His strokes seem a bit revamped from last season with longer takebacks, particularly on the forehand side. He is finishing the swing over his head, a "buggy-whip" forehand, a lot more than he has in the past; a product of catching the ball late. His movement seems alright, though he doesn't seem to hit as deep on the run as he has in the past. I seem to be talking a lot about how he is doing something differently from the past, which could be taken one of two ways. Either he is losing confidence and regressing or he is trying new things in his game that will take a while to produce results. I tend to think it is the former but hopefully it's the latter.
It was another shameful week for Gasquet fans, as he completely pussied out in the semis against Ferrer. The kid is never going to fulfill that enormous talent until he mans up and actually tries when the match is tight. I would leave if I were his coach, some of his performances are just ridiculous.
I guess I should list my favorites here so you can get an idea of who I will be pleased with when they win:
Djokovic, Korolev, Youzhny, Berdych, Cilic, Dimitrov, Bohli, Crivoi, Ignatik, Chardy, and most of the Eastern European guys. Davai Korolev in Delray Beach. ;)
On the women's side, I have far too many to list. The short list contains the main girls, but there are many more on the junior and ITF tours. You can see why it's 60-40. I don't follow Challengers and Juniors for the guys are extensively as I do for the women, and I have no clue why. I guess I get a kick out of following young attractive girls through the rankings while I actually have to like their tennis to be a fan of the men.
