Who is the Greatest Server of All-time?

uncooling · 02-05-2013, 08:58 PM

It's hard to judge players from different generations, but I thought this would be an interesting topic to discuss. Couple of tihngs that must be taken into account though:

Old days:
-not as good racquet technology, so lower serve speed
-but this means it's also hard to block the serve with weak string/racquet, etc.

Nowadays:
-coursts are WAY slower, so harder to ace/hit service winner
-players return much better because of racquet technology/better reflex, etc.

View Poll Results: Greatest Server of All-time
Sampras	48	44.44%
Ivanisevic	17	15.74%
Federer	9	8.33%
Isner	4	3.70%
Karlovic	21	19.44%
Roddick	3	2.78%
Raonic	3	2.78%
Groth	3	2.78%
Voters: 108. You may not vote on this poll

02-05-2013, 08:58 PM	#1
uncooling Rookie Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 161	Who is the Greatest Server of All-time? It's hard to judge players from different generations, but I thought this would be an interesting topic to discuss. Couple of tihngs that must be taken into account though: Old days: -not as good racquet technology, so lower serve speed -but this means it's also hard to block the serve with weak string/racquet, etc. Nowadays: -coursts are WAY slower, so harder to ace/hit service winner -players return much better because of racquet technology/better reflex, etc.

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