The 2003 Wimbledon finalist commented on the differences between and . The Spaniard won a straight-set third round match over the 19-year-old on Friday last week in Melbourne.
Philippoussis, speaking to World Wide Sports, said he feels De Minaur will make some huge improvements. I feel like hell hit the ball a little bit harder. But these top guys, Rafas just not gonna miss.
Rafas just as fast – the difference is that heaviness on the ball and how he can hurt guys is a different story, and (De Minaur) showed he didnt really do anything to kind of change-up, to hurt Rafa. He was kind of doing the same thing, and Rafa is not going to lose too many of those matches.
But, look, he has an incredibly bright future, and theyre things hes going to work on and get better, without a doubt. Popyrins got a big serve, hes a big guy, maybe 65. I havent watched too much except the last match he played, and, look, he showed a lot of heart.
He was battling out there, hes hungry, hes excited, hes got weapons, big serve thatll only improve in the next couple of years as he physically gets stronger. ALSO READ: Djokovic would beat Roger Federer in Australian Open final – Evert
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