I like Andy san. He lost his ranking and his wonderful performaning art ranking in imitation to a corky newcomer. It must be very hard for him these days. And even if he wins, most people would credit to his coach Jimmy Connors. right?! I do hope Andy san will start to believe in himself more. Yes he can out serve most players. And he can improve his games. But he should start believing in himself. Even his coach, he is just an advisor and a guiding light. Andy san please find something inside yourself, that you do not have to listen or please anyone but yourself. That is Roger san’s blessing and gift. I hope Andy san you have it too. You can do it, please have a wonderful next year. I like your game very much also even though I am a die hard Roger san’ fan.

Good luck to you Andy san.

Yes, Andy is to far behind the baseline many times.

Maybe he used to be too aggressive in the past going for winners from everywhere and when he realized that this doesn’t work so well, he now plays too safe.

#1. Difference

Federer has that step in off left foot approach shot that he uses at every opportunity, Roddick does not do this.

His court positioning has been too deep in the past and I keep hereing Conner’s is working on it. This neutralizes his big FH and lets people get to his BH.

I never liked his block/slice BH return or 2 handed BH return. He doesn’t seem to win points on it like the other top 2 handers. (Agassi, Conners, Borg, Davydenko, Nadal…)

Either people are getting more used to his serve bounce and the way he disguises or doesn’t disguise it or he is just not placing it as accurately as in the past. His serve is still the key to beating top 5 players. He must regain the aces, service winners, and winners off cripple returns. Probably by disguise.