Man o man , i was watching Rafa very closely from round one and i was telling everyone how big of a strategist and master thinker Rafa is. He did exactly what i was noticing
1- he's indeed slow but he started playing BH dtl to buy him more time in rallies instead of going cross court , it also disrupted the momentum
2-to fix his BH CC he was going for the placement, sometimes even pushing but it was hitting the corner, setting up the FH . It didn't give Novak much pace.
3- fixed his serve . Be proud of our man , Dimi , he's a master problem solver, with this speed anyone else would be sitting home but he's Rafa. Excited for 22? Hell yeah.