes to the net (in the first round against Andy Murray) and he’s half-volleying it between his legs,” dual grand slam champion Laver said. “You figure, ‘Yes, if you don’t have any other way of doing it, then you have to hit it that way.’ But that idea, he has to sort of lower that level. Maybe it’s boring for him to be on the court and not being able to show all the shots he has, but that’s not going to make him a champion.”
“He does have the ability to be a champion and it would be a shame if he doesn’t allow himself to be that much better,” he said. “He certainly has all the game. He has the temperament, he doesn’t get nervous. But when he starts to lose, he gets flat ... and he’s worrying about his game, not about his opponent’s game.”
