Italian Stallion
Rookie
I've been reading a few Hingis threads lately. Let me quote a poster, BTurner.
In an era of wooden rackets, say seventies and/or eighties, would Hingis have had a more successful career and would she thus be regarded more highly than she is today?
What do you think?
This woman would have been far more of a threat in earlier eras, especially with wood rackets. The Big Babe Brigade swing away without much penalty thanks to the larger sweet spots in modern rackets, their timing does not have to be pristine, and their sheer pace means winners from several feet behind the baseline even with slight mishits. That kind of unbridled aggression would lose them a lot more matches than it would win them, with smaller rackets. But Hingis had exquisite timing, perfect balance and great hands, she'd be winning a lot more majors than they, with smaller sweet-spots and less powerful equipment. She played a placement game, a tactical game in the very last years such a game could succeed.
In an era of wooden rackets, say seventies and/or eighties, would Hingis have had a more successful career and would she thus be regarded more highly than she is today?
What do you think?