Court not one of the greatest, Serena is, or so somebody thinks.

[federerhoogenbandfan]

Go to any other board or to anyone who knows anything about tennis and tell that Court was one of the most dominanted players. And see the response you get. You clearly no little about tennis , do you even no when it was when court won her titles? As far as Serena you've said many tiems you don't even like her. SO you are not nuetral about this and your commments are expected and carry no wieght. Of all posters you seem to be the one that will say anyting just to make a point and you are the most difficult to get along with. Learn about Courts record before you put her in the category of Graf or Naviritilova.

Well since this spelling-challenged troll challenged me to try this I thought it might be interesting to throw this one out there.

Is considering Court, who owns a record 24 slams, one of the most dominant(
not dominanted which is not even a word)wrong? Is her dominance far inferior to Serena who according to this individual is considered by "anybody that knows the game" possably the most dominant and the greatest player in the history of the game? I guess I dont quite see how Serena is one of the most dominant, and Court is not, perhaps somebody should explain this. :mrgreen:

 

[Netbudda]

When pointing out a spelling mistake by another poster is very important not to make the same error yourself.......just a comment. About the issue at hand, 24 Slams during her time indicates dominance ...at least to me.

Later

Budda

 

[federerhoogenbandfan]

There is a difference between making an odd spelling mistake and regularly refering to know as "no", spelling dominant dominanted, and Navratilova Naviritilova. I dont regularly point out all the spelling mistakes people make on here, I make my share, this person seems to be of grade-2 level intelligence by their spelling, phrasing, and general statement though.

 

[ScottinTX]

How could anyone NOT count Court as one of the greatest? 24 Grand Slams singles titles. 24! OK, competition was less then, and many of the top players didn't always make the trip down to the Australian, which made up 11 of her slams. Still, Margaret Smith Court won the Grand Slam in 1970, and not only 24 single slam titles, but also a total of 62 titles with doubles and mixed doubles thrown in. Four other years she won three slams a year. Just look over her achievements here.

http://www.wtatour.com/players/playerprofiles/PlayerBio2.asp?PlayerID=30160

She is truly one of the all time greats, if not the greatest.

 

[aj_m2009]

That's cool, I didn't know she was a minister.

 

[Phil]

11 of Court's 24 majors wins are AO's-she played (and dominated) the AO when most of the good female players didn't even make the trip Down Under, because of the distance and the fact that at the time, the AO was considered by the players to be relatively minor league. Not to denegrate her overall achievements, but there's more to it than just the numbers on the paper. See one "Roy Emmerson" for a similar explanation of his 12 majors.

 

[katarddx]

There is a difference between making an odd spelling mistake and regularly refering to know as "no", spelling dominant dominanted, and Navratilova Naviritilova. I dont regularly point out all the spelling mistakes people make on here, I make my share, this person seems to be of grade-2 level intelligence by their spelling, phrasing, and general statement though.

but maybe, just maybe, he speaks 5-6 different languages and english is not the strongest one...People from all over the world post here not just USA.

 

[Steve Huff]

Another tidbit about Margaret Court--she was left-handed, but taught to play tennis right-handed, as many were in those days. Can you imagine how dominant she would have been had she been playing tennis with her natural, left hand.

 

[rlbjr]

All any player can do is play against the competition available in their time. It is not possible to go back or forward in time to answer the age old question. It should be enough to note that few or no players have matched what Court did in her career, though many thousands have had the oportunity to try. Lavers accomplishments in the mens game rank him as possibly the best all timeand while Sampras didn't win the grand slam, he had other achievments as dificult or more so that Laver didn't match. If 3 of 4 slams were still played on grass, how many might Sampras have won? To denigrate the achievments of those who went before because the game has changed is ignorant and foolish. The game is different to be sure, as are the players, but not likely any more dificult for todays players than yesterdays game was for yesterdays players. Based simply on her career results, Margaret Court is one of, if not the, greatest players to ever play.

 

[bertrevert]

While the quoted poster confidently challenges everyone to go check Court's record it sounds like s/he hasn't done so to begin with. What an asinine statement.

 

[federerhoogenbandfan]

While the quoted poster confidently challenges everyone to go check Court's record it sounds like s/he hasn't done so to begin with. What an asinine statement.

Amen!

 

[Kevin Patrick]

aj, unfortunately Court's status as a minister has caused her to publicly condemn Navratilova. A few years ago she said Martina wasn't a good role model for young female tennis players because she's a lesbian.

 

[aj_m2009]

aj, unfortunately Court's status as a minister has caused her to publicly condemn Navratilova. A few years ago she said Martina wasn't a good role model for young female tennis players because she's a lesbian.

Well, of course. What did you expect, that she would tell Martina that it's ok? And I take it that you think that is wrong, the part about her not being a good role model.

 

[Kevin Patrick]

Court's entitled to her opinions, but I thought it was poor form to say that to the press. And I don't see how one's sexual preference is relevant to one being a role model. She's famous for being a great tennis player, I'm sure that's why anyone would look up to her, because she's an alltime great. Regardless, I've never understood how the words "role model" & "celebrity/professional athlete" became intertwined. Like Charles Barkley said....

 

[aj_m2009]

Court's entitled to her opinions, but I thought it was poor form to say that to the press. And I don't see how one's sexual preference is relevant to one being a role model. She's famous for being a great tennis player, I'm sure that's why anyone would look up to her, because she's an alltime great. Regardless, I've never understood how the words "role model" & "celebrity/professional athlete" became intertwined. Like Charles Barkley said....

Yeah, a role model is someone you look up to and want to be like, so if one's role model was Navratilova then that might play a part in one's life.

 

[Camilio Pascual]

Yeah, a role model is someone you look up to and want to be like, so if one's role model was Navratilova then that might play a part in one's life.

Good point, if one is a lesbian, that would make Martina a good role model.

 

[federerhoogenbandfan]

Court is definitely a ****phobic bigot. Personaly I think that makes her an awful person. However that and her greatness as a tennis player should be kept seperate.