Players you loved to watch.

mightyrick

Legend
Agassi - The most impressive power hitter I've ever seen
Nadal - The most impressive defender I've ever seen
Henin - The most impressive women's player I've ever seen
Santoro - I have no idea what he was. But loved watching him more than anyone.
 

Limpinhitter

G.O.A.T.
that´s good to know:)
he even played with my racquet for a number of years, the wimbledon graphite.

The gold colored racquet? That was a nice stick. I saw Perfors Play for Georgia against UM. He was a little guy with a huge forehand and lots of natural talent. Not a great athlete in terms of speed, strength, etc., but, he had a great feel for the game.
 

NLBwell

Legend
McEnroe - intensity and artistry
Muster - intensity and intensity
Chris Evert (well, not so much playing a lower ranked player on clay - but watching how she played Navratilova when she was actually outgunnned)
Rosewall and Laver - I'll always remember those WCT finals
Agassi - watching him move his opponent back and forth like a pendulum

Borg is mythologized and he truly was one of the greats (his French and Wimbledon combos are one of the great achievements in tennis), but watching him play was often incredibly boring.
 
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Paul Murphy

Hall of Fame
You make a great point. For me, Martina made other players much more watchable. Sanchez Vicario bored me to death because her moonballs and looping strokes rarely served an actual purpose other than to keep an opponent back and possibly lull them to sleep. But when she played Martina she was forced to play more aggressively and show off the decent net skills that she possessed.

Martina also forced others out of their comfort zone. Had it not been for her I might've never realized what a good forehand volley Evert has. That's not a knock on Evert as I genuinely enjoyed watching her play doubles.

Very true.
Unfortunately there's no one like her these days.
The sameness gets quite dull unless one of the top girls is involved.
Sometimes they can't save matches either.
 
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