Nadal: Indoor tennis is not real tennis

[sdont]

Originally Posted by RAFA2005RG

Nadal is talking about this thing called "tennis". You know tennis? The outdoor sport, played in summer? T-E-N-N-I-S.

Never heard of it.

[The Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by dangalak

You love Nadal hitting to Federer's BH until he shanks?

Also, baseliner vs baseliner vs baseliner.

Watch Agassi vs Sampras or Edberg vs Courier for some awesome rivalries.

Great rivalries for sure but don't compare to Fedal .

Plus Fedal was on every surface ......

I think the two Wimbledon finals ( 2007 & 2008. ) were the two most exciting matches of all time.


I would have to give Borg McEnroe the number 3 spot......but those two Fedal matches were by far the most exciting tennis I have ever seen in my life.

The drama, the points , the clash of styles......you had it all.

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[JSummers]

While we are at it, just throw another reason this comment was made...
Howabout "Withdrawal Symtoms"

[BHud]

Nads is a pzzzy. He needs to man-up and stop whining about court surfaces. He's damn lucky carpet is gone and all the hardcourts/grass have been slowed down. I'm just sick of his complaining...losing respect quickly for the man...

[The Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by BHud

Nads is a pzzzy. He needs to man-up and stop whining about court surfaces. He's damn lucky carpet is gone and all the hardcourts/grass have been slowed down. I'm just sick of his complaining...losing respect quickly for the man...

Personally I wish all tennis were indoors.

I hate dealing with the elements. Such a pain in the neck.

[RF20Lennon]

Originally Posted by The Dark Knight

Personally I wish all tennis were indoors.

I hate dealing with the elements. Such a pain in the neck.

I agree! But you need variety

[MSK]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jOiH...ature=youtu.be

[vive le beau jeu !]

Originally Posted by MSK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jOiH...ature=youtu.be

too easy: he already knew what bluffing means... more than any other player !
they'll probably go more into details in the next lesson, entitled "playing possum on the felt".

[rommil]

Originally Posted by vive le beau jeu !

too easy: he already knew what bluffing means... more than any other player !
they'll probably go more into details in the next lesson, entitled "playing possum on the felt".

LOL always funny..........the possum not wearing a banana bandana though

[RF20Lennon]

Originally Posted by vive le beau jeu !

too easy: he already knew what bluffing means... more than any other player !
they'll probably go more into details in the next lesson, entitled "playing possum on the felt".

LOL!! Hilarious!!

[Limpinhitter]

Originally Posted by sureshs

Tennis should only be played on clay and grass.

Whole heartedly agree! But, the substrate of the grass should be firm like it is at Wimbledon. Not the soft, spongy stuff with no bounce that they have at many grass venues like Forest Hills.

[RF20Lennon]

Originally Posted by Limpinhitter

Whole heartedly agree! But, the substrate of the grass should be firm like it is at Wimbledon. Not the soft, spongy stuff with no bounce that they have at many grass venues like Forest Hills.

Hard courts are more economical though

[Sri]

Rafa has no clue what real tennis is --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_tennis

[The Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Sri

Rafa has no clue what real tennis is --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_tennis

Omg....that was funny.

[PrinceMoron]

Originally Posted by Sri

Rafa has no clue what real tennis is --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_tennis

I play somewhere there is a real tennis court, trouble is it is between the toilets and the tennis courts.

I have absolutely no idea if a point is in play and end up waiting ages. If you walk past the court when they are playing it is a big no no.

[Crisstti]

Originally Posted by merlinpinpin

I never said anything about "better" or "worse", that was your take on it. I just said that he *had* stated that the 90's weren't real tennis, in answer to a previous post.

No, he never said such a thing. I don't care how many links you post to badly translated quotes.

I can't believe no one else has pointed out that it was just a bad translation. Way to spread misinformation.

Originally Posted by Tony48

I'm talking about the literal performance of Falla vs. Rosol. Sure Falla would have caused one of the greatest upsets in history, but their respective level of play differed immensely.

That day, many considered Rosol as untouchable. Had Falla not choked, I'm not so sure the same would have been said.

He was not untouchable. In the first set, maybe.
He only won, what, 3 points more than Nadal in the whole match?. Untouchable?.

[dominikk1985]

the hardcourts are indeed ruining the body. many great hardcourters have ruined bodies (agassi for example).

but just going clay and grass is not the solution either (although I would like the grass season to be at least 6 weeks long with a masters). they need to develope softer and more joint and bone friendly hardcourts which should be possible with modern technology.

[rafan]

Originally Posted by merwy

A squash court has a wooden surface, the US Open is hard court. The US Open court is a lot larger and has a net in the middle of the court. There also lines on the tennis court, the squash court doesn't have any lines on the floor. The tennis court is open on the sides. The squash court is surrounded by walls and a glass wall on one side. If you think about it, there are very few similarities between the US Open court and a squash court.

I am quite aware of what a squash court looks like but the point I am making is that the tennis court surface I refer to in USA does not resemble any of the real hard courts I have played on in any way. In fact the first hard court I played on had a sort of gravel surface on the top so that is was possible to to slide into a shot. All I can hear on the USA courts is a continual squeak and the players are locked into a position and heaven help them if they do the splits which cannot
be good. I wonder how many of the long term injuries can be attributed to such a surface

[rafan]

Originally Posted by dominikk1985

the hardcourts are indeed ruining the body. many great hardcourters have ruined bodies (agassi for example).

but just going clay and grass is not the solution either (although I would like the grass season to be at least 6 weeks long with a masters). they need to develope softer and more joint and bone friendly hardcourts which should be possible with modern technology.

Interesting that Borg never had much to do with so called hard courts. I wonder if that wise Swede knew more than his opponents

[RF20Lennon]

Originally Posted by rafan

Interesting that Borg never had much to do with so called hard courts. I wonder if that wise Swede knew more than his opponents

Wait what????