Pundit shares tactic for Fabio Fognini to beat Rafael Nadal
In an interview to Sky Sport the former world No. 25 singles player Filippo Volandri explained how Fabio Fognini can beat Rafael Nadal in Monte Carlo on Saturday. "If you want to beat Nadal you need to have a good backhand to push on Nadal's forehand. That's the key because Fabio can handle the Spaniard's power. Even Federer, when he beats Rafa, it's because he takes the ball early with his backhand. Fabio is the Italy's No. 1 again after a tough time where things did not go the way he wanted to", said Volandri. On Nadal's win over Guido Pella, the Italian added: "Pella was very good, he handled a crazy rhythm for an hour and ten minutes and then he was too tired."
On Fognini's win over Borna Coric, Volandri concluded: "Compared to the match against Zverev where he was focused not just on every point but every ball, against Coric he started being confused and not careful. He struggled a bit but he was once again good when his opponent gave him something. He took it and he deserved to win. He was lucky against Andrey Rublev, not today because he was good to take advantage of Coric's unforced errors."
On Novak Djokovic's loss to Daniil Medvedev, he concluded: "He is always too nervous, I do not like his face and he is not too careful. That should not be particularly worrying for the French Open but today he made a ton of unforced errors, more than a player like Medvedev who already makes a lot of them."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2Gzi5BK
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