Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
05-17-2013, 08:29 PM
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My advice is to begin with this source for...
My advice is to begin with this source for "majors": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_number_one_male_tennis_player_rankings
... because the grand slam is not authoritative if we are talking...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
05-17-2013, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 2,009
Simplicity is a virtue, in my opinion. If you...
Simplicity is a virtue, in my opinion. If you have a system it should be simple and useful. But its limitation should be stated such that they are apparent.
But, this does not mean that what is...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
05-17-2013, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 2,009
Number 1 based on what rankings? The ATP...
Number 1 based on what rankings? The ATP rankings? You should know that the criteria for these rankings changed significantly.
In fact, rankings were extremely controversial and left out many...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
05-12-2013, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 453
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
05-04-2013, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 920
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
05-04-2013, 11:37 PM
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Replies: 340
Views: 11,984
You are projecting emotions based on your...
You are projecting emotions based on your misunderstanding of what happened, what Borg actually felt and his reasons for retiring.
This has been discussed on this board before. Borg did not retire...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
04-23-2013, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 400
Views: 9,001
But that's Connors in a nutshell. In a given...
But that's Connors in a nutshell. In a given match he could be amazing against anybody. But he also had his share of bad matches.
Red clay tested him the most and he was very inconsistent on it. ...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
04-21-2013, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 340
Views: 11,984
Maybe he can explain what his point is, because...
Maybe he can explain what his point is, because amateur results have fairly negligible weight in the overall scheme of things - especially for a player of Rosewall's longevity.
Had Rosewall opted to...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
04-21-2013, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 400
Views: 9,001
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
04-21-2013, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 340
Views: 11,984
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
04-21-2013, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 340
Views: 11,984
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
04-21-2013, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 400
Views: 9,001
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
04-17-2013, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 400
Views: 9,001
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
04-17-2013, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 845
Results of matches are dependent largely on...
Results of matches are dependent largely on context. Any good player can beat any other good player on any given day.
There is no scientific way of knowing.
A string of matches, like a best out of...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
03-22-2013, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 400
Views: 9,001
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
03-20-2013, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 3,242
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
03-16-2013, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 146
Views: 3,038
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
01-26-2013, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 340
Views: 11,984
It is very much a pseudo-argument, assuming a...
It is very much a pseudo-argument, assuming a pseudo-argument is one that doesn't have a leg to stand on.
Your analogies are poor. Unlike Wimbledon, none of these stages were devalued by a...
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Forum: General Pro Player Discussion
11-23-2012, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 194
Views: 9,901
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Forum: General Pro Player Discussion
11-23-2012, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 194
Views: 9,901
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Forum: General Pro Player Discussion
11-23-2012, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 194
Views: 9,901
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Forum: General Pro Player Discussion
11-23-2012, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 194
Views: 9,901
I think that Lendl is qualified to speak about...
I think that Lendl is qualified to speak about himself. But not qualified to make broader assumptions about more complex things.
As I've said, I've less a beef with what Lendl said and more of a...
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Forum: General Pro Player Discussion
11-23-2012, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 194
Views: 9,901
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Forum: General Pro Player Discussion
11-23-2012, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 194
Views: 9,901
Someone in this thread has said that tennis...
Someone in this thread has said that tennis players today are better returners than in eras past. I think that this is true.
But people draw mistaken conclusions. Ask yourselves two questions:
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Forum: General Pro Player Discussion
11-23-2012, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 194
Views: 9,901
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