I was wondering what your thoughts were on this. Tails hasn't been
having a great year, and I think actually the grass-court season
(Nottingham and Wimbledon) was the first time he strung together two
match wins in a row since the Australian Open (also third round). I
think the bounce on hard courts makes it easier for people to return
his serve, plus he's sacrificing some speed to get higher serve
percentages in anyway. So what do you think? Will he win a title this
year? Will it be the US summer or do you think we'll have to wait
until the indoor season? He did win two titles at the end of last year
on the fast indoor courts, after all.

Personally, I think if he's going to transition from a big-server to a
true serve-and-volleyer, this kind of thing is inevitable. The biggest
obstacle still is in his head, I feel. Taylor can play great shots,
but he still isn't to the level where he's consistently imposing a
game plan for the duration of a match, every match. His volleys are
actually already gorgeous, I think, but if he's not setting up the
points right he isn't hitting them as often as he "should" be. Once he
starts getting confidence, I really believe him when he says he'll be
able to win every match he plays (whether or not he does). It's just a
matter of feeling you belong at the top, I think.

Also, since hard courts are hardest on the body, and Taylor has
unfortunately never been injury-free for long, would you recommend he
play a lot this summer to pick up that needed confidence (and valuable
rankings points of course!), or play sparingly to ensure he not injure
himself before the US Open?