F. Gonzalez, most overrated player in recent years?

[lucky leprechaun]

Originally Posted by superman1

Gonzalez just hits the ball as hard as he can. Most of the other players could hit it just as hard if they were willing to sacrifice the rest of their game.

Federer said as much about gonzo's game. Phillipoussis played the same sort of way early on in his career, obviously with a much huger serve. It's a one trick pony but an entertaining one.

[travlerajm]

Originally Posted by superman1

There are 3 guys that this board totally overrates: Gasquet, Santoro, and Gonzalez or "Gonzo" as he's so affectionately called. None of these guys are consistently good. Gasquet is the only one with potential. Gonzalez just hits the ball as hard as he can. Most of the other players could hit it just as hard if they were willing to sacrifice the rest of their game.

There are a lot of players in the top 100 who would love to reach the top 10, but I don't think you'll find any outside the top 10 that can hit a forehand like Gonzo. If you go look at slow-motion clips of his forehand, it's unbelievable how far his racquet moves in a straight line through the hitting zone. With a hitting zone so long, it makes it easy to understand why he has enough control to go for such big shots.

[superman1]

Most of the pros can hit a forehand as hard as Gonzo. I've even hit a few in my day. Not many of them can do it as consistently, maybe, but they can still do it.