WIMBLEDON, England — “Times have changed,” Roger Federer said this week as he looked back on his early days at Wimbledon. Serve-and-volley was the rule then for the men, not the exception. Points were shorter, but the shots often slower. It is best known as the squash shot, in part because Federer played squash in his youth, and it is a lunging forehand slash, typically from an open stance. It is a spectacular shot to watch and, as Federer once told me, “a very fun shot to hit.”But it is not typically good news when you have to use it.

Source: International New York Times July 03, 2021 14:30 UTC