How good were the early players really?

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Originally Posted by pc1

Out of curiosity, what early players do you consider unathletic? Pancho Gonzelez, Frank Sedgman, Fred Perry, Lew Hoad? I think some of these players were great athletes. Pancho Gonzalez would be a great athlete in any era. Frankly as much as I like Andre Agassi, I don't consider him a great athlete. Agassi is obviously a great tennis player but hardly a great athlete. Is Jim Courier a great athlete? I don't think so.

IMHO, the Tilden era players as not that particularly great and from Kramer onwards the quality is impressive. Gonzalez, Hoad, Laver, all great movers...