What a match last night! Agassi could do nothing but stand and watch ace after ace whiz by. By the end of the night the tall Swede Johannson had aced the world's greatest returner 51 times -- a new record!
But, if you watched the match you might have observed a few interesting things.
First, Agassi never panicked .
Agassi knew that he was holding serve as easily as Johannson was , just in less spectacular fashion. And, as long as he was holding, he knew he just needed a couple of returns or mistakes by Johansson to win the set.
Secondly, as commented on by Patrick McEnroe, Agassi varied his return position. His regular inside the baseline position for returning serve just wasn't working so he moved way back to see if his percentages would improve.
Agassi did what all smart players do --he changed a losing pattern . After all , if the new pattern doesn't work you're no worse off but at least there's a chance the new pattern will be far more productive.
Can't wait to see Agassi vs. Federer.
Until then,
Glenn --- author of INSIDER TENNIS STRATEGIES the Ebook on tennis tactics and strategies that is guaranteed to take your game to the next level.
1 comment:
That's a different Agassi than the one I saw playing Melzer in the quarters of the SAP Open... one I've seen all too often, especially when he comes to San Jose. When things aren't going Andre's way, he often starts pouting and tanking matches. That's what happened in this match, where he went down 3-6, 1-6!
You have to respect him for all the community work he does for kids, but his attitude on the court is often terrible. He'll ridicule lesser opponents and just tank matches rather than put up a valiant effort.
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