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The Racquet is going on hiatus
What's next, refunds etc...
Matthew Willis
Jun 23
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Hurkacz Gets Everything Right
Hurkacz & Medvedev serve placement, return positions, tradeoffs of the deep position, volleys, grass strategy
Matthew Willis
Jun 19
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20 Tennis Stats
Point length, Medvedev's curses, slice rates, Swiatek's forehand/backhand balance, Nadal's ace rate, speed of grass courts, 5th set winners
Matthew Willis
Jun 17
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Berrettini's shiny weapons are back
Berrettini's serve and forehand, the slice masking the backhand, van Rijthoven upsets Medvedev, Murray hip
Matthew Willis
Jun 12
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Racquet off court round up
The ATP's 30 year plan, profit sharing, a grass masters, sports being disrupted, and attention spans (again)
Matthew Willis
Jun 10
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Nadal wins his 14th Roland Garros title: first of all 'lol', quick analysis, point length, baseline patterns, backhands
Matthew Willis
Jun 5
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Iga and a million ways to win points
Świątek wins Roland Garros, serve+1, Iga's balanced tools, Gauff's lack of serving advantage
Matthew Willis
Jun 4
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Rafole reversion to the mean in Paris
Nadal's forehand dominance, Djokovic's fleeting patterns, 2nd serve edge, long point edge, baseline strategy, and physical ebbs
Matthew Willis
Jun 1
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Tennis Fights Itself While Real War Rages
The ATP and WTA strip Wimbledon of ranking points: the subtext of power struggles in tennis, play fighting, real fighting, and collateral damage
Matthew Willis
May 22
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May Racquet Mailbag
Roland Garros Draws, Grass Masters 1000's, climate change in tennis, doubles as a format, Medvedev on clay, Jabeur & Anisimova clay form, Tsitsipas vs…
Matthew Willis
May 19
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Djokovic Has Plan A Through Z
Djokovic's forehand balance, Tsitsipas nearly solves a puzzle, 2nd serves, serve placement, micro not macro, Roland Garros favourites
Matthew Willis
May 15
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Alcaraz goes back to back
Alcaraz beats Nadal and Djokovic within 24 hours: match analysis, AD serving placement, droppers, and offence
Matthew Willis
May 8
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