Masso, Thiem’s coach, scouting a match
Stan has one of the best one handed topspin backhands– up an out –driven from the shoulder– he was pounding today and Golfin played great…
Tom Waits has a song the Piano has been drinking– Edmonds was playing great but his racquet lost 9 straight games
Pare has the best hug finish on the serve– bringing the hitting hand to the opposite pocket
had to miss last year to beat back colon cancer– this year we are back– need better weather
to get the toss in front of you — at he start of your arm separation you at the same time softly lean forward
on the low volley the elevator goes down– the back knee gets on or below the flight path and the racquet head stays level
on the slice shot you want to set the slice racquet angle on your preparation
the serve hit is up and out
on the one handed backhand you want to incline up and out— we like bringing the tip of the racquet to the target
on the very low incoming shot your best response is to hit a dig out slice return
when you come to the net to join your partner you want to get on the same line forming a wall– on paper you have…
one of the serve issues you must resolve is the spread of your feet– Roddick used a very small spread– which Thiem and Chung use
when your body blocks you because the front foot has crossed closing the front hip you cab still hit up however the finish will be…
you want to keep your eyes on the hit point for a beat past the hit– prevents pullingoff too soon