20
Jun
2010
Weapons: Great movement, not afraid to play aggressively, proven at Wimbledon.
Weaknesses: Serve can go AWOL, lacking a huge weapon to go deep.
Perhaps surprisingly, Fergasm has made the fourth round of Wimbley three of the past four years and has proven himself on grass. He’s playing super well this year and can use his well rounded game to get past lesser opponents. However, you’ve gotta feel that he lacks a huge weapon, particularly the serve or forehand, to go far and take out some of the top guys on grass. I await to be proven wrong, however. Could this be the year?
You don’t consider his forehand (particularly his forehand-down-the-line) to be one of the best weapons on tour? Admittedly it’s not always on, but when it is, his shotmaking is stunning. To be honest, I find that more impressive than his movement.
Verdasco lacks a weapon? Are we talking about the same player? the guy has a massive forehand and he’s beaten several top players this year.
That’s why I said on grass. His forehand is huge, I might have been a little over the top. He’s just suited more to clay or even hard courts where he gets a little bit more room to breathe and use that great movement. However, the same thing can be said for Rafa, and he’s won this, so it’s relative.