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These players spring to mind for me.
Ivanisevic, Federer, Sampras, Safin, Ljubicic, Krajicek.
Ivanisevic, Federer, Sampras, Safin, Ljubicic, Krajicek.
Prettiest serve motion?
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SystemicAnomaly
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Because of a wrist injury, AA was using an abbreviated serve motion for much of 1993 (surgery in Dec '93). Can probably find him using it for some slam events that year.
I recall watching him play one 1st round event where he got 100% of his serves into play (he did not need to hit any 2nd serves at all). Below, Andre is hitting these abbreviated serves at Nick B's academy in the Summer of '93.
Anna Kournikova was at the academy at that time. I believe that is a young Anna (11-12 yrs old) walking by at 1:09 in the video above. For conparison, here is an image of her that year:
SystemicAnomaly
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Martina Hingis and Petra Kvitova had some love for Stepanek at one time. Apparently, no longer. Back together with Nicole Vaidasova...
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PMChambers
Hall of Fame
Sampras - linear fluidity.
Edberg - curvatious fluidity.
Roddick isn't pretty but brutal like Becker, Alpha Male serve. If you find alpha man pretty then can go with it.
Mac was nice until he got a hitch. When it was fluid it was nice looking with the full back turn.
Edberg - curvatious fluidity.
Roddick isn't pretty but brutal like Becker, Alpha Male serve. If you find alpha man pretty then can go with it.
Mac was nice until he got a hitch. When it was fluid it was nice looking with the full back turn.
GoldenSwing
Rookie
1. Federer - Mainstream answer but definitely elegant and simple to look at. The best looking platform serve.
2. Murray - Classic pinpoint serve with great extension. (If only his 2nd serve was a bit faster)
3. Kyrgios - My favorite power pinpoint serve. Looks a lot more fluid than Isners or Karlovic's.
4. Djokovic - He has a great leap forward into the ball with good balance to end on his left foot. Top tier platform serve. Definitely one of the most athletic looking.
2. Murray - Classic pinpoint serve with great extension. (If only his 2nd serve was a bit faster)
3. Kyrgios - My favorite power pinpoint serve. Looks a lot more fluid than Isners or Karlovic's.
4. Djokovic - He has a great leap forward into the ball with good balance to end on his left foot. Top tier platform serve. Definitely one of the most athletic looking.
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
What a great post. Facts. Objective, even handed, and accurate, and also appropriately subjective.
Completely unrelated here ....Funny how many excellent servers of bygone eras used technique that would be considered suspect now. I am lookin at some of my old favorites: Borg, Mac, stich, kriek, vilas, lendl, nasty, noah, and guga. Maybe even newk.
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
OldschoolKIaus
Hall of Fame
Lol classic
Standaa
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muri’s serve motion eww
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
1. Sampras and Fed tie
Everyone else way behind (except Ram
Everyone else way behind (except Ram
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Rampras! Well, by extension, Dimitrov gets a mention1. Sampras and Fed tie
Everyone else way behind (except Ram
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
He goes so much further into the court and correspondingly has a huge leg kick.
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Olli Jokinen
Hall of Fame
Totally agree.
skaj
Legend
Underarm or overarm?
a10best
Hall of Fame
Nice but how could Murray ever be there with his 75-95mph 2nd serves? Then you left out Sampras, Roddick & Isner.
We're talking about greatest servers of all-time and Murray is in your top 4? Murray is known as a great returner, scrambler and pusher (to some people). Never a dominant server.
Each of the big 4 praised the Roddick & Isner's serves as lethal and had to focus really hard when playing against either guy to break them.
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King No1e
G.O.A.T.
Smoothest motion, not best serve.
skaj
Legend
I understand that this is for active players only, but Lopez is still active and I don't see how Murray and Djokovic can be ranked higher than him. Also Dimitrov, Tsonga. It's aesthetics though, we all have different tastes.
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
No, he's had enough love
a10best
Hall of Fame
it really isn't the smoothest. we'll just disagree.
mbm0912
Hall of Fame
Mugrray has the smoothest motion?
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
Some other guys...Tomic's serve is quite smooth in a lazy way. Also Taylor Fritz
King No1e
G.O.A.T.
No, that wasn't my comment. I was just pointing out that having the best looking serve and best serve aren't the same.
Murray's serve looks technically adequate but very ordinary IMO.
Poisoned Slice
Bionic Poster
Always loved Becker's.
King No1e
G.O.A.T.
Djokovic does have a beautiful serve motion. Looks controlled yet athletic.
donquijote
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skaj
Legend
It's not ugly(except for the right arm before he lifts it), but not pretty like Lopez' or Dimitrov's.
ghostofMecir
Legend
Lethally effective, but pretty?
This is beautiful. The way he snaps through it with the racquet head instead of from the elbow like Pete. Like a liquid whip.
Yup. When Djokovic used to do his impersonations, his impersonation of Federer invivled a mock lerfect toss and service motion.
TennisManiac
Hall of Fame
Federer, Sampras and Edberg
King No1e
G.O.A.T.
It's hard to impersonate someone that peRFect. It's like trying to impersonate a robot.
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