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[Marcos Nion]

Please I wanna know what's the most recommended style for Tommy Haas in TE2011... Thanks...

[manutoo]

Hello,

I'd say puncher or maybe varied...

[Marcos Nion]

I put varied but I'm not so sure either ... THANKS anyway Manu...

[Marcos Nion]

Manu what about Roddick, is he really a defender... Cause it's very hard to believe...

[manutoo]

Roddick is a puncher, for sure.

[Marcos Nion]

Ok thanks Manu... Federer also a puncher, or varied ???

[Marcos Nion]

Oh, I forgot Manu is out this week... can somebody help me ???

[manutoo]

Federer is varied, although this style is maybe a bit weak for Federer in TE.

[Marcos Nion]

So what's recommended for him to be strong ???

[manutoo]

Easiest way : raise his skills...

[BallBasher]

I would have thought Fed is a puncher myself, since his main weapons are his forehand and his serve placement. He doesn't outright serve and volley very often (at least not since he was a teenager) and he's more of a baseliner than a net player, preferring to put away easy volleys at the net rather than defend the net like Sampras (who is a good example of the varied style).

[manutoo]

BallBasher,
in nowadays tennis, Fed's net abilities & presence are way above average. All in all, he's really an all court rounder ; it's true he doesn't S&V often though, I think even at Wimbledon he doesn't do it much... But on the hand, he's not really a puncher ; his base game is closer of a defender actually, swapping to more aggressive tennis as soon as he has the occasion, that's why it's hard to make him fit in a TE style that are more stereotyped...