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I'm not a Maestronian, but I would be interested in everyone's thoughts on the NEO backhand and how it affected play patterns and the tactics of the match yesterday.
How do people think it held up?
There's no doubt it helped Roger on R.O.S.
The NEO backhand also seems to have helped Roger immensely in neutral rallies. He looked far more comfortable standing and banging with Nadal when the ball was hitting his backhand corner.
My only criticism would be that he should have tried to end points earlier with it. Easier said than done, though, given the conditions.
Did anyone notice an adjustment from Nadal? I felt he was less inclined to run the backhand up the line to Federer's backhand and opted to use the angled backhand crosscourt effectively.
How do people think it held up?
There's no doubt it helped Roger on R.O.S.
The NEO backhand also seems to have helped Roger immensely in neutral rallies. He looked far more comfortable standing and banging with Nadal when the ball was hitting his backhand corner.
My only criticism would be that he should have tried to end points earlier with it. Easier said than done, though, given the conditions.
Did anyone notice an adjustment from Nadal? I felt he was less inclined to run the backhand up the line to Federer's backhand and opted to use the angled backhand crosscourt effectively.