last year's Genie was using the "spray and pray" strategy, so I can understand if she's a bit skittish right now about going for the big boomers. probably 95% of tennis is just grinding, and the elites separate themselves by having a rally-ending weapon that is also reliable enough to use regularly (but they still have to put in the work to set it up).
just like our beloved Flames who lost some offensive punch in search of a steadier defense, Genie is trying to rebuild her fundamentals so that there's something to fall back on if smacking winners isn't happening. it's a...process.
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