Extreme heat is one of the most hated things that a tennis player has to deal with from time to time.
And on the hard courts at the US Open, that surface reflects the heat upwards towards the players, making it an average 15 to 20 degrees hotter for the people working the hardest! Add that to the already increased body heat, and you’ve got a horrible problem.
Now though some players (…like Ljubicic) fell victim to the weather’s wrath, some managed to pull out big wins and are still alive in the tournament today, despite it.
So, how were those players able to withstand these wicked weather conditions? What did they do?
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Andy Roddick defeated Tomas Berdych to claim the 2010 Sony Ericsson title in Miami, not by learning to hit harder, but by using a more strategic and tactical approach.
Of the many mental punches Andy gave Berdych throughout their two set rumble over the weekend, there were two main strategic blows that were most responsible for Tomas taking home the consolation prize instead of the one given to the last man standing…
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