Best female tennis athlete ever?
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MatsPhilander
Legend
Kuznetsova.
titoelcolombiano
Legend
It's a tie between Ivanovic, Kournakova and Bouchard
justasport
Professional
Serena Williams
flanker2000fr
Hall of Fame
Either Navratilova or Graf.
TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
Marit Bjørgen
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Graf.
Lol at Serena in the poll.
Lol at Serena in the poll.
edberg volleys
Hall of Fame
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
You’ve included Venus but not Billie Jean King? Chris Evert? Even queen homophobe Margaret Court?
Strange poll and thread.
Strange poll and thread.
Subway Tennis
Legend
I think I'd take Serena. Her best physical level seemed to be around 2002.
The unique mixture of power, explosiveness, endurance, agility, balance, strength to weight ratio and insane flexibility.
The unique mixture of power, explosiveness, endurance, agility, balance, strength to weight ratio and insane flexibility.
zverev2018
Semi-Pro
Serena is probably the greatest female athlete in all of sports.
TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
Problem is that you don't know all sports. No one here do.
Fedforever
Hall of Fame
Im not arguing with Rafas opinion! Its indeed a stylish way of playing and sort of the point Im trying to make
The ballet dancer is actually a good comparison since ballet requires incredible strength but has to be made to look easy.
Interestingly, someone wrote an account of watching Federer from close up and said the elegance is an illusion of distance anyway. They said that close up the main impression was that he was incredibly fast and predatory.
Tennis_Hands
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Deleted member 688153
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I dunno tbh
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Sounds legit.
justinjay
Rookie
Navratilova . Ask her. She'll tell you it's her.
The most egotistical female athlete ever, Navratilova would win that hands down with no competition at all.
DRII
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she realizes it too, but still can't help herself in interviews or during her commentating sometimes.The most egotistical female athlete ever, Navratilova would win that hands down with no competition at all.
Tennisanity
Legend
Probably Martina.
DRII
G.O.A.T.
Venus has always been more explosive than Serena. more agile, faster, etc...
Serena is mentally stronger and makes fewer mistakes and has more options.
DRII
G.O.A.T.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Last time I checked when creating a poll there’s 10 spaces so it just seems odd to leave off a big name like Billie Jean King or the slam leader Margaret Court considering you had 4 spots left.
Dolgopolov85
G.O.A.T.
Arjun Ashok? Or somebody who knows Mr Sunshine?
DRII
G.O.A.T.
I feel Martina covers the S&Vers and is a better athlete than either, but you may have a point.Last time I checked when creating a poll there’s 10 spaces so it just seems odd to leave off a big name like Billie Jean King or the slam leader Margaret Court considering you had 4 spots left.
Jackuar
Hall of Fame
Sorry, neither.
Dolgopolov85
G.O.A.T.
Ah, was a shot in the dark just because he is a Tamilan and Fed bhaktan too.
r2473
G.O.A.T.
Renée Richards
cc0509
Talk Tennis Guru
LOL @ Venus being the best female tennis athlete ever! She's an awkward giraffe tripping over her own feet a lot of the time. Yes, she has power and agility but best athlete ever? She wouldn't even make the top ten. Serena is a better athlete than Venus is.
It has to be Graf or Navratilova.
It has to be Graf or Navratilova.
Dlabsiladan
New User
I’d say that’s a tad harsh about Venus (although she does have a certain giraffe-like quality).
But yeah, I agree with Graf or Navratilova...Serena is the most dominant of the modern era, but imo, women’s tennis hasn’t been much fun since Hingis was in her prime.
Deon Sanders
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TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
I'd vote for Graf. Steffi's speed and court coverage to convert everything into a forehand was just insane. She was also very fast. Rumor was that she had a very decent 100m Sprint time .
Athlete? Sheesh thats not a subjective question at all. Impossible to say. I would think Serena is probably the most successful athlete in the history of sport for women? But she is a tennis player which is by far the most popular and profitable womens sport. There isn't anything really close.
FatFedererFanTurnsSlim
Semi-Pro
Agree to everything except that navaratna is, strictly speaking, not tamizh but saṃskṛta.
maththapaḍi nīr sonnathu nūththukkunūr uṇmai.
texasleaguer
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Martina Hingis
Jackuar
Hall of Fame
Well, what came first, tamil or sanskrit, is like asking chicken or egg. You can see roots of both languages in each other.Agree to everything except that navaratna is, strictly speaking, not tamizh but saṃskṛta.
maththapaḍi nīr sonnathu nūththukkunūr uṇmai.
Benben245
Banned
I've written about this extensively in other posts; that the ITF allows marquee names to dope at certain times. They also don't keep b samples after 5 years or something comparable. EPO remains detectable only for a couple of hours etc .
Perhaps the most interesting story is the circumstances surrounding Maria sharapova's initial 4 year ban for meldonium are simultaneously press stories about players, particularly those of the eastern bloc throwing matches on purpose. I have suggested the ITF was fearful of the third party sovereign state intervention like that of the justice department with FIFA and they made an example of sharapova not for the meldonium but as a warning. The whole process was a show including her appeal to drop it to two years. I apologize for being incoherent my aperitif was mescaline followed by psilocyben
DRII
G.O.A.T.
this is one of the most foolish statements you have ever made on this forum, and coming from you theres plenty to choose from.
cc0509
Talk Tennis Guru
It's not remotely foolish. What's foolish is your statement that Venus is the best female athlete ever. She wouldn't even make the top ten on a list of greatest female tennis athletes. Her sister Serena is a better athlete than she is. Comparing Venus to Graf or Navratilova in terms of athletic prowess is hysterical. And just so you know, I'm not a fan of Graf or Navratilova.
DRII
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its amazing what insecure caucasian males come up with and/or do to mask their fears and 'short-comings'...
DRII
G.O.A.T.
again, you're ridiculous!
Venus is faster and more explosive than Serena, Graf, or Navratilova (speaking of peak/prime forms of each)!
Graf has better footwork, Martina better hands, but from a purely athletic standpoint; Venus is the best or perhaps tied with Lenglen.
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Always gotta bring race into it...
cc0509
Talk Tennis Guru
Each to his own. I drastically disagree with you.
DRII
G.O.A.T.
oh right; a video calling Serena and Venus (two of the most well-known Black female athletes ever) men - has nothing to do with race
sure-thing...
DRII
G.O.A.T.
based on what?
who is faster than peak Venus (court coverage)? who is more explosive (Venus has the hardest verified serve ever in history, which she has hit more than once, she had the most pace off the ground)?
how about at least attempting to back your claim up!
cc0509
Talk Tennis Guru
For starters, I'd say Graf, Clijsters, and possibly Henin were faster than peak Venus. I'd say Halep is faster than peak Venus and probably Wozniacki as well(you know the marathon runner?) I think if you look at WTA fastest lists you'll see Wendy Turnbull often mentioned as fastest. But faster doesn't make the best overall female tennis athlete of all time which is what you are claiming. Venus at peak was definitely fast but greatest athlete? NO.
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