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well, the other big team of the 50´s against the team that " was never meant to be". A top class match wihere you can appreciate the very different abilities those 4 tennis masters bring up to table.
What to say about the Wonderkids? Hoad had the range, power, sheer athleticism, uncanny talent to hit any possible ( and some impossible ) shots and Rosewall was the perfection at the technichal point of view, with his fluent returns, volleys, groundies...Rosewall is fluency walking and also one of the best and more precise footworks ever.The talent of this team is off charts.
And they would be unbeatable if they could mix up the very low and extremely angled BH returns of muscless with the extraordinary wristy volleys of Hoad; which is something that they did very often.
But I still think Edberg and Jarryd, the greatest ever sweden team would have a fair chance.Not a big one but they would still have their chance.This team is my big sorrow in doubs .because, Edberg, who had a perfect taylor made doubles game didn´t play the foursomes from 1986 or so onwards.But he and Jarryd had had the time to show us what could we expect of them after their phenomenal exhibition at the 84 DC final..against all time greats Mc Enroe and Fleming.
Anders Jarryd was a perfect doubles player and he proved that with so much success with so many diverse mates.He takes back seat only to Mc Enroe for the title of the best single doubles player of the last 30 years.And I am not even sure about that.
His return, specially the two handed Bh was low, fast and agressive and would make life so much easier for his mate to crunch the volley.he was fast, nimble, menthally very agile and had that special positional sense that only the real real great double splayers in history have had.He is, by all means, one of the 10 best doubles players of all time.The mate ANYBODY would like to play with.
Stefan not only had the perfect S&V game and athleticism to back it up.What made him a perfect doubles player was his serve; his kick serve gave time to reach the net and alignate with his mate there.it is a very important point in doubles play.And Stefan had one of the best ever kick serves.And, of course, given his athleticism and fast reflexes and those of Jarryd, the poachings and crossings those guys would produce would get you completely out of breath.
Hoad and Rosewall would win it in 5.But, on the right day and with a bit more of time to play together, Stefan and Anders could beat any team, anytime, anywhere.
What to say about the Wonderkids? Hoad had the range, power, sheer athleticism, uncanny talent to hit any possible ( and some impossible ) shots and Rosewall was the perfection at the technichal point of view, with his fluent returns, volleys, groundies...Rosewall is fluency walking and also one of the best and more precise footworks ever.The talent of this team is off charts.
And they would be unbeatable if they could mix up the very low and extremely angled BH returns of muscless with the extraordinary wristy volleys of Hoad; which is something that they did very often.
But I still think Edberg and Jarryd, the greatest ever sweden team would have a fair chance.Not a big one but they would still have their chance.This team is my big sorrow in doubs .because, Edberg, who had a perfect taylor made doubles game didn´t play the foursomes from 1986 or so onwards.But he and Jarryd had had the time to show us what could we expect of them after their phenomenal exhibition at the 84 DC final..against all time greats Mc Enroe and Fleming.
Anders Jarryd was a perfect doubles player and he proved that with so much success with so many diverse mates.He takes back seat only to Mc Enroe for the title of the best single doubles player of the last 30 years.And I am not even sure about that.
His return, specially the two handed Bh was low, fast and agressive and would make life so much easier for his mate to crunch the volley.he was fast, nimble, menthally very agile and had that special positional sense that only the real real great double splayers in history have had.He is, by all means, one of the 10 best doubles players of all time.The mate ANYBODY would like to play with.
Stefan not only had the perfect S&V game and athleticism to back it up.What made him a perfect doubles player was his serve; his kick serve gave time to reach the net and alignate with his mate there.it is a very important point in doubles play.And Stefan had one of the best ever kick serves.And, of course, given his athleticism and fast reflexes and those of Jarryd, the poachings and crossings those guys would produce would get you completely out of breath.
Hoad and Rosewall would win it in 5.But, on the right day and with a bit more of time to play together, Stefan and Anders could beat any team, anytime, anywhere.
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