"To me, even though the grass game has evolved, generally, the most effective grass-court players are the ones that are really good at first-strike tennis. He made a big improvement on second-serve success rate. His first-serve speeds and accuracy are up."- Annacone on Sinner
"So I think when you look at those two things, and you look at his ability to return aggressively, and also first-strike tennis, power tennis, [playing] aggressively in return games... I think that's going to be a catalyst to drive his success on the grass."
"Even though he's moving much, much better, he's a tall, lanky guy. I actually think that's one of the disadvantages, maybe, compared to a mover like Alcaraz who is lower to the ground. He's much more powerful, he'll probably move a little bit more nuanced and also subtly more balanced than Jannik will on a grass court, I think."
"So based on that, you really have to be good off of the first strike. So when you look at [Sinner's] improvements in the serve, in particular, that’s a huge bonus. He's a terrific returner. So that’s standard and that is the status quo, but I think serve is going to pay huge dividends for him on the grass this year."
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