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Originally Posted by dash_pinched
On the point of the body holding up, that seems to be the biggest issue that Sinner needs to overcome (he's out of the Madrid tourney). Rune also had to take a MTO yesterday for a shoulder and he also rolled his ankle, but hung in there long enough for the victory over BVDZ. I think that has been one of the biggest transformations in tennis over the past 15-20 years, it is a very physical game now and takes a big toll on the body.
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It doesn't help that many players are using full beds of poly and arm-killing Babolat racquets. I just cut some strings out of my racquet and maybe I never noticed before but it kind of hit me how hard poly strings are as they permanently retain the bending shape around the grommet as there's barely any elasticity. Alcaraz and Novak for example both have had recent bouts with tennis elbow.