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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
It's amazing what playing slightly more sensible tennis does for both FAA and Shapo in big matches. It feels like a light has gone on with both of them early this year where they can start to navigate how to win matches without the urge to blow people off the court with huge strokes (and ultimately drove of unforced errors) and play a much more patient game.
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Yeah, you said it HF. Shapo using a chip return to just get into the point versus the big swing which often times doesn't find the court is great to see. Also, the patience as you mentioned exhibited by both guys is greatly improved, Cilic was unbelievable in the opening set last night but Felix hung in there and stuck with his game plan and eventually Cilic's level dropped and Felix pounced. Even if both guys lose their next matches, things are certainly trending up as far as their overall tennis is concerned.