Taylor Dent's Giving Me Goosebumps!
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Sephiroth619
Rookie
He is one ugly guy.
kimbahpnam
Hall of Fame
SourStraws
Rookie
lol.... He's not really ugly.... The frowny face though makes him look weird though
S.S.
S.S.
roundiesee
Hall of Fame
I agree with Marc; I caught a bit of his match with Fed and I thought he played really well; I especially liked the way he came in with such a low slice. Let's hope he stays injury free for the rest of the year. I think he could really climb the rankings again.
pabletion
Hall of Fame
aww come on....he's not THAT ugly is he?
DENT SMAAAAAAAAASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Schills
Rookie
I too enjoyed the playing style. Unfortunately Federer stated in his interview that he enjoyed playing AGAINST this style. That's not good news. He also said this was the style he faced often when he first came on tour.
saram
Legend
Yeah, but the Fed is one of the only few players on tour that have played Sampras. Outside of the Fed--not many on tour at the top have seen this. I'm not saying TD will rise to the top--but he can give a lot of people fits if he stays healthy.
kimbahpnam
Hall of Fame
I can't even picture him serving like that, he looks like he's five feet off the ground. Also, it looks like he might have been hit in the gut with a ball.
And is it just me or does his teeth look unusually large?
ruerooo
Legend
The-Champ
Legend
Actually Hewitt has played sampras many times since he was 17 years old. Hewitt and dent has played each other multiple times as well.
VillaVilla
New User
Ahaha. Gold!
marc45
G.O.A.T.
excellent point, he provides a great contrast...one can only hope that somwhere at all the teaching acadamies some coaches are teaching some young players this style of play
It would be nice to see some Tim Mayotte/Edberg/Rafter types come along again...
tennis_hand
Hall of Fame
u can argue he is not the best S&V.
but baseliners have been beating S&Vers recently. Stepanek, Dent, Lopez can be considered serve and volleyers, but their results are so so. Stepanek at least has a better result, but nowhere to beat the top 10 players.
Too bad pure S&V is a gone case in the pro level. The slower court, the higher bouncing ball, the poly strings have sucked them dry.... almost.
but baseliners have been beating S&Vers recently. Stepanek, Dent, Lopez can be considered serve and volleyers, but their results are so so. Stepanek at least has a better result, but nowhere to beat the top 10 players.
Too bad pure S&V is a gone case in the pro level. The slower court, the higher bouncing ball, the poly strings have sucked them dry.... almost.
basil J
Hall of Fame
I think the next generation of S&V players that are successful are the ones that have a balanced ground game as well. A lot of the past S&V greats had a big forehand, or good speed or one weapon. Today, you need a solid forehand & BACKHAND, so that you can stay in the rallies until you get the opening to charge the net. A pressing all court game would probably be a better definition than a S&V player. Just my 2 cents.
orangettecoleman
Professional
He loses in a way that is both nostalgia-inducing and aesthetically pleasing.
Jonny S&V
Hall of Fame
kimbahpnam
Hall of Fame
that makes more sense
Jonny S&V
Hall of Fame
Yeah, just look for Federer 2005/6 (can't remember which one) for a real contortionist on the overhead.
Frodo Baggins
Semi-Pro
Now this one is Real!!! No joke.. If Dent gives Sombody Goosebumps Say The OP.. You gotta Wonder Whats Really going on???:shock: 
:lol::mrgreen: TeeHee!!!
:lol::mrgreen: TeeHee!!!
Tennis Dunce
Semi-Pro
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
I think you've just described Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Yep, I agree, we should clone this guy so I can tile my bathroom floor with his teeth.
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I think you've just described Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
You forgot to say "the Frenchman" before his name because that's what the media always does.
I thought he was from Africa.
HAHAHAHA :lol:
Obviously he isn't ethnically French
Bud
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J011yroger
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Deleted member 3771
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he also described a faster Todd Martin. Tsonga is a worse version of Todd Martin technically but a way faster mover.
I think you've just described Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
marc45
G.O.A.T.
let's face it, no matter how good the match-ups of the top four have been, they are all playing power baseline tennis for the most part...yes they have the ability to mix it up, but not really provide a stark contrast...i was truly excited to see this.....people may have forgot how good the sampras-agassi and mcenroe-borg match-ups were (and tsonga has the ability, but still too much baseline in his game for my taste...would love to see him be the guy that does provide the most stylistic difference though)Now this one is Real!!! No joke.. If Dent gives Sombody Goosebumps Say The OP.. You gotta Wonder Whats Really going on???:shock:
OJ ROD
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WTF?!?!?!?!
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