Cro Morgan wrote:djarvik wrote:dude, he lost to Stakhovski, nice player, but not really up there with the rest of the biggies
The kid just turned 18. Kind of important to keep that in mind when accessing his talent/potential.
True. But, I can name more then a few 18 year olds that actually won their GS maiden matches and against a stronger opposition that never really became Grand Slam winners.
I access the talent only from what I see, and not the hype of the TV, that apparently is ready to make Harrison into something he is not. And what I have seen so far, suggests nothing of him becoming "the next big thing".
CHED, according to the stats, he didn't do bad at the net:
Net Approaches
54 of 91 = 59 % for Stakh
46 of 83 = 55 % for Harr
But if you take away the "put-away" volleys, he didn't do that well. He hits hard of the court and many times volleys are routine winners that you and I can hit at 9 out of 10 times.
This on the other hand is what he must improve:
Winning % on 2nd Serve
32 of 62 = 52 % - Stakh
24 of 67 = 36 % - Harr
With the amount of risks he takes during match, he must have a better serve to survive.
Winners/UE
Stakh - 58/46
Harr - 63/73
He needed almost 30 more UE to make only 5 more winners. His decision making is not great.
Poor second serve and UE will prevent him from advancing to anything past TOP20.
Look at Gulbis, Verdasco, Chardy, Pre-Change-Gonzo ...etc....
Now you can say, well, he will change!...ahhh...but that is where pure talent comes in. All guys above have pure nature given talent. Harrison is not a pushover, but seriously lacks talent when compared to above players.
So, I wish well and would love for him to prove me wrong.
but, you are spot on when pointing out the 2nd serve....his average 2nd serve speed was 101mph....maybe he should take some velocity off and put more spin and drop it a little shorter in the box....ive always been told the 2nd serve is better when short
That changes EVERYTHING! 
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