Who's the Most Intimidating Looking Player?
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OldschoolKIaus
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Hewitt when he pushed himself with a loud "Come on!" after his opponent's double fault.
Tenez!
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Safin was massive but playing Delpo, Berdych or Soderling must be quite impressive too - they're all 6'4+ and around 14 stone.
Almost seriously: Nadal doing the lawnmower after the opponent nets.
(I'm surprised to see how huge Marc Rosset is)
Almost seriously: Nadal doing the lawnmower after the opponent nets.
(I'm surprised to see how huge Marc Rosset is)
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Delpo.
Dude looks like a peasant from Ancient Mesopatamia
Dude looks like a peasant from Ancient Mesopatamia
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Max Mirnyi
Djokodalerer31
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Connors! When i watched that famous indoor match versus McEnroe and he got angry and started approaching him for a confronation i thought he would punch him out! LOL
MatsPhilander
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Djokodalerer31
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Why is this giant racquet floating in mid air? Did someone let ghosts on the court or something??
CYGS
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Ding ding ding we have a winner
RaulRamirez
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Dudi Sela? Fed with his white and gold blazer? Skinny Novak?
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fenderiaris
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Safin or Soderling
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The Green Mile
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Maybe Groth
Mr.Lob
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5'9" Connors was like a little yapping dog. All bark. ..no bite. Connors wasnt going to do anything but wag a finger in McEnroe's face.
Most intimidating of either tour is Serena Williams. If looks could kill.... she'd be in prison.
mahesh69a
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She has a daughter ...
TheGhostOfAgassi
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The most intimidating player Ive seen live was Tommy Haas, surprisingly. Rare I find players intimidating. Its a part of the game. Tommy was aggressive that match.
serveandvolley_
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alexio
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predator (movie)
(and what dutch(arnold) has said after the moment predator took his mask off ..does anybody remember))
lud
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Delpo isn't intimidating at all.
He's 198cm + pure muscles, but his face is kinda friendly(wolf alike).
Nadal,Safin,Mirny are def. up there. Nadal is just animal. Mirny is called beast for reason. Safin, while he posses charisma also posses intimidating presence. He just oozes with it.
Isner seems to be one guy who doesn't take s-it from anyone. Dimitrov and Tursunov seems like guys who are ready to fight at any moment.
Karlovic is nice guy, but he also posses similiar presence like Safin.
What about Ljubicic? One of the coolest players ever, he even made Roddick to shut up.(That Us Open 2003 thing).
Rafter is another who is nice guy, but seems to be very badass if you provoke him(He almost beat Tarango in 1995)
He's 198cm + pure muscles, but his face is kinda friendly(wolf alike).
Nadal,Safin,Mirny are def. up there. Nadal is just animal. Mirny is called beast for reason. Safin, while he posses charisma also posses intimidating presence. He just oozes with it.
Isner seems to be one guy who doesn't take s-it from anyone. Dimitrov and Tursunov seems like guys who are ready to fight at any moment.
Karlovic is nice guy, but he also posses similiar presence like Safin.
What about Ljubicic? One of the coolest players ever, he even made Roddick to shut up.(That Us Open 2003 thing).
Rafter is another who is nice guy, but seems to be very badass if you provoke him(He almost beat Tarango in 1995)
BeatlesFan
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marcelo rios ..reminding that guy with throwing knives(danny trejo) from desperado
Wasn't he like 5'4?
pfrischmann
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I would not want to mess with Sam Groth. Didn't he break a racquet over his knee once?
Sysyphus
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That's at least a Wawrinka special
Speaking of which, I'm surprised he hasn't been mentioned. He seems to have an ever so slight screw loose (don't mean that in a bad way, lol), a bit on edge if you know what I mean, and those are always the most intimidating, because you never know what they might do.
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MeatTornado
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Whenever people complain that the tour is too nice these days, I always think about that moment and laugh. I'll take these current guys acting like professional adults every time over the fake tough guys of yesteryear. Like, did Jimmy forget that he was a tennis player? His and Mac's "confrontation" is one of the most hilariously pathetic things you'll see from two grown men.
Spencer Gore
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I'd give anything to have those days back. That's when tennis was part of the zeitgeist.
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TennisLBC
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When I saw the title of the thread; Max Mirnyi was the first and only person that popped in my head.
He looks like one of the few tennis players that could handle himself in street brawl.
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The look goes with the body language and overall energy.
In this aspect Rafael Nadal is definitely the winner. He instils fear into his opponent's souls. It seems that only Djokovic has mastered him in a consistent way.
(regarding wta I am not going to mention anything about Serena Williams, simply because if I make a negative comment they will call me a racist, I guess if I make it for a good cause - it would still categorize me as a racist)
In this aspect Rafael Nadal is definitely the winner. He instils fear into his opponent's souls. It seems that only Djokovic has mastered him in a consistent way.
(regarding wta I am not going to mention anything about Serena Williams, simply because if I make a negative comment they will call me a racist, I guess if I make it for a good cause - it would still categorize me as a racist)
MeatTornado
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I'm perfectly content watching tennis without the general public knowing what's going on.
Spencer Gore
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A recipe for making tennis a closed shop among elites. To the ultimate detriment of the playing pool.
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tennisfan2015
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He did not want to touch the line!
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