RF20Lennon
Legend
First off, no one ever said anything about Rosewall as an overall player being stronger than Fed. So, I dunno why you're bringing that up, except maybe you're insecure?
Secondly, there's no way Fed would have developed a better slice than Rosewall. Unless you're telling me he could go, what was it, 18? matches without missing a backhand return of serve?
Yes, I'm sure the posters on here claiming Fed has the best forehand in the game are anti-Federer :roll:
Get real
Wtf?
Let me know when Federer's slice never produces a sitter, has barely any net clearance, and is commonly used in offensive situations. Also, clue me in on when his slice is less of a chip and more of a drive.
Like they didn't put sitters away or set them up for approach shots in Rosewall's day?
So, in short, Fed's slice is primarily defensive?
Oh, and if you're insinuating Rosewall's slice was either lacking in quality or weak in nature, you have essentially claimed almost every professional player is an idiot. Including Sampras, who tried copying Rosewall's slice, and Kramer, who saw both Federer and Rosewall play, as well as many other great players.
Err, the difficulty of a slice today is far less than it was many years ago. I can emulate Federer's slice far better than I can the slice of Roche, Laver or Rosewall.
first off thats just your opinion federer works the ball so hard and has so much underspin plus he does it way more elegantly than Rosewall I hate comparing differnt era's because the situation, style and everything else is differnt but if i had to choose which one would help my game I would pick Fed any day.