A Kanak proposition reasserted

I refrained so far from commenting his last match v. Wang Xi because I could have said stupid things so I wanted it to sink in a bit. learning!!!

I was disappointed. I thought he'd win 3-0. I acknowledge Wang Xi's true warrior mental skills, he is in an eternal prime in a sort of zamzonov ofze tchoppa!!! as Arnold would put it. Yet I thought Kanak had enough knowledge about Wang's game and at least I was expecting a close encounter.

Kanak's serve return is his priority, he can't break somebody without taking their serves. The 3rd ball dominates him more often than it should given his talent. What kind of coaching does a person his level get and from whom? at what cost?

Let's be creative: pick a super strong server in your league and gift him with a Californian vacation, a room in your parent's house with food and a car to go around. You host him like a family member. I bet many league players a level above Kanak would accept to train with him 4 hours a day 4 times a week for a couple months. I assume there is room for a table at the Jah family home. The focus would be on aggressive serve returns. "With serves, he got control: take control back now or never!"; and the regular stuff of course.

His backhand is so smooth because his rubber there is bouncy and boosted; he must domesticate the rubber with touch and control and it looks good. With a harder, less bouncy sponge, he could apply that touch and smoothness to a more aggressive stroke because he could put much more muscle into it, giving himself more room to tune. Right now I feel like his bh is so finely tuned to stay where it is forever when there is still a lot to fill the gap with the best so something should give up and I think it's the bouncy boosted bh rubber. Dignics 09C? Hurricane 39 a la Ma Long? why not?

His forehand and general athleticism are strong with all the room he needs for progression so he can rely on them to help other parts, serve return: attack! and bh: stronger strokes with slower and spinnier rubbers.

If the above sounds so much like the rambling of a sofa coach and fan, it probably is. I just want to see something new, the excuse to have time to get experience can work so much. Time flies too fast. It's decision time, a change is needed and only the boss can show us what it is. Stay tuned!!! :)

Kanak is never going to challenge those younger WR top ten players.  That is a ridiculous standard.  He is still a million miles ahead of any other US men as OP says.

I know what you mean, but *never* is a strong word.  If someone had told me that Quadri would ever have wins over Boll and Mizutani amongst others, I may have questioned their sanity.

is this the vital equipment you await?

You sir are a genius! 😊 

Agreed have watched him a few times in the German league and he's impressed a lot.