Do the best tennis players give it their all in the lead-up tournaments? It's a given that everyone wants to win every match. However, do some of the top-ranked players utilize smaller tournaments like those in Rotterdam, Croatia, or at Queen's Club, as a testing ground? Do they use these events to fine-tune specific aspects of their game, experiment with new tactics, and so on? In that scenario, victory is welcome, but perhaps not the primary objective.

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