In tennis, much depends on the surface, and with Athens employing the same hardcourts as the US Open the more attacking players should have an edge.
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The Mallorcan reached the semifinals in his past two tournaments on hardcourts surfaces in the United States, and blitzed his opponents in Monaco as three times he dropped only one game in a match.