Curry changed NBA with three-pointers Djokovic brought a new revolution to Wimbledon
Djokovic not only seeks a five-game winning streak and his 24th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2023, but also tries to equalize Federer's record of 8 titles at Wimbledon, however, Djokovic, who uses a two-handed backhand and bottom-line play, is like NBA Golden State Warriors star Curry changing the basketball ecology with a three-pointer, and Djokovic also brings a new revolution to lawn tennis. #网球#
The emergence of Curry, so that many basketball teams around the world began to pay attention to three-pointers, and even extended new tactics, in the same way, the grass court that used to be regarded as the world of Internet players is also being overturned by Djokovic, although in the early days, like Bjorn Borg also adopted a two-handed backhand, bottom-line style of play of the former king, and has created a 5-game winning feat, but Borg faced the environment at that time, the serving net style of play was not extinct, in addition to John McEnroe, there was also a reputation as the strongest Internet player in history Pete Sampras, and Djokovic is now in an era where racket technology, field changes, and even player fitness are no longer the same.
Characteristics of grass courts
Wimbledon is the only tournament in the 4 major tournaments to use a grass court, because the ball bounces low on the grass and bounces fast, suitable for players who are good at serving, surfing the net, and using one-handed backhand, John McEnroe, Stephen Edbergh, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras and Federer all use SLRs, and have top pre-net technology, and have extraordinary achievements at Wimbledon.
Racket and field changes
Just when the outside world may still stay on the grass court to play, or often rely on sharp serves, serve nets, one-handed backhand cut the ball, cut the ball and other skills to win, the current tennis racket with the advancement of science and technology, but also continue to evolve, in addition to the racket surface has become larger, the weight is lighter, the player's return speed is getting faster and faster, rashly surfing the Internet is likely to be played by the opponent through the ball, thus losing points.
In order to adapt to the evolution of the racket, the venue has also been adjusted, the current 1,000-point Masters all use clay and hard courts, even if Wimbledon is the highest hall of grass, its grass court bounce speed is not as fast as in the past, not to mention, the 2-week Wimbledon event, the first week can see a green and bright grass court, but as the event progresses, in the second week, or even the final final, the turf will only become more and more bald, greatly affecting the lethality of online volleys.
Djokovic's change
The characteristics of grass courts mentioned above are suitable for net-type players, even Bjorn Borg, who is good at playing topspin balls and creating a five-game winning streak at Wimbledon as a bottom-line player, was also training the serve net, and even used this tactic in large quantities on 1 serve, but compared to the court environment encountered by Djokovic and Borg and the racket used, it is difficult to adopt the strategy of serving the net for every ball.
Djokovic is a two-handed backhand player who focuses on bottom-line attacks, and his most criticized early techniques are his nets and cuts, compared to Federer among the four kings, or Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray have extremely smooth and graceful cutting postures, Djokovic's cutting has always lacked a bit of coordination, and volleys and high-pressure smashes in front of the net are not his strong points.
However, Djokovic can still make use of the characteristics of grass courts, repeatedly defeating Federer, Nadal and other famous players at Wimbledon, especially in the past 10 years, Federer is undoubtedly the most proficient player in front of the net, but he still cannot beat Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, and even in the 2019 Wimbledon final, even if he has 2 championship points against Djokovic, he was still dismantled by Djokovic and his tennis offensive, and was reversed and did not win the championship.
So which of Djokovic's stunts suits him well on grass courts? Many foreign media and experts believe that Djokovic's "use of force" style of play can return the ball faster and return it doubly, while the tennis racket used by Djokovic is the HEAD Speed Pro 2022 Tour Racket developed by HEAD, and the surface threading method is 18 x 20, and the density is denser than 16 x 19, so that Djokovic can improve the power of flat hitting and is more suitable for using force.
Djokovic's serve and two-handed backhand are recognized as No. 1 in history, in the face of low bounce and fast speed on grass courts, even if he is not good at surfing the net and cutting the ball, he can still use the force to hit the opponent by receiving the serve, and the two-handed backhand is even more terrifying, can accurately control the ball, play straight lines, line changes and other flat shots close to the sideline, which makes Federer suffer a lot.
Djokovic also generously shared his tactics of defeating Federer on the grass, saying: I know that Federer will adopt the strategy of serving the net, cutting the ball, and cutting the ball on the net, so I will find a way to suppress him on the bottom line and not give him too much Internet space! Besides, the more back and forth shots are better for me.
summary
Watching Djokovic close to equal, and even have a chance to surpass Federer's record for the most Wimbledon titles in the future, it also makes people feel that the Serbian tennis legend is like NBA Warriors star Curry changing the basketball ecology with a three-pointer, proving that a two-handed backhand and bottom-line offense can create a winning strategy that goes beyond playing in front of the net.
