We were drinking green tea and discussing upcoming Roland Garros 2012 with a tennis coach after a workout today. Actually I asked him three questions and here are his answers.
French Open is just around the corner. After Madrid, many tennis specialists start talking that Roger Federer is back to his way and he is able to capture #1 again and win Rolland Garros. What is your opinion?
Roger Federer can definitely get back to number 1, but he has to worry about Novak Djokovic on hard along with Rafael Nadal on clay. The French remains Nadal’s to lose.
Serena Williams showed again in Spain that when she is in good fit and mood, no one can compete with her. Is she able to return her #1 and win in Paris?
Serena’s best is a level better than that of anyone else. I have no idea how long she can keep it up, but it will be a physical deterioration, not a lack of the will to win. I’ve picked her to win the last 20 majors she’s played. I’ve only been right half the time.
Agnieszka Radwanska plays very different tennis, her style looks like Martina Hingis and Anastasia Myskina. I call it “smart tennis”, she plays tennis, not just hit the ball. She is #3 now. Is she an exception or her style gives her advantage?
I heard from one tennis coach the rule: Play different style from most others players and you will win more than lose. What do you think about that?
Great smart tennis, Martina Hingis, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, will beat average hard tennis, but it won’t beat great hard tennis. Francesca Schiavone has by far the most variety in her game of any top player, and she won only one Grand Slam. Meanwhile Serena Williams goes on destroying opponents. Nevertheless, if you can’t be Serena, then it’s foolish to try to outslug her, so slice, dropshot, serve and volley all make sense.
I do agree that it’s a good idea to do something everyone else isn’t doing. But you have to master your game, and figure out how to neutralize the other player’s game. The game has always gone in cycles and always will.
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