tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999970369456455884.post6398328052219445585..comments2023-11-05T07:31:38.948-05:00Comments on Bethany Christian Tennis: Summer Journal: What to Learn from Roddick?Coach Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304633143803847620noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999970369456455884.post-68822712623231405002009-07-12T18:46:19.100-04:002009-07-12T18:46:19.100-04:00I agree with both of you. His backhands were much...I agree with both of you. His backhands were much better and his footwork was incredibly improved. But they were not enough to truly threaten Federer's serve throughout the match. Seriously, if he would have been broken at any point in the rest of the match, it wouldn't have gone five sets. I think that being confident about what his game is allowed him to be confident even with his usual weaknesses. And he's improved the exact things that he needed (specifically footwork) in order to make his game work even better.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888560249483363850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999970369456455884.post-84134387689108185262009-07-10T23:25:18.191-04:002009-07-10T23:25:18.191-04:00what i thought roddick considerably improved from ...what i thought roddick considerably improved from previous months is his footwork, credit to larry stefanki. that and confidence is what i thought helped him get so close to a wimby victory. but an incredible final, nonetheless.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011195505103270526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999970369456455884.post-71376074887918200562009-07-09T00:11:56.945-04:002009-07-09T00:11:56.945-04:00I would actually say, after watching most of the M...I would actually say, after watching most of the Murray match at convention and then the whole Federer match Sunday, that I thought his backhands were pretty good, he sometimes pounded them down the line for winners. But the volleying was really good too.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12037981855823148024noreply@blogger.com