Rankings of Greats by tennis experts

[jrepac]

Originally Posted by TMF

revision of history?

There's only 4 slam events per year, period.

The Masters was always regarded as the 5th slam, and for some time, more important than the AO. It's only in the last 20yrs or so that the emphasis has been put solely, and perhaps somewhat mistakenly, on the 4 current GS events.

Nadal at #4 seems a bit too high for me, if you are to consider a full range of criteria, other than just GS events.

Lendl seems very low to me as well...and I just don't agree w/Agassi ahead of Mac, Connors and Lendl....and never will, Golden Slam be damned.

[kiki]

Tennis changes.Pro majors in the 60 and Wct and Masters in 70 and 80 MUST BE considered if not is a complete joke and utrabiassed opiniom

[Mustard]

Lendl was getting criticism of "he can't win the big ones" even after he had twice won the Masters at Madison Square Garden. The Masters was big back then, but not a major.

[kiki]

Originally Posted by Mustard

Lendl was getting criticism of "he can't win the big ones" even after he had twice won the Masters at Madison Square Garden. The Masters was big back then, but not a major.

3 majors and 2 semimajors, but as far as I recall, the two circuit enders were having just enormous coverage and generated a lot of expectation.

[jrepac]

Originally Posted by kiki

3 majors and 2 semimajors, but as far as I recall, the two circuit enders were having just enormous coverage and generated a lot of expectation.

They were held in NYC's Madison Square Garden and had tremendous coverage...they should come back home (i.e. the "Masters" and the "Slims" for the ladies...if anyone recalls that old name).

LOL

[kiki]

Originally Posted by jrepac

They were held in NYC's Madison Square Garden and had tremendous coverage...they should come back home (i.e. the "Masters" and the "Slims" for the ladies...if anyone recalls that old name).

LOL

And what about Avon Series? Those days had 2 major circuit enders for men and women.Avon and Dallas for the winter-spring and Masters and VS finals for the whole year.

WCT also ran the Winter finals (Rome,Detroit) when they were a separated tour