BullsFan22 said:
Sure, he isn't a muscular brute like Nadal or Serena or Stosur, but his endurance and his lunging, sliding, flexibility is as good as anyones in the history of this sport.
the big 4 are the best defenders
Nadal Fed Djoker Murray.
All play the best defense in the history of the sport. And over the past 5 years, all of them have considerably leaned up.
The Maple Leaf Missile, no, he aint a porn star, tho I will check on RedTube, Maolos Raonic, he has lost weight, Jo Wilfred Tsonga has lost weight, Rafa has lost about 5lbs from his peak imo, and Fed looks about 3lbs leaner than his heaviest.
Why?
Its the economy stupid! (Bubba Clinton)
nah, lighter weight helps agility and helps defense.
When Serena is at her peak fitness, she can just strike her opponents off the court. On the clay at Roland Garros, her hormone phsique comes back to the crowd of the aicar players. Those lightweight players from Italy can marathon her off the court.
The weight v weightloss, and power v endurace triangulation and trade-off, it is not a trade-off versus yourself.
It is like economic Game Theory, you must triangulate your talents and specialisation, versus your opponent on the other side of the court. No use losing weight and weightloss for weightloss sake. You may still lose out in endurance to most of the top100. You are better at improving the endurance, but looking where you can make your true talents hurt your opponent on the other side of the net.
I remember a talent scout or coach or rectruiter or assistant coach in the NBA talk about prospective players.
You may call this the "Dennis Rodman model". And I aint talking the Allen Iverson tatts and banging Madonna.
The coach/recruiter said, "dont do everything well, if you want a gig and career in the NBA, do one thing very well and be one of the best athletes in the NBA at this particular skill/talent, and you will always have gig on the bench of a team in the NBA". So, you specialise on one thing, triangulate your talents suite versus your competition.