Tennis myths that really annoy me

[BeHappy]

1)Nikolay Davydenkol is just a grinder, like Hewitt, who doesnt have any weapons to hurt you.

-No, his backhand and his forehand are both as good as Federer's.He is one of the most powerful players I have ever seen.

2)Gonzalez's backhand was a huge liability before he started working with Stefanki.

-No, It was nearly as powerful as his forehand and pretty much always went in, I don't know why Stefanki completely changed that shot but he has destroyed it.


3)Nadal is just a grinder.

-see no. 1



I'll add to this later.

[gj011]

4) Federer can lose a match only if he is not healthy.
- no need to explain.

[Moose Malloy]

No, his backhand and his forehand are both as good as Federer's.He is one of the most powerful players I have ever seen

if he's so powerful, how come he doesn't hit a lot of winners? far less than Federer.

[BeHappy]

Originally Posted by Moose Malloy

if he's so powerful, how come he doesn't hit a lot of winners? far less than Federer.

shot selection.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=My8eTFH36Cs&fmt=18

judge for yourself, tell me what you think.

[BeHappy]

4)Goran Ivanisevic was just a serve, his other strokes were terrible.

-No, this only applied on grass which amplified the effects of his serve, but the low bounce coupled with his strong forehand grip made it very difficult for him to do anything else as he was really a baseliner.He wasn't really a volleyer, he just put away easy returns on grass.

He's, outside of monfils, the fastest tall man I've ever seen, he had outstanding groundstrokes.




http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ULl-YURr028

[PROTENNIS63]

Fed should retire after his loss to Djoko in the Aussie Open.

That is the best one.

[BkK_b0y14]

Davydenko is so underrated everywhere. For such a tiny guy he can get some serious pace on every stroke. The only thing that separates him from the likes of Federer and Nadal is his mental game (even though he has beaten Nadal). I really don't see why his record against top 10 players is so low...

[Andres]

Originally Posted by BeHappy

4)Goran Ivanisevic was just a serve, his other strokes were terrible.

-No, this only applied on grass which amplified the effects of his serve, but the low bounce coupled with his strong forehand grip made it very difficult for him to do anything else as he was really a baseliner.He wasn't really a volleyer, he just put away easy returns on grass.

He's, outside of monfils, the fastest tall man I've ever seen, he had outstanding groundstrokes.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ULl-YURr028

He also had a fantastic slice backhand, and one of the best dropshots in the history of the game.

[cghipp]

[Any pro's name here] sucks.

[r2473]

Safin is a virgin.

[Nadal_Freak]

Originally Posted by r2473

Safin is a virgin.

Now that is the best one. Safin has probably been getting some for awhile now. I am jealous.

[slice bh compliment]

Myth: Having pro spec frames will actually help your game. With the ladies.

[MajinX]

Andy roddick is just a serve.

- guy has been in top ten for over 5 years straight... if just a good serve gets u there then ur dis respecting all the other players.

[CyBorg]

Agreed on Ivanisevic. He went for touch a lot, particularly on grass.

Many folks have a misconception about groundies. They see a guy hitting the crap out of the ball and they deem that his groundies are good. Then they see a guy hitting slices or with topspin and make the opposite conclusion, merely because the ball doesn't travel as quickly.

Take Evgeny Korolev. Monster groundies. No variety. No brain.

[jmsx521]

Myth: That the ball actually touches the strings and/or the racket on impact; according to physics, atoms prevent touching each other because of the positive and negative charges they have, that create energy/electricity among each other. (Physics majors help me out here!) And going by the rules of tennis -- a tennis player loses the point if the ball touches anything but the strings & racket -- nobody won any points and matches, since the ball never touched their strings & racket.... So, with that being said, all tournament winners' trophies should be confiscated and their wins should be annulled!

[Vision84]

Roddick's backhand sucks.
Roddick wouldn't be in the top 100 with an average pro serve
Sampras is capable of playing on the pro tour and winning matches again.
Those exhibitions between Sampras and Federer means something.
The one-handed backhand is better than the two-hander
Any average player will automatically play much better with a pro's frame.

[Vision84]

Originally Posted by jmsx521

Myth: That the ball actually touches the strings and/or the racket on impact; according to physics, atoms prevent touching each other because of the positive and negative charges they have, that create energy/electricity among each other. (Physics majors help me out here!) And going by the rules of tennis -- a tennis player loses the point if the ball touches anything but the strings & racket -- nobody won any points and matches, since the ball never touched their strings & racket.... So, with that being said, all tournament winners' trophies should be confiscated and their wins should be annulled!

Hahaha..........

[[d]ragon]

Originally Posted by BeHappy

1)Nikolay Davydenkol is just a grinder, like Hewitt, who doesnt have any weapons to hurt you.

-No, his backhand and his forehand are both as good as Federer's.He is one of the most powerful players I have ever seen.

wow, i just watched that link u posted (davy vs nadal shanghai) and davydanko really is a great player. i;ve never really watched him before but i now notice that not only is he very agile but he also hits the ball on the rise alot, also uses very nice selection

[[d]ragon]

Originally Posted by slice bh compliment

Myth: Having pro spec frames will actually help your game. With the ladies.

to add on to that, if any pro uses X equipment, it must also work for me

[tennisplayer1981]

Myth: Yuri Sharapov is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet.

Time to call the Mythbusters.