Ep 57: Clay Court Specialists, Return Attackers, and Predictable Servers

The Tennis Abstract Podcast

English - April 15, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 1 Byte - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep 56: Gender Differences in Surface Differences

Next Episode: Ep 58: An Unexpected Introduction to the European Clay Season

Jeff and Carl review a week's worth of ATP and WTA results, starting with Christian Garin and Casper Ruud, the dirtballers who contested the Houston final. They consider the decline of clay-court specialization, and the more aggressive returning style favored by up-and-coming women's stars such as Amanda Anisimova. Finally, they discuss Jeff's recent findings about Caroline Wozniacki's extremely predictable serves.