The Official Tennis Thread (48 Viewers)

[bianconero]

Andre? serve and volley? don't think so mate...Agassi only improved his serve late on in his career...and nobody returns the serve like Andre...absolute magic that was

You should have seen Borg.

 

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[Bjerknes]

yea that's quite debatable, but to say that Fed was better than those 2 at their specialities, that's just absurd

IMO Pete would have wiped the floor with Federer, especially at Wimbledon

Indeed.

 

[Enron]

Andre? serve and volley? don't think so mate...Agassi only improved his serve late on in his career...and nobody returns the serve like Andre...absolute magic that was

He started doing more serve and volley toward the end of his career. I though he was quite good. Especially at the 2005 US Open.

Yeah I know it wasn't his "game".

 

[Mark]

Aaron Krickstein would have wiped the floor with all of them on any surface.

Great match today.

 

[Ahmed]

You should have seen Borg.

hmm didn't see much if him in his prime, he was kinda past it when I started to take an interest in tennis...loved the way he used to serve though, was really poetic

 

[bianconero]

Don't get me wrong, Sampras is one of the great players, but all of his finals at Wimbledon were against pretty average grass court tennis players, except Becker and he was passed it.

 

[Ahmed]

Don't get me wrong, Sampras is one of the great players, but all of his finals at Wimbledon were against pretty average grass court tennis players, except Becker and he was passed it.

Becker, Ivanisevic, Agassi (ok that's true) and Rafter?!

 

[bianconero]

Don't forget Courier.

Yeh, Rafter could play grass I grant.

 

[Ahmed]

as well as Boris and Goran

 

[bianconero]

A poor era.

 

[Ahmed]

not as poor as this one though

 

[bianconero]

Simular, only this one has two genuine great players.

 

[bianconero]

I forgot he also beat Pioline :-¿

 

[JCK]

I forgot he also beat Pioline :-¿

The only easy opponent he had in a Wimbledon final.

 

[Ahmed]

remember that weird ass final between Washington and Krajicek? that was some fucked up shit that year...but damn, Richard could really serve!

 

[JCK]

remember that weird ass final between Washington and Krajicek? that was some fucked up shit that year...but damn, Richard could really serve!

Yes I remember it, maybe because of the naked lady that came jumping in?

Kraijcek beat Sampras at the semi final to deny him a fifth final in a row. And yes, Richard had a great serve.

Did everyone forget Muster as one of Sampras' obstacles? PURLEEEZ at that time there were tens of great players, now there are only two.

 

[Ahmed]

Muster was garbage on anything other than clay...and he was such a fuckin' prick when he came to Dubai

 

[bianconero]

Yes I remember it, maybe because of the naked lady that came jumping in?

Kraijcek beat Sampras at the semi final to deny him a fifth final in a row. And yes, Richard had a great serve.

Did everyone forget Muster as one of Sampras' obstacles? PURLEEEZ at that time there were tens of great players, now there are only two.

What great players, in their prime, not washed up pleased.

 

[Bianconero81]

JCK and Andy, I am sensing a lot of sour grapes here. Granted I like, respect, and admire Sampras, but Federer is a class act. He is a true gentleman, a very elegant and eloquent player, so give him the respect and credit he deserves. I would have liked to see both players in their prime taking on one another. I actually think it would have been quite close, with Federer slightly edging it.

I am glad you guys aren't athletes, as you would be such sore losers, kinda like Serena Williams.

As for this era not having any good players, what about Roddick, Hewitt, not to mention Murray, Djokovic, and of course Nadal?

 

[Bjerknes]

How am I a sore loser because I don't like Roger Federer?