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Originally Posted by Mango
Good point.
Raonic is living in Monaco now. I'm curious what he trains on there.
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He completed a 6-week training session in Spain on the dirt prior to the French Open. My sense is that he trains on hard courts whilst in Monaco. Big serve, big forehand, he's custom built for hard court success.
Clay court tennis is difficult mentally for big hitting players like Milos many of which are not used to grinding out points like the Spanish dirt rats. You lose can focus easily when you are hitting you best shots and the guy across is getting them back because the court is neutralizing the pace you are putting into the shots. It can be demoralizing, which is why you have to be brought up on the dirt - you learn to play differently.