HetTheGreaterer
Banned
First of all, I'd like to tell every reader that it's a serious thread and I am not willing to thrash either player. Congratulations to djokovic for being extremely clutch in both TieBreak sets.
Let's have a look at the strategical mistakes by thiem...
1) using racquet head speed to generate heavy spin and compensating shot speed for that.
Novak isn't old federer whom you can trouble with high topspin bombs. You need to penetrate through his defences, plus his BH and FH gobble up even the most extreme spin (nadal FH) & redirect it as per wish. At one point thiem and novak had same shot speed and thiem needs to change this in future, add a bit more speed and lessen the spin...
2) so many kick serves, especially 2nd serves into novak BH. (Do I need to explain this??)
3) drop shots on wrong moments. Novak isn't nadal who plays from 10 feets behind the baseline, he is one of the best movers and defenders and plays from the middle of the court near to baseline. That's exactly why dropshotting him isn't a good idea especially when he's not off balance...
Kindly discuss if there were any other mistakes..
Let's have a look at the strategical mistakes by thiem...
1) using racquet head speed to generate heavy spin and compensating shot speed for that.
Novak isn't old federer whom you can trouble with high topspin bombs. You need to penetrate through his defences, plus his BH and FH gobble up even the most extreme spin (nadal FH) & redirect it as per wish. At one point thiem and novak had same shot speed and thiem needs to change this in future, add a bit more speed and lessen the spin...
2) so many kick serves, especially 2nd serves into novak BH. (Do I need to explain this??)
3) drop shots on wrong moments. Novak isn't nadal who plays from 10 feets behind the baseline, he is one of the best movers and defenders and plays from the middle of the court near to baseline. That's exactly why dropshotting him isn't a good idea especially when he's not off balance...
Kindly discuss if there were any other mistakes..