Some great responses here, Matt. Re S&V. I'm more bullish on Cressy and that style in general than I've been for a long time. I think the height and the serving ability just keeps getting better and with many guys returning deep it's going to be interesting watching him and that style evolve. He probably has the worst groundstrokes in the top 100 (maybe top 300-400, even). If he could develop his forehand 10% more he would be a nightmare at Wimbledon. If I was Opelka I'd be taking notes and looking to implement that somewhat. At least on return (Cressy 1st serve return won:25% to Opelka's 20%. Cressy second serve won 45% to Opelka's 42%).
Some great responses here, Matt. Re S&V. I'm more bullish on Cressy and that style in general than I've been for a long time. I think the height and the serving ability just keeps getting better and with many guys returning deep it's going to be interesting watching him and that style evolve. He probably has the worst groundstrokes in the top 100 (maybe top 300-400, even). If he could develop his forehand 10% more he would be a nightmare at Wimbledon. If I was Opelka I'd be taking notes and looking to implement that somewhat. At least on return (Cressy 1st serve return won:25% to Opelka's 20%. Cressy second serve won 45% to Opelka's 42%).