Andy Roddick
Roddick has returned as a force to be reckoned with, and Jimmy Connors is right by his side. But
there are a number of technical issues that must be addressed. When Connors ruled the world, his
strokes were elegant, uncomplicated and in no way did they resemble Andy's muscular version. Roddick
must simplify his two handed backhand, square his stance, and relax his shoulders and arm.
At the recent US Open they were saying he had improved his down the line backhand, one of Jimbo's
trademarks, but it still looked awkward and not something he could trust in the crunch. He is finally
playing the net, and his backhand volley is more than competent when following his sidespin serve out
wide in the forehand court. But for the moment his forehand volley looks suspicious, and his semi
western forehand groundstroke makes his transition to the net game as difficult as it has been for
nearly all the others before him with similar grips.
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