2015 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships | ATP 250 | General Discussion Thread
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Serve&Bash
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Ram likes playing in Newport, but the biggest reason is Newport is just a run down weak tournament. Every year, you see low ranked players making "breakthroughs", but its best not to buy into it. Ram is not talked about that much because he really isn't that good.
Serve&Bash
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Are there any other 250s that don't have hawkeye (besides the ones on clay?)
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PeteD
Legend
He looks better than #141. But even bigger question: How is Ivo ranked lower than Isner? Serve seems as good, and better hands.
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JRAJ1988
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Ram should play like this more often. Real talent!!
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JRAJ1988
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Ram is ranked at 161st in the world....I'm guessing he'll be nearing the top 100 by Monday.
PeteD
Legend
I guess when the commos said 141, that was by making the final
Serve&Bash
Semi-Pro
He does try to play like this often, but he can't . The fact is, he has found his niche on the Newport grass courts. I have watched him play a few times on hardcourts and the dude is a mediocre athlete. Grass is the perfect surface for him as it masks a lot of his weaknesses.
sportsfan1
Legend
In addition to having the same serve motion as Sampras, he must be using a similar razor as Pete too:
Gary Duane
Talk Tennis Guru
Another 31 year-old wins a tournament.
WildVolley
Legend
Rampaging Rampras shows the giants how it is done. Why can't this dude put together a Wimbledon run? Does he not make it through qualifying or something?
radtennisfan
Rookie
Great job by Ram, but you gotta feel for the guy. His style would have worked much better in the 90s.
Slowing the courts down really screwed the guys like him. I bet he is kinda bitter about it.
Slowing the courts down really screwed the guys like him. I bet he is kinda bitter about it.
mavsman149
Hall of Fame
As big of a Ram fan as I am, this is it right here. He's got a great serve and very good volleys, his entire game is pretty much a tribute to Sampras but he just doesn't have the elite athleticism that Pete possessed. He probably would have been a solid top 50 players in the 90's though.
I do believe in a year or two Ram may call it quits in singles and focus on doubles, I think he could have a nice second act to his career if he focused on doubles.
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
2nd title... rampras is the king of newport ! 
(what does he say about the similarity of some of his strokes with sampras', by the way ?)
he saved MP in 2 matches this week (isner, karlovic)... who was the last player to win a tournament like that ? tsonga, marseille 2013 (tomic, berdych), maybe ?
(what does he say about the similarity of some of his strokes with sampras', by the way ?)
he saved MP in 2 matches this week (isner, karlovic)... who was the last player to win a tournament like that ? tsonga, marseille 2013 (tomic, berdych), maybe ?
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