Rajeev Ram

F

fms

Rookie
Does anyone have more video clips of Rampras playing? Youtube only has three very short ones I think. Would really love to see some more of him.
It's hilarious and at the same time hugely interesting how this guy tries to imitate Sampras (interesting as an experiment of 'fidelity', much like, say, the Psycho remake - I suppose it goes to show that the best copy is never as effective as the original).
Are there any other instances of an imitation to this degree in tennis history?
 
Devilito

Devilito

Hall of Fame
Best thing about Rampras. Not only does he copy Petros’ style, he copies his racquet choices too.
 
BobFL

BobFL

Hall of Fame
It is ok to imitate great players but in Ram's case it is a bit too much imho. 'Identity crisis'?
 
P

pvaudio

Legend
jdubbs said:
Grigor Dimitrov copies Federer to a tee.
Click to expand...
Imitates is what you mean. His shots look similar, but technically are much different. Most notable is the backhand side where Federer looks like a statue compared to the Bulgarian. He doesn't keep his chest closed nearly as long, his head nearly as still and recovers during the followthrough. Federer has finished following through before he even starts to move again.
 
Cup8489

Cup8489

G.O.A.T.
thanks ********! great video! doesnt seem like rajeev ram gets a large amount of pace on his shots.. but it's nice to see someone hit with the same style as the Pistol!
 
equinox

equinox

Hall of Fame
rams game would probably have been more successful in the 90's.

his baseline movement is just to slow today.
 
C

captain kirk

New User
Ram looks like a joke honestly, footwork is ZERO and the basic mistakes he makes are laughable, I'm surprised he got 4 games against Nalbandian.
 
D

Deleted member 22147

Guest
Ram is possibly the worst player to ever win an ATP title.
 
S

sureshs

Bionic Poster
fms said:
Does anyone have more video clips of Rampras playing? Youtube only has three very short ones I think. Would really love to see some more of him.
It's hilarious and at the same time hugely interesting how this guy tries to imitate Sampras (interesting as an experiment of 'fidelity', much like, say, the Psycho remake - I suppose it goes to show that the best copy is never as effective as the original).
Are there any other instances of an imitation to this degree in tennis history?
Click to expand...

On the other hand, several originals are not good either :)
 
Breaker

Breaker

Legend
thejackal said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1KU_lTS0vw&feature=channel&list=UL

great practice footage
Click to expand...

This is awesome, Ram's volleying really is in another class -- funny how he actually beat Baker a few weeks ago and people were shocked but when you see that practice video you can really see how he'd trouble him a lot. Good that he was able to get a wildcard to the US Open and fittingly on Pete's last slam 10 year anniversery. For a pro he's a bit slow on his feet but it makes the rest of his game and seeing how he wins matches that much more interesting.
 
T

thejackal

Hall of Fame
Breaker said:
This is awesome, Ram's volleying really is in another class -- funny how he actually beat Baker a few weeks ago and people were shocked but when you see that practice video you can really see how he'd trouble him a lot. Good that he was able to get a wildcard to the US Open and fittingly on Pete's last slam 10 year anniversery. For a pro he's a bit slow on his feet but it makes the rest of his game and seeing how he wins matches that much more interesting.
Click to expand...

Seeing that makes me wonder how great pete or rafter's volleys.were
 
iMpro

iMpro

New User
bhallic24 said:
lol for a few seconds he looked like sampras back in black. Gotta say though that serve aint a bad thing to copy.
Click to expand...

I'm surprised nobody has tried to copy Roddick's serve motion/technique. THAT definitely wouldn't be to shabby either
 
2

2ndServe

Hall of Fame
guy actually has a pretty game, backhand is lol bad though. Hits it so short with nothing on it. And his movement is severely lacking. Seen him play dubs though, but again the backhand is just too weak.
 
paulorenzo

paulorenzo

Hall of Fame
pvaudio said:
Imitates is what you mean. His shots look similar, but technically are much different. Most notable is the backhand side where Federer looks like a statue compared to the Bulgarian. He doesn't keep his chest closed nearly as long, his head nearly as still and recovers during the followthrough. Federer has finished following through before he even starts to move again.
Click to expand...

that's the only thing that dimitrov hasn't changed in his game to become more similar in appearance to fed. he's always had that loose, open follow through.
 
D

Deleted member 307496

Guest
I don't know why this guy thinks that copying Sampras will get him success, especially when the entire field is comprised of baseliners.
 
thor's hammer

thor's hammer

Semi-Pro
Ram's playing Fognini right now on Court 17. Just started, and is being streamed (for folks in US) on usopen.org.

Yea, he's not Sampras, but has a pretty good serve and one-hander, and likes to come in a lot. Nice to see that style of play in action!
 
Last edited:
Dharmaboy

Dharmaboy

Rookie
watching Rampras play Fognini who is obviously a zombie cuz he looks like corpse holding a racquet, but anyway I found it funny that Ram totally impersonates Sampras, but with less touch, worse ground strokes, and terrible approach slices LOL.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

V
Rajeev Ram moves and hits a bit like Sampras
Replies
45
Views
8K
Jonny S&V
Jonny S&V
SanJoseState1975
Rajeev Ram plays Bernie Tomic for the 3rd tournament in a Row !!!!!
Replies
8
Views
450
JonnyMac
JonnyMac
onehandbh
Rampras vs Rubin: a contrast in styles & strategies
Replies
2
Views
714
onehandbh
onehandbh
TennisNiche
Rate a player: Pro's games broken down into categories: Forehand/ Backhand/ Serve etc
Replies
4
Views
1K
TennisNiche
TennisNiche
J
Forehand similarities between Djokovic and prime Fed
Replies
26
Views
806
NedStark
N
Top