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12-11-2008, 11:10 PM
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Hall Of Fame
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Design the Ultimate Player
For all of these strokes & tennis abilities - who had the best ever?
First Serve Second Serve Forehand Backhand Topspin & /or Drive Backhand Slice Overhead Forehand Volley Backhand Volley Tenacity/Fighting Spirit Tactical Brain Physical Strength & Endurance |
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12-11-2008, 11:15 PM
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My go at it
First Serve - Sampras
Second Serve - Sampras Forehand - Lendl (I know a lot of people think that Sampras had a great running forehand, but some of the things that Lendl would pull off on the forehand were amazing) Backhand Topspin & /or Drive - Hard one - Federer? Backhand Slice - Rosewall Overhead - Sampras, Hoad, Connors Forehand Volley - Hoad Backhand Volley - Roche Tenacity/Fighting Spirit - Connors, Gonzales Tactical Brain - Rosewall? Physical Strength & Endurance - Lendl, Emerson Combine all that into one player would be pretty scary. |
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12-11-2008, 11:16 PM
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Quote:
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12-11-2008, 11:28 PM
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Concede some points only
I think Muster is a good pick.
Your pick for backhand topspin drive - well he's certainly up there. I like Edberg's backhand slice - apparently Roche's was rock solid. Have to say I am not moving on Lendl's forehand. He could hit is inside out, running, down the line - all with huge power. Fun though |
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12-11-2008, 11:16 PM
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First Serve Roddick
Second Serve Davydenko Forehand Nadal Backhand Topspin & /or Drive Gasquet Backhand Slice Santoro Overhead Sampras Forehand Volley Mcenroe Backhand Volley Edberg Tenacity/Fighting Spirit Tsonga Tactical Brain Murray Physical Strength & Endurance Muster
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Western Grip, Counter-puncher Lefty... Dunlop Maxply Mcenroe (Serve), Dunlop Aerogel 4D 300 Tour (Return)... |
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12-12-2008, 12:10 AM
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First Serve - Sampras
Second Serve - Sampras Forehand - Federer Backhand Topspin & /or Drive - Nadal / Edberg Backhand Slice - Maybe Sampras Overhead - well..... Sampras Forehand Volley - Edberg / Mac Backhand Volley - Edberg Tenacity/Fighting Spirit - Rafa / Connors Tactical Brain - Wilander Physical Strength & Endurance - Rafa / Lendl |
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12-12-2008, 12:19 AM
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Wilander
Wilander - yes he was a very clever player.
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12-12-2008, 12:51 AM
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Mental toughness Category?
Pete and Rafa |
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12-12-2008, 03:31 AM
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I'll do one for the women:
First Serve - Serena Williams Second Serve - Serena Williams Forehand - Steffi Graf Backhand Topspin & /or Drive - Chris Evert Backhand Slice - Steffi Graf Overhead - Martina Navratilova Forehand Volley - Billie Jean King Backhand Volley - Martina Navratilova Tenacity/Fighting Spirit - Chris Evert Tactical Brain - Suzanne Lenglen Physical Strength & Endurance - Martina Navratilova I would add one more category though and that would be: Footspeed and footwork - Steffi Graf |
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12-12-2008, 03:37 AM
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im surprised i see no henin. you still hurt that she retired?
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12-12-2008, 10:32 AM
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12-12-2008, 03:51 AM
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First Serve-Goran
Second Serve-Sampras Forehand-Federer Backhand Topspin & /or Drive-Guga Backhand Slice-Edberg Overhead-Sampras Forehand Volley-Mcenroe Backhand Volley-Edberg Tenacity/Fighting Spirit-Chang Tactical Brain-Gilbert Physical Strength & Endurance-Muster
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12-12-2008, 08:54 AM
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First Serve - Boris Becker
Second Serve - Sampras / Federer Forehand - Nadal Backhand Topspin & /or Drive - Nadal / Kuerten Backhand Slice - Federer Overhead - Sampras Forehand Volley - Becker Backhand Volley - Edberg Tenacity/Fighting Spirit - Rafa / Connors Tactical Brain - Nastase Physical Strength & Endurance - Rafa |
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12-12-2008, 08:58 AM
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First Serve: Sampras
Second Serve: Federer Forehand: Gonzales Backhand Topspin & /or Drive: Gasquet Backhand Slice: Nadal Overhead: Roddick Forehand Volley: Tsonga Backhand Volley: Federer Tenacity/Fighting Spirit: Nadal Tactical Brain: Federer Physical Strength & Endurance: Nadal the ox
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12-12-2008, 09:04 AM
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just realized, one important thing is missing in the category
Return of Serve - Agassi |
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12-12-2008, 09:15 AM
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First Serve Pete Sampras
Second Serve Pete Sampras Forehand Roger Federer Backhand Topspin & /or Drive Gustavo Kuerten Backhand Slice Stefan Edberg Overhead Pete Sampras Forehand Volley Stefan Edberg Backhand Volley Patrick Rafter Tenacity/Fighting Spirit Jimmy Connors (or Nadal) Tactical Brain John McEnroe Physical Strength & Endurance Bjorn Borg (maybe Nadal) |
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12-12-2008, 09:22 AM
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1 serve: Pace and spin of Sampras, variety of Fed
2 Serve: Sampras with some Edberg qualities.. Forehand: Fed and Gulbis' lovechild Backhand: Guga Slice BH: can't decide... Edberg probably Overhead: Sampras Both volleys: Edberg Spirit: Santoro (see USO 2005) Tactics: Mac and Borg Physical: Borg
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12-12-2008, 09:38 AM
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First Serve: Speed of Roddick, placement of Fed
Second Serve: Sampras Forehand: Federer Backhand: Gasquet for the one hander, Safin for the two hander. Slice: Edberg Overhead: Sampras Both Volleys: Edberg Returns: Agassi Fighting Spirit: Nadal/Connors Tactical Brain: Federer/Gilbert(the guy wouldn't have even cracked the top 100 without that). Phsyical Strength/Endurace: Nadal. |
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12-17-2011, 09:30 AM
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Serve:Gonzales and Newcombe Backhand:Rosewall and Laver Forehand: Kramer and Gimeno Volley:Hoad and Sedgman Dropshot:Santana and Nastase Overhead:Hoad Lob: Rosewall and Santana Fighting spirit: Laver and Gonzales Endurance/Strength:Emerson Tactics: Laver and Gonzales It would be the ultimate match your list vs mine
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12-17-2011, 03:43 PM
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Legend
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For all of these strokes & tennis abilities - who had the best ever?
First Serve Stich Second Serve Sampras Forehand Nadal or Lendl depending upon surface Backhand Topspin & /or Drive Laver Backhand Slice Rosewall Overhead Sampras Forehand Volley Edberg or Lots of Aussies Backhand Volley Roche Return of Serve Agassi Tenacity/Fighting Spirit Nadal at his best Tactical Brain Federer Physical Strength & Endurance Borg |
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