Simon vs Monfils - 71 Shot Rally
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heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
I wonder if Sampras saw this point and was like "WTF?"
flyinghippos101
Legend
About as amusing as 8:00 AM lectures
It doesn't seem like he wants to be dangerous.
InvisibleSoul
Hall of Fame
Monfils applied pressure on maybe five shots. Simon applied pressure on just one, I think.
Onehandedbackhand
Professional
I've seen more exciting inauguration poets.
To compensate things, let's look at this (and this was 1995 Wimbledon, when they introduced a spongier/slower ball than before) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kshnzLGBjWM
MindoverMatter
Professional
I'm pretty sure they were both dead tired at this point. I think Monfils had blisters on his hands and Simon's legs and knees were shot
Al Czervik
Hall of Fame
I literally laughed out loud at this. You can't even blame slow courts. At least Nadal and Novak were gunning the ball in the final last year and their defense is unreal. This is the worst pusher garbage ever.
As someone just said, one long rally out of, say, every 20 points is OK, because it is unexpected. But when you have many long rallies in the same match...you start to get bored quickly.
Even in the fastest indoor carpets in the 90s, sometimes there were some long rallies (look at Sampras-Becker 1996 WTF final), and they were "great" because they were "rare".
Even in the fastest indoor carpets in the 90s, sometimes there were some long rallies (look at Sampras-Becker 1996 WTF final), and they were "great" because they were "rare".
Onehandedbackhand
Professional
They were great because they absolutely covered the whole court, and had variety, not "I hit at you, you hit at me".
Pwned
Hall of Fame
On the 7th shot Simon should have taken charge of the rally and ripped it. A low paced slice that didn't bite through the court. He still took it inside the baseline but rolled a softy back across the net. 2 shots later he had a backhand nearly at the service line and did nothing with it. That match was horrible to watch. I fell asleep right quick.
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Laurie
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MindoverMatter
Professional
Since nobody is actually paying attention, I'm just going to repeat my last post word for word
I'm pretty sure they were both dead tired at this point. I think Monfils had blisters on his hands and Simon's legs and knees were shot
I'm pretty sure they were both dead tired at this point. I think Monfils had blisters on his hands and Simon's legs and knees were shot
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Hahaha that is the PERFECT comparison. Just check the Gael Monclown thread for emphasis.
For those who don't know the work of Javale.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f69IDWEyBek
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Zildite
Hall of Fame
That point was at 6-4, 4-4. Anyway, why prolong the pain?
That winner by Sampras to get the point was amazing. It also somewhat reminds me of this Nike ad from the 90's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGgXoJopIGk
doobiedoodoo
Rookie
I don't think speeding up the courts will help in this case...
West Coast Ace
G.O.A.T.
True. They would just choke up on their racquets...
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
President
Legend
Doesn't Monfils make most of his trick shots in though? Looks like this guy just straight up fails haha
If you're that tired wouldn't you go try and go for a winner rather than run around forever? esp on those cream puff midcourt balls? This is just the mentality of these 2 guys, waiting for an error rather than hitting the ball.
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