It was still a really good return game. That last point he could have had as well, just trying to do too much a lot of the time. It's a really interesting match because Denis is serving really, really well by his standards. This is what we're often wishing for - for him to serve like this in every match. This is, probably, a top ten player we're watching, at 19 years old.
But that being said, now that you see him doing it against a good player in a long match, you get a chance to see the other flaws that are still in his game because they're not being masked by poor and inconsistent serving. Decision making is a big one. He's actually really good at knowing when to come in and has some pretty good anticipation, but he tries for the outright point-ending shot too often where it's not needed. It's not like he has a problem in longer rallies, so allowing them to play out rather than trying to cut them short seems like something to work on.
His volleying is so much better than it was a year ago.
EDIT: There it is again. There is no need to try to hit that backhand at that angle. Why?
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