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Welshguy78 t1_iviuwhc wrote

I remember last year at Wimbledon, he was losing in the semi final badly to that British guy. He disappeared to the changing rooms for a 'toilet break' and came back on court a different player. He then went on to comfortably beat the British guy. Remember at the time thinking how dodgy that was and wondering what the hell he did in the changing room?

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hivaidsislethal t1_ivjhdx5 wrote

This is a very common tactic at the top of the game now and most players do it to regain composure with the added benefit that it breaks momentum. Nadal, Fed, Djokovic all have done it and now the next gen too. It's become accepted and not really controversial anymore. It's a mental thing not a physical thing. It's also no shock an at the time a 6 time Wimbledon champ came back to beat a first time grand slam semifinalist with 0 career grass titles. He literally came back in the quarterfinals from 2-0 down and in the final from 1-0 down. He's not to frazzled about losing a set.

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