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Great analysis. One of the biggest reasons I am a Djokovic fan is that I consider him tennis's ultimate problem solver. And that includes causing problems for his opponent, as you've thoroughly detailed here. Every tennis opponent is a puzzle to be solved, and Djokovic handles that task better than anyone.

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I enjoy your analyses. I've been studying forced errors and the combinations that yield them. It's interesting how much the deep middle backhand 'box' is attacked. I'd be curious how often aggressive shots to that 'safe zone' are returned to the forehand or with less velocity. If returned to the forehand side, oftentimes the next shot is to the deep crosscourt forehand 'box', then back again to DMB box. Novak seems to cycle through that box throughout matches, setting up combinations with it depending on the opponent's strengths and weaknesses.

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Spot on ,well done.

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Why Medvedev got carried away and could not adapt. Experience / Prep / Strategy

What about gameplan ?

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