Today I watched semifinal matches live at ATP Vienna, Johnson vs Gulbis and Ferrer vs Monfils.....it was obvious to me after first two points what was the deal out there on court. Ferrer and Johnson's shots were less penetrating and were quite slower than Gulbis and Monfils, due to lower sw of their racquet. I mean Ferrer used two times more body motion on his shots, he uses his hips more, has more rhs, and his shots are just weak in comparison with Monfils, who just crushes the ball with...
High SW crushes the ball
High SW crushes the ball