Alexandr Dolgopolov
The notion that the contemporary game
has devolved into a
pair of
behemoths hurling thunderbolts back and
forth over the net is
single-handedly dispelled
by a 22-year-old who
could be mistaken for a
ball boy. Dolgopolov is listed (generously) at five
feet eleven and
157 pounds, and his power
is modest. Instead, he
relies on old-school
virtues like accuracy, anticipation, variety,
and blinding speed.
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