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Aug 23, 2021Liked by Matthew Willis

Rublev is a fighter no doubt but he seems to lack variety in his toolbox. If serving big and hitting winners from the baseline isn't working as well as he needs it to, he doesn't seem to have any other shots that he plays to perhaps break up his opponents rhythm or at least get himself into better positions to hit more favorable shots.

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Aug 23, 2021Liked by Matthew Willis

Thanks, this is helpful. Watching match, it also seemed to me that he needs a neutral recovery shot. When he's in trouble, he whales on the ball as much as when he's in advantageous position and just missed most of them.

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Aug 23, 2021Liked by Matthew Willis

I was wondering when someone was going to talk about it… I spent the entire match waiting for the Comms to analyse this issue and nada. Totally exposed and yes a big barrier to him moving forward

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