Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
01-19-2011, 10:40 AM
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The small draw is a negative, I won't contest...
The small draw is a negative, I won't contest that...but the quality easily outweighs that.
Let's put it this way:
-on one side, an 8-men tournament including Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray,...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
01-18-2011, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,653
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
12-13-2010, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 0
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Williams's foot fault (then and now)
File this thread under 'useless trivia'.
While searching something else, I stumbled upon this Times archive article:
The Times, Wednesday, Sep 08, 1971; pg. 12; Issue 58271; col A
Foot-faults cost...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
12-06-2010, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 145
Views: 12,520
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
12-05-2010, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 79,286
*I have worked on something like this, the last...
*I have worked on something like this, the last version I posted online being here: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?p=3098710#post3098710
Karoly's book 'The concise history of tennis'...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
12-05-2010, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 79,286
Hey everyone,
Sorry I've mostly been absent for...
Hey everyone,
Sorry I've mostly been absent for a long stretch, I'm still reading some very interesting contributions.
This reminds me of an article in Sports Illustrated that I recently read (you...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
04-14-2010, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
04-11-2010, 03:36 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,246
Hello Karoly,
Congratulations for this book! I...
Hello Karoly,
Congratulations for this book! I hope it will be very successful and will be a new reference for people willing to know about tennis history in more depth.
More recent members of this...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
02-14-2010, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 4,747
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
02-11-2010, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 225
Views: 11,415
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
02-11-2010, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 225
Views: 11,415
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
02-07-2010, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 225
Views: 11,415
Hi everybody,
I'm back after a long absence......
Hi everybody,
I'm back after a long absence... Happy to see that topics are still very interesting around here :)
I'm with Cyborg and urban here.
I think the main factors are
1) Money : playing,...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
02-04-2010, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 146
Views: 11,498
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Forum: Pro Match Results and Discussion
11-27-2009, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 900
Views: 18,231
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
10-26-2009, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 567
Views: 26,290
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
08-19-2009, 02:25 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,067
Hi timnz,
There have been many steps, actually....
Hi timnz,
There have been many steps, actually. As you mentioned the Davis Cup and the concept of Grand Slam are closely intertwined. Without the Davis Cup, Wimbledon would likely be the World Cup...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
08-09-2009, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 4,116
Urban is perfectly right. The early 70s were...
Urban is perfectly right. The early 70s were really a mess. There was no 'special' status such as the one enjoyed by the majors today, and lots of confusion about whether the best player was the one...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
08-05-2009, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 4,116
Good point by timnz: in many ways, Rome was the...
Good point by timnz: in many ways, Rome was the 'true' clay major in 1971, just as Sydney was the true australian major in 1970.
in 70-71, I think Laver could have won anything, he was so dominant...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
08-03-2009, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,019
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
07-31-2009, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,863
Interesting article (St.Pet. Times,...
Interesting article (St.Pet. Times, 19/12/1971)
"The astinishing string of wins over Newcombe, Rosewall, Ashe, Taylor, Ralston and Okker has been regarded as one of the most remarkable feats in...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
07-22-2009, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,019
Hello everyone,
John, thank you for quoting me....
Hello everyone,
John, thank you for quoting me. Here is the most recent list:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?p=3098710#post3098710
I think it's far from perfect, but as you said, such...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
07-21-2009, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 386
Views: 23,984
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
06-24-2009, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,866
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
06-23-2009, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 567
Views: 26,290
Remarkable post, 'Borg'!
Like Carlo, I don't...
Remarkable post, 'Borg'!
Like Carlo, I don't have much time to contribute long posts unfortunately, but I sure am reading!
This era is fascinating indeed, and learning more and more about it...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
06-23-2009, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,866
Hello and welcome sspihawaii,
Good question...
Hello and welcome sspihawaii,
Good question indeed. I think I could not give a better answer than John123 (thanks for the kind words, btw!).
I have always felt that the only factors prone to...
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