NYTimes strategy articles about Fed/Soderling

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NYTimes strategy articles about Fed/Soderling

06-09-2009, 04:48 AM

NYTimes ran two blog articles by Vanderbilt women's coach Geoff MacDonald last week. He suggests Roger struggled in the early rounds because he was working on point patterns meant for his inevitable clash with Nadal. Thought the articles might spark a discussion here, and maybe an expansion by Mr. MacDonald would fit nicely in the Strategy section of this fine site.

Federer Has Adapted, Soderling Has Improved

http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/06/federer-has-adapted-soderling-has-improved/

With Rafael Nadal gone, Roger Federer has adjusted to right-handed opponents. Robin Soderling has gained resilience.

Examining Federer's Tactics Against Soderling

http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/examining-federers-tactics-against-sodering/#more-2207

Throughout the spring season, Roger Federer worked on patterns that would be effective against Rafael Nadal. That may have hurt him in early rounds of the French Open, but he returned to some of his tried and true patterns in the final.
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06-09-2009, 11:54 AM

Yes, those were pretty nice articles on Tactics.
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