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RBA — Nextgen player watch — DOAF IV — Babolat Bublik — backhand finishes
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Rune — Dolgopolov weighs in — Sackman on hold and breaks
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Sinner vs Alcaraz: ATP Finals Recap
pocket Aces — intangibles — Sinner loves T — volley details — adaptations
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Death of a Forehand - Part I
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Sinner vs Alcaraz: Roland Garros Final
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Alcaraz vs Sinner: US Open Final Recap
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Technical weaknesses with the Tsitsipas backhand
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Alcaraz vs Djokovic: Wimbledon Final Recap
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The Movement of the Big-3: Part I
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Sinner vs Alcaraz: ATP Finals Preview
Sinner serve trends — drop shots — backhand line — slices
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one-handed returns — stalled slices — Carlos' backhand (and forehand) — rally tachycardia
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Sinner vs FAA: Paris Final Recap
FAA backhand trends — Sinner's trend-destroying backhand — stealing conversions — drop shots — margins
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Fonseca vs ADF: Basel Final Recap
the signal in misses — fate and forehand setups — physical development timelines
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Sinner vs Zverev: Vienna Final Recap
drop shots — "for display only" — line backhands
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Medvedev — Ruud — FAA
middleweight chess — defensive drop shots — surface sensitivity — predictable power
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Vacherot vs Rinderknech: Shanghai Final Recap
“I’m going to take my chance in Shanghai qualifying because a sick run can come any second.”
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Sinner vs Tien: Beijing Final Recap
neutral stance forehands — core shots — line backhands — serve tweaks
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Alcaraz vs Fritz: Tokyo Final Recap
reception then projection — 'Fed 05' — short slice — square stance forehands
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