Wimbledon

[stotty]

How Djokovic has stayed near the top as his return and backhand have regressed with age.

Answer: His serve has improved every year. Is it "The Goran Factor"?

In BBC interview, Nole credits deception. Can go anywhere with same or similar toss.

This year is the best he has ever served, no question. I would say he's a little more conservative in his play than he was, and he has used his DTL backhand less often and less frequently over the years, and even less since Rafa has left the scene – it’s not as piercingly accurate either.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/videos/ce8z61g5lnzo

[jimlosaltos]

Quite the match, Nicholas Jarry hit 103 winners (yes, he topped the century) including 46 aces and came to the net 65 times yet lost to Cam Norrie in five sets. His +/- is plus 32 vis Cam's +10 (36-26).

Jarry is likely just happy to be able to play after losing months to vestibular neuritis, which causes vertigo, dizziness, and difficulty maintaining balance.

Taylor Fritz gets a second set retirement, which could help him going into the quarters recovery from back-to-back five setters.

1 of 2 Table. Highlight vid is below.

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2 of 2

Highlights 9:22 min

[jimlosaltos]

The "Shot Quality" index for Ben Shelton is ever more lopsided than I anticipated.

Stellar serve, of course, but forehand is rated even higher than his serve. But Ben's return is well below average.

P.S. I don' know if this is the same "Shot Quality" that Tennis Insights/ TDI produces or whether it uses the same algorithm. But there is no credit for the source. Curious.

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