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have never seen anyone reaching 60rps in average over a whole match
Yeah he needs to avoid becoming next SockHe hits the spinniest ball on tour now according to the stats
His forehand is great in general: heavy, powerful, but also reliable.
The backhand is more of a loopy clay shot, though, and not quite steady enough at that.
I was very impressed by his FH against Djokovic which was the first match I have ever watched him play. I think he will be a future top 10 player with potential to win Slams particularly on clay.
Yeah he needs to avoid becoming next Sock
The BH and serve need to get a lot better
Good analysis. Was very impressed with Ruud when I saw him at Houston last year...His forehand is more similar to Nadal's. Sock and Kyrgios have a much more wristy and abbreviated FH. Ruud has as massive loading with the legs and upper body compared to those two, generating a much, much heavier ball, esp. on clay. Having seen his 100% FH up close, which he seldom goes to, I can tell you it's a thing of beauty, very different to the run-of-the-mill ATP FHs. He dished out some of those against Novak in Rome, one reaching 177 kmh (that's with high net clearance and massive ts). No wonder Novak struggled with it. He just needs to get a backhand more like Schwartzman imo, who can create sharp angles on incoming balls, and really accelerate on medium pace.
Why is this guy a bum on hard courts? I can’t stand these spinny one dimensional clay players. You got to park yourself on the baseline and take the ball on the rise.
Sorry but the clay court players are a lot more dimensional than players that grow up on hardcourts (aka typical Americans) who only know how to hit a serve and forehand.
Sorry but the clay court players are a lot more dimensional than players that grow up on hardcourts (aka typical Americans) who only know how to hit a serve and forehand.
His results so far are heavily skewed to clay courts which makes up the minority of the ATP circuit. He plays exclusively from the back of the court and deep behind the baseline. He doesn’t have that Federer like all court game. Federer straight setted him last year at 38 years old at the French.
What grip is he using, SW?
They used to say this about ThiemWhy is this guy a bum on hard courts? I can’t stand these spinny one dimensional clay players. You got to park yourself on the baseline and take the ball on the rise. Take a page out of the Federer and Djokovic playbook.
He's already a top 10 on clay, imo.
Ruud, Musetti, Sinner, maybe these are the ones to watch out for?
Oh I think he's growing into the backhand and its going to be rougher than Nadal's current backhand. Ruud makes a speed jump in the next few years and lookout.He hits the spinniest ball on tour now according to the stats
His forehand is great in general: heavy, powerful, but also reliable.
The backhand is more of a loopy clay shot, though, and not quite steady enough at that.
lol Ruud has probably the best true clay courter serve in the game. Brutal one, two punch with his forehand. Ruud 75% points won on first serve with 67% in for 2020. Nadall is 70% won typically. Ruud has the GOAT first serve game on clay.Yeah he needs to avoid becoming next Sock
The BH and serve need to get a lot better
quit being a sycophantWhat if... he's the guy who holds the Nadal to 19?
And Ruud's forehand amazing before Rafa Academy, but more rpms on both sides now, no? The field is lucky that Ruud hasn't gotten hot on his serve and forehand so far this season.His forehand is more similar to Nadal's. Sock and Kyrgios have a much more wristy and abbreviated FH. Ruud has as massive loading with the legs and upper body compared to those two, generating a much, much heavier ball, esp. on clay. Having seen his 100% FH up close, which he seldom goes to, I can tell you it's a thing of beauty, very different to the run-of-the-mill ATP FHs. He dished out some of those against Novak in Rome, one reaching 177 kmh (that's with high net clearance and massive ts). No wonder Novak struggled with it. He just needs to get a backhand more like Schwartzman imo, who can create sharp angles on incoming balls, and really accelerate on medium pace.
How quickly can he compete for titles ?lol Ruud has probably the best true clay courter serve in the game. Brutal one, two punch with his forehand. Ruud 75% points won on first serve with 67% in for 2020. Nadall is 70% won typically. Ruud has the GOAT first serve game on clay.
Has a decent shot right here at Hamburg. Crushed Fognini and faces an interesting clash against Humbert who has also been playing well.How quickly can he compete for titles ?
His results so far are heavily skewed to clay courts which makes up the minority of the ATP circuit. He plays exclusively from the back of the court and deep behind the baseline. He doesn’t have that Federer like all court game. Federer straight setted him last year at 38 years old at the French.
quit being a sycophant
We think alike except Tim might be better choice than Casper for denadalization.I’m allowed to toy with the VB, who have all been vewy vewy quiet lately.
Of all the delicious nexgen trolling possibilities, surely The Nadal being replaced at RG by a product of his academy is tastiest?
Although I do kinda like the idea of Zod becoming the new clay king as well, for the sheer strangeness of it, especially the Ferrer dimension Vs The Nadal. Just as strange as Tim becoming a HC king.
He should have beaten Garin in Houston final last year. I was at that match!Has a decent shot right here at Hamburg. Crushed Fognini and faces an interesting clash against Humbert who has also been playing well.
have never seen anyone reaching 60rps in average over a whole match
I am not convinced of this line of thought (another poster above also mentioned it). Who pushed both Nadal and Djokovic harder than the next gen giraffes did? Thiem. Ruud is just over 6 which is a good height for tennis. He is not losing because of his height. For the serve, he can and should improve his technique (remember how Nadal used to serve in the beginning). The rest will come with more big match experience. The ability to improvise forehand winners falling back in big points is very impressive; I don't think you would see much of that from players like Zverev or FAA. They play in a very 'coached' way. Ruud's game has more flow. And lots of power too on the forehand side.Ruud's biggest drawback is his size. He's shorter than Nadal and Djokovic, whereas all the promising next geners are taller, with the exception of Shapo.
I fear Casper lacks the killer instinct that the top guys display. Thiem had to deal with this too...Still does maybeWe think alike except Tim might be better choice than Casper for denadalization.
Dream on with the sycophantsI fear Casper lacks the killer instinct that the top guys display. Thiem had to deal with this too...Still does maybe
I am not convinced of this line of thought (another poster above also mentioned it). Who pushed both Nadal and Djokovic harder than the next gen giraffes did? Thiem. Ruud is just over 6 which is a good height for tennis. He is not losing because of his height. For the serve, he can and should improve his technique (remember how Nadal used to serve in the beginning). The rest will come with more big match experience. The ability to improvise forehand winners falling back in big points is very impressive; I don't think you would see much of that from players like Zverev or FAA. They play in a very 'coached' way. Ruud's game has more flow. And lots of power too on the forehand side.
I hate the use of rps versus rpm. When and why did this start?
Give him time, he will mature and get that. Even Rafa was very bad see his progression into multi-surface legend.Why is this guy a bum on hard courts? I can’t stand these spinny one dimensional clay players. You got to park yourself on the baseline and take the ball on the rise. Take a page out of the Federer and Djokovic playbook.
His forehand is more similar to Nadal's. Sock and Kyrgios have a much more wristy and abbreviated FH. Ruud has as massive loading with the legs and upper body compared to those two, generating a much, much heavier ball, esp. on clay. Having seen his 100% FH up close, which he seldom goes to, I can tell you it's a thing of beauty, very different to the run-of-the-mill ATP FHs. He dished out some of those against Novak in Rome, one reaching 177 kmh (that's with high net clearance and massive ts). No wonder Novak struggled with it. He just needs to get a backhand more like Schwartzman imo, who can create sharp angles on incoming balls, and really accelerate on medium pace.
Gets past Humbert. Next up Rublev.Has a decent shot right here at Hamburg. Crushed Fognini and faces an interesting clash against Humbert who has also been playing well.
What ???? these guys are ATP tour pros ?? i can make tons more topspin than that.......... 54-60 rpm ?????????? LOLhave never seen anyone reaching 60rps in average over a whole match
RpsWhat ???? these guys are ATP tour pros ?? i can make tons more topspin than that.......... 54-60 rpm ?????????? LOL
Totally agree. He literally dominated Novak when he was allowed to hit that forehand twice or more in a row, which doesn't happen often for Djoker. The big problem is that Novak is incredibly good at manipulating the patterns of play, and once he spots your weaknesses he will just pound on them from all different angles until they break down(in Rudy's case the obvious one is the backhand from certain positions), and because Novak himself pretty much has no weaknesses it's really tough to escape that once it happens. Was quite impressed by Rudy during that match though, and he probably got some very good indications on what he needs to work on to become even better. I believe that he's got the right mentality to do it as well.
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Think @stringertom has pointed out that he's still struggling with big servers due to his return positioning. I'd echo this as well, was seeing challenger level players serve and volley and even underhand serve him effectively in one of the clay events. He will need to make that adjustment if he wants to make 2nd week of US Open. Although he's doing a great job building up that ranking which should make playing up to his seeding a bit easier in New York. We will see. I do like parts of his game, but I think other aspects still need polishing.He's looking better on hard court now. SHould do ok at the US OPen.