Who is faster, Hewitt or Blake?

[dangalak]

in their prime of course.

[President]

Blake is definitely faster, guy was a speed demon in his prime. People may vote Hewitt just because he's a defensive player and had a lot more opportunity to show off, but anyone who actually watched the two of them play would say Blake.

[wy2sl0]

Prime Blake videos I watch show him IMO to be the fastest lateral mover I have seen on a court.

[papertank]

Pure speed- blake
Footwork, reflexes, agility- Hewitt

[pvaudio]

^^^ Yeap. Blake is clearly faster, but Hewitt's actual court movement was better.

[Boricua]

Is Blake the fastest of all time or is there another player that was faster? What about Borg?

[Evan77]

Originally Posted by papertank

Pure speed- blake
Footwork, reflexes, agility- Hewitt

THIS, couldn't agree more.

[dangalak]

Originally Posted by Boricua

Is Blake the fastest of all time or is there another player that was faster? What about Borg?

Monfils is very likely the fastest ever. Borg wasn't even all that fast, his 100m time was pretty dire by his standards.

[Boricua]

Originally Posted by dangalak

Monfils is very likely the fastest ever. Borg wasn't even all that fast, his 100m time was pretty dire by his standards.

His court movement, agility and footwork made him look fast even if he wasnt the fastest in a 100 meter dash.

[kishnabe]

Blake would beat a horse on the track. Too fast/.

[roberttennis54]

Blake for me is faster, but Hewitt is not far behind. These two guys are only behind Monfils and Phau for me.

[NadalAgassi]

Hewitt is ahead by a bit. Nadal, Monfils (just pure speed, not overall tennis movement which isnt even all that great for him), Borg and possibly Chang are all definitely faster than Hewitt though.

[roberttennis54]

Originally Posted by NadalAgassi

Hewitt is ahead by a bit. Nadal, Monfils (just pure speed, not overall tennis movement which isnt even all that great for him), Borg and possibly Chang are all definitely faster than Hewitt though.

Completely disagree. Blake is faster than Nadal. In fact not sure if Nadal is fastr than Federer. Chang slower than Hewitt, but faster than Federer and Nadal. As I said before Monfils is the quickest.

[dangalak]

Originally Posted by roberttennis54

Completely disagree. Blake is faster than Nadal. In fact not sure if Nadal is fastr than Federer. Chang slower than Hewitt, but faster than Federer and Nadal. As I said before Monfils is the quickest.

Federer may have been more agile and nimble than Nadal, since he was never muscled. But in raw horsepower, Nadal clearly edges him and Djokovic too for that matter. (IMO)

[piece]

Originally Posted by Boricua

Is Blake the fastest of all time or is there another player that was faster? What about Borg?

There's another Bjorn that beats out both of them.

Phau's the fastest.

[roberttennis54]

Originally Posted by dangalak

Federer may have been more agile and nimble than Nadal, since he was never muscled. But in raw horsepower, Nadal clearly edges him and Djokovic too for that matter. (IMO)

Will have to disagree with this. Nadal had more raw power and could do more with the ball once he reached it, but Federer was equally fast. Nadal is much fitter and can sprint for longer though, so I think this clouds people's judgement. Watch Federer vs Ancic or Gonzalez on a fast surface. Or if you want a direct comparison look at any of Nadal vs Fed clay matches, Wimbledon finals (not 0 and even the 09 Australian Open.

[rdis10093]

the aussie takes this one

[MichaelNadal]

Originally Posted by roberttennis54

Completely disagree. Blake is faster than Nadal. In fact not sure if Nadal is fastr than Federer. Chang slower than Hewitt, but faster than Federer and Nadal. As I said before Monfils is the quickest.

Blake and Federer faster than Nadal? Do you remember how fast Nadal was from 05-09?

[roberttennis54]

Originally Posted by MichaelNadal

Blake and Federer faster than Nadal? Do you remember how fast Nadal was from 05-09?

There is no doubt in my mind Blake was faster than Nadal. With Federer is pretty close and would not argue strongly either way.

[dangalak]

Originally Posted by MichaelNadal

Blake and Federer faster than Nadal? Do you remember how fast Nadal was from 05-09?

Federer being faster than him indeed seems silly, but Blake was that kind of a monster. He was much less agile than Nadal though, so not as good of a defender.