gsquicksilver
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chang was 1 match away from being #1 in the world in 1996, where he played sampras in the USO final. he was already ranked #2, and if he would have won that match, he would have been #1.
Asian number 1 in the world?
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drwood
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He also would have been #1 if Corretja had converted the match point he had against Sampras in the US Open QF that year.
Shangri La
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China won 15 (or 42%)more gold medals than USA (51-36). USA had 10 (or 10%) more total medals than China (110-100)
KrossKourt
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Have you seen Lindsey Nelson of USC? Very skinny.
wow. she must be really weak. what string tension is that? like 45 lbs?
burosky
Professional
If ever this post goes to oblivion I hope someone bumps it up when an Asian finally becomes number 1 in the world. Some people just don't think twice about making generalizations and stereotype blanket statements. Then again, others think they can predict the future such as the one poster who said Del Potro was not ready to win a Grand Slam this year. 
How can she be weak? She was a NCAA champion.
Are you guessing tension based on string deformation? It could be a camera thing. Also the head is large, so there could be more deformation because of that.
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Deleted member 21996
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why not... i dont see why we cannot have a asian as numbe one!
ubermeyer
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haha ever heard of MICHAEL CHANG?
rachelgreen
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shadows
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Of course; I think the junior development is only get stronger out of countries like China over time.
There's a number of junior prospects from Asia currently making their way onto the tour; Bhambri is perhaps most prominent, but there's guys like Tsung-Hua Yang or Yong-Kyu Lim who've made their way into the top 400 at 18 as well. Further down the rankings you can see really young players like Suk-Young Jeong who's broken into the top 1000 at only 16 (he might be the youngest player in it actually).
Sure there's nothing that says those particular players will make it on the bigger stage, but the fact that there are a competitive number of junior players emerging from those regions should indicate that at some point a player of real quality is likely to emerge.
There's a number of junior prospects from Asia currently making their way onto the tour; Bhambri is perhaps most prominent, but there's guys like Tsung-Hua Yang or Yong-Kyu Lim who've made their way into the top 400 at 18 as well. Further down the rankings you can see really young players like Suk-Young Jeong who's broken into the top 1000 at only 16 (he might be the youngest player in it actually).
Sure there's nothing that says those particular players will make it on the bigger stage, but the fact that there are a competitive number of junior players emerging from those regions should indicate that at some point a player of real quality is likely to emerge.
valiant
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I like this part. India is an asian country.
flyinghippos101
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Yikes, I feel pretty offended just going through the first few pages. There's some serious ignorance going on in this thread. Guess asians are doomed to have lousy athletic careers because of our "lesser" bodies. Oh well, might as well become a doctor.
flyinghippos101
Legend
I lol'ed at this, but I'm better at tennis anyways. Badminton is just a winter sport for me.
helloworld
Hall of Fame
Dude, Tennis is not an asian sport. Srichaphan was a real freak of nature. He would have been the GOAT now if he was born in the US.
it has a lot to do with how much the country invests into the sport.
In eastern asia, Badminton and Ping Pong are huge sports, so the investment in both money and players are huge. Leaving less for other sports.
For those that haven't played Badminton, it is can be physically more tiring than tennis. Because you are doing sprints back and forth non-stop.
The WTA is much easier to break into, which is why there are a bunch more high ranking asian female players. And countries are focusing on the WTA first, because of that reason.
In eastern asia, Badminton and Ping Pong are huge sports, so the investment in both money and players are huge. Leaving less for other sports.
For those that haven't played Badminton, it is can be physically more tiring than tennis. Because you are doing sprints back and forth non-stop.
The WTA is much easier to break into, which is why there are a bunch more high ranking asian female players. And countries are focusing on the WTA first, because of that reason.
atatu
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Most of your post makes sense, except for the second sentence. The USA has qualified for the World Cup the last six times, and although they are not as consistent as the top Euro teams, the USA National team tied Italy in the World Cup and recently beat Spain, so I would have to say that you are just taking a cheap shot at the USA.
no he's no freak of nature,he trained himself as his 2 brothers did and the family had him trained harder .. his 2 older brothers are also tall(around 5'11-6'0).. just go to asia and you'll see a ton of taller generation asians ...
but maybe you're right about if he was in USA he would have been GOAT,the dad taught him tennis by watching VDOs and worked those kids real hard.. they all had great discipline to work hard...if Paradorn had great teachers from USA he would have been great...
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He could have been a pig if he was born in the US.....lol
less asians are suited for highly anaerobic sports, compared to blacks/white. of course there are exceptions. tennis players generally are exceptions, but for asians there has to be an exception within the exception
there are also problems of torso-limb ratios:
http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_...peed_demons_the_domination_of_sport_by_blacks
there are also problems of torso-limb ratios:
http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_...peed_demons_the_domination_of_sport_by_blacks
helloworld
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Seems like an article written by a black man. If black people are so physically superior, then how come there isn't any black tennis champion apart from Arther Ashe?
Yenster
Rookie
Wow. Get out of this forum.
Because they're all playing basketball and football, where they make a lot more money for a lot less work.
How many Asians have won Olympic medals for running? Probably not too many... but for the more 'coordinated' sports like gymnastics, martial arts, sync. swimming, diving, etc, Asians excel.
I'm white and I still recognize that black people are by an large superior athletes.
On another note, I seriously doubt that there will ever be an Asian who takes the world #1 ranking in men's tennis...at least not for a long time. Women's tennis is a different story altogether, though. Tennis is a niche sport in Japan, and in China it's the game of the rich (except for those state-controlled athletes who are forced to compete from childhood to make the communists look good). So if an Asian #1 happens, they'll probably be born-and-bred in a different country, as well as trained in another country.
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it is the culture,tennis is euro-centered,in the past playing tennis in China will be considerd as a sign of capitalism...the city where i was born and grown has no "standard" tennis courts until recent years.
asia is way too old and complex that the average American could not write an accurate definition for it if you tried (and you do in this freaking thread)
asia is way too old and complex that the average American could not write an accurate definition for it if you tried (and you do in this freaking thread)
Golden Retriever
Hall of Fame
Isn't Russian Asian too?
Apparently your not familiar with the William sisters. They are easily overlooked since they aren't talked about much on these forums, but I think its possible each of them have reached #1 and won a slam or two.
Toxicmilk
Professional
Same, I play less badminton cuz of the super arrogant crowd.
People who don't play badminton underestimate how demanding badminton can be. but people who play badminton overestimate themselves....it seems.
Golden Retriever
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Badminton is demanding but not as injury-prone as tennis. Not even close.
T-ennis 888
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There's some VERY ignorant and offensive views on this thread. Not good.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Chinese wave may be coming...
ZHENG SAYS CHINA TOP PLAYER MATTER OF TIME
HONG KONG (AP)—Two-time Grand Slam doubles winner Zheng Jie says it’s a matter of time before China produces a top-10 singles player and predicts the next generation of her compatriots to surpass her results.
Zheng, who partnered Yan Zi to win both the Australian Open the Wimbledon titles in 2006 for China’s first Grand Slam titles, said both public interest in tennis and government support is on the rise in China, fostering an ideal breeding ground for future talent.
“It’s increased significantly from four or five years ago. Even when it comes to media interest, corporate sponsors—in every aspect, there is a deeper interest and understanding in tennis,” Zheng said Tuesday at a press conference in Hong Kong, where she is competing in an exhibition tournament ahead of this month’s Australian Open.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=ap-zheng&prov=ap&type=lgns
ZHENG SAYS CHINA TOP PLAYER MATTER OF TIME
HONG KONG (AP)—Two-time Grand Slam doubles winner Zheng Jie says it’s a matter of time before China produces a top-10 singles player and predicts the next generation of her compatriots to surpass her results.
Zheng, who partnered Yan Zi to win both the Australian Open the Wimbledon titles in 2006 for China’s first Grand Slam titles, said both public interest in tennis and government support is on the rise in China, fostering an ideal breeding ground for future talent.
“It’s increased significantly from four or five years ago. Even when it comes to media interest, corporate sponsors—in every aspect, there is a deeper interest and understanding in tennis,” Zheng said Tuesday at a press conference in Hong Kong, where she is competing in an exhibition tournament ahead of this month’s Australian Open.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=ap-zheng&prov=ap&type=lgns
JankovicFan
Semi-Pro
Fair to say the Chinese players are physically too small to have grand ambitions. Citing success in doubles was very apropos.
phoenicks
Professional
I'm from Asia, of all the people, only this poster makes some sense in this thread, Stop talking about height, built, The younger generation of Asian is a lot taller than what you think. And a lot of them is as tall as top 10 ( bar Davydenko )
Tennis is still viewed as an elite sports, right along with golf, or somehwere slightly below golf. There aren't many courts here, and equipment can cost a bomb to some poorer asian countires, i.e. a $179 player racquet can cost between 1/10 or 1/3 of a normal ppl salary, some even cost a month:shock: normally only some well-to-do middle class ( or upper middle ) can have convenient access to tennis courts. And those kids from a good income family normally have other priorities, and take up tennis as a hobby, even if the kids aspires to be a professional player or go into tennis academy will be discourage by their parents, relatives...etc.
Considering the huge amount of $$$ needed to develop an elite player, a few hundred thousand dollar, when u convert that into Asian currency it can go up to million, only the very rich multimillionaire can afford to burn this kind of $$$, when you have a kid coming from this kinda background, there's always an issue of how hard they are willing to push themselves as they have too many options in their life.
Tennis population in Asia is certainly growing, but it'll still be less accesible compared to US in the near future. Unless you burn down badminton hall, destroy badminton racquet, shuttlecocks and table tennis, basketball, soccer. Tennis playing and watching population will forever be behind those sports.
Quite Please
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Great post.
PimpMyGame
Hall of Fame
I agree. But I also feel compelled to ask if your user name is a play on words or is a spelling mistake. Either way it's funny.
Ronny
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How is that not racist? There are many asian atheletes that perform very well in much more physical demanding sports as well. And FYI, badminton is very physically tiring as the speed of the game is very fast.
DRII
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Perhaps no Africans, but individuals of African descent (i.e. African American, preferably black Americans) have made it to number one.
Arthur Ashe, Althea Gibson, both Williams sisters.
And at least two Frenchman of African heritage, or part African heritage may have a chance in the coming years: Monfils and Tsonga...
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