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**Poreponko** · 03-07-2012, 03:36 PM

Yes but it is his mental problems that are holding him back far more than any technical issues he might need improvement upon.

I say mostly technical.. maybe 70% technical and 30% mental.

Good idea to see is to watch him play someone like Ferrer (who you think is a pusher..

) Ferrer completely overwhelms him with pace and speed. He pushes him back so much that he can't recover in rallies anymore. Ferrer beats him on regular basis like 6-2, 6-3.
Today, he could not handle pace of Mayer at all. That's technical. He can not hit aggressive returns on second serves at all, he does not even slice bh often.. he goes back far and returns from there almost every time and when a player like Mayer who hits very flat and plays on baseline is on his game, Richard is usually in trouble and has little to show. This is not mental, this is technical weakness.

03-07-2012, 03:36 PM	#30
Poreponko Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 486 Senior Member	Yes but it is his mental problems that are holding him back far more than any technical issues he might need improvement upon. I say mostly technical.. maybe 70% technical and 30% mental. Good idea to see is to watch him play someone like Ferrer (who you think is a pusher.. ) Ferrer completely overwhelms him with pace and speed. He pushes him back so much that he can't recover in rallies anymore. Ferrer beats him on regular basis like 6-2, 6-3. Today, he could not handle pace of Mayer at all. That's technical. He can not hit aggressive returns on second serves at all, he does not even slice bh often.. he goes back far and returns from there almost every time and when a player like Mayer who hits very flat and plays on baseline is on his game, Richard is usually in trouble and has little to show. This is not mental, this is technical weakness.
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