I like Fed, but the only reason he won 17 Majors = no Tilden
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tennissportsrog
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Nadal believes previous tennis eras cannot match the excitement generated by the current stars of the sport.
"Personally, to watch a Pete Sampras versus Goran Ivanisevic match, or one between those kind of players, is not enjoyable, It's not really tennis, it is a few swings of the racquet.
It was less eye-catching than what we do now. Everyone enjoys the tennis we play much more. I am not saying we are playing better tennis, just more enjoyable tennis. For me, in the past it was just serve, serve, serve."
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...-Day-Five.aspx
02-15-2012, 11:51 PM
"Personally, to watch a Pete Sampras versus Goran Ivanisevic match, or one between those kind of players, is not enjoyable, It's not really tennis, it is a few swings of the racquet.
It was less eye-catching than what we do now. Everyone enjoys the tennis we play much more. I am not saying we are playing better tennis, just more enjoyable tennis. For me, in the past it was just serve, serve, serve."
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...-Day-Five.aspx
02-15-2012, 11:51 PM
Tshooter
G.O.A.T.
I happen to agree with Nadal's assessment of that period and that particular match. That match was one of the low points of the Open era. I liked the late 70s best but there may be a large nostalgia element for me. I like the Fed era as well. And I like the Fed-Nadal rivalry even though Nadal has had the better of it. It's more interesting to me than Pete-Andre was but not as good as some of the 70s/80s rivalries.
kiki
Banned
Nadal is a belieber
hoodjem
G.O.A.T.
You over-generalize.
Nadal is not saying all previous eras. He is talking about tennis of the 90s with very short (S&V) points on grass.
He would not include Borg versus Vilas or Tilden versus the Musketeers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZZMuXBr_Hk
Personally, I think he has a partial point. I don't like points too short (serve, return, volley--done), but I also would not to see a whole match of rallies that last 86 strokes for each point.
The extremes of too short or too long are not fun, IMO.
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forzamilan90
Legend
Was that necessary?
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
Someone is bitter.
TennisDawg
Hall of Fame
I agree pretty much agree with Nadal on this. A match between Isner and someone like Raonic can put me right to sleep. Not to disparage, but if you're upwards of 6 foot 6" you mainly rely on the big big serve and when it's on it's basically 1 or 2 shot tennis.
The beauty of Nadals game is he can break down the big guys with the big serves. Once their serve breaks down they're usually finished.
The beauty of Nadals game is he can break down the big guys with the big serves. Once their serve breaks down they're usually finished.
Tilden played before the Jack Kramer "Big Game" serve and volley, so he played pretty similar to Federer in many ways. He became a great player later in life than many guys used to after his time and before the current time where players don't burst on the scene at 18 or 19. He's a little bigger than Federer, which would serve him well. Certainly a student (and teacher) of the game. He would fit perfectly in this era.
Maybe the OP is correct.
Maybe the OP is correct.
Tshooter
G.O.A.T.
Yes, but I think maybe the OP was just playing the game. I'll ask OP offline.
obsessedtennisfandisorder
Professional
Federer 17 slams is a fantastic achievement no doubt..totally celebrated...he himself says he shouldn't be compared to previous generations...fed himself says conditions have changed so much
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