#1 Balanced playing style
Playing style personifies a player and courtesy of his height and build, Jack Sock has developed a very strong playing style. Primarily an aggressive baseliner, Sock has been regarded as a complete baseliner who has the ability to deploy a good blend of offence and defence while playing.
Having a height of 6ft 3in, Sock has a very powerful serve and can serve at speeds of up to 227 km/h. He has an equally impressive second serve. His baseline play has seldom been able to baffle his opponents as deploying that strategy helps him to both overpower his opponents and move all around the court to come up with a winner.
Sock’s forehand is another very powerful weapon he possesses in his armory. He seldom uses whiplash forehands where he uses his body-rotation and elbow to generate immense pace and topspin with minimal take-back. Sock’s net play has also been well received and can comfortably hit volley winners.
Although many critics are of the opinion that Sock’s forehand techniques deters his ability to return shots with his coach Jim Courier mentioning that any success he achieves in the future will come in spite of his technique and not because of it, Sock’s attack oriented playing style will surely be a deciding factor in his tennis career.
