Aggressive plays

Watching the semi's between Djokovic and Federer got me thinking about the two styles of aggression. Djokovic clearly attacking with every shot, while Federer attacks opportunistically. Part of Federer's greatness is his ability to change things up to create the opportunities. I once said that Federer plays too much to the odds and not dominate through more aggressive plays. I see now how he creates the opportunities as much as he waits for them to come naturally.

I see the parallels in how some squash players attack like Djokovic - Alex and Keng. In contrast I don't like to attack. Rather, I play somewhat conservative defense. In recent months I've begun to attack when the ball is short. Sometimes I attack long but it has not become a natural choice More often I attack short but not reliably so. To become a consistent attacker I will need to come up with some tactical combination shots. It also means when I play an attacker that I know to play strategic defense like Federer does.