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In another thread on here: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=298502
samprasvsfederer123 opined that Pete Sampras would have been a "dazzling" player, even without his serve and his volleying.
I do regard Sampras as a great player. But I happen to believe that his three best weapons on which he built his game were:
1) his serve
2) his volleying
3) his forehand
samprasvsfederer123 suggests to truly measure Sampras's greatness, we should erase the first two of these. That leaves Sampras with his big forehand and his backhand, and hypothetically (because we have removed his serve and volleying), we must relegate him to the backcourt with a mediocre serve.
So how good would Sampras have been--in your opinion--as a purely backcourt player with a really good forehand?
samprasvsfederer123 opined that Pete Sampras would have been a "dazzling" player, even without his serve and his volleying.
sampras could have a dazzling game even without serve and volleying.
I do regard Sampras as a great player. But I happen to believe that his three best weapons on which he built his game were:
1) his serve
2) his volleying
3) his forehand
samprasvsfederer123 suggests to truly measure Sampras's greatness, we should erase the first two of these. That leaves Sampras with his big forehand and his backhand, and hypothetically (because we have removed his serve and volleying), we must relegate him to the backcourt with a mediocre serve.
So how good would Sampras have been--in your opinion--as a purely backcourt player with a really good forehand?
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