If you wanted one player to come out of retirement, who would it be?

[Ombelibable]

Rod laver, having watched team world lose, year after year in the tournament named after him, "Enough is enough; gimme that" and snatches the racquet off of Kyrgios. He goes on to win his singles match, orchestrating team world to a win and showing these millennial Europeans who the real GOAT is.

 

[PistolPete23]

Marat Safin; retired way too early.

 

[daggerman]

Robin Soderling

 

[MichaelNadal]

You mean if the peak version of them came back?

 

[sliceroni]

1995 version of Boris Becker with his 98inch Quantum 10 tour racquet. He would be a beast. When he played an exo against Stich in 2003 with the Q10, his backcourt game was scary good.

 

[Tshooter]

 

[King No1e]

Fedr.

 

[estigma2001]

Tommy Haas but with new body

 

[Third Serve]

Tomic.

 

[r2473]

Kyrgios

 

[Lleytonstation]

Sampras. Age 22, he would run shop on this tour. He would end the big 3.

 

[aditya123]

Hewitt

 

[Rosstour]

Safin or Pete.

 

[DerekNoleFam1]

Ivan Lendl.

 

[Service Ace]

Roddick. Would have a Wimbledon to his name if only he stayed on tour one year longer.

 

[Deleted member 733170]

Sampras. Age 22, he would run shop on this tour. He would end the big 3.

The more probable narrative is that he wouldn’t. Instead he would be criticised as being a mug for getting rolled in a GS quarter final.

 

[guitarra]

Pete Sampras in his prime. I’d love to see how he would handle the BIG3.

 

[RS]

Roddick,Hewitt,Soderling.

 

[Red Rick]

Roddick. Would have a Wimbledon to his name if only he stayed on tour one year longer.

Roddick was physically completely spent. He could have lingered in the top 100 with a limited schedule but he wasn't coming back to the top 10 in my opinion.

Peak Roddick would have bagged multiple Wimbledons in the last few years, that I'd agree.

 

[RS]

Roddick was physically completely spent. He could have lingered in the top 100 with a limited schedule but he wasn't coming back to the top 10 in my opinion.

Peak Roddick would have bagged multiple Wimbledons in the last few years, that I'd agree.

Certainly in is 2004/2009 form he could have. It would be tough against 17 Federer or 18 Djokovic though.

 

[Bender]

PEAK RODDICK TO SHOW THESE LITTLE #NEXTGEN SH*TS HOW TO BALLBASH LIKE A MAN

 

[Pitti]

Tim Henman. We need more volleying on tour.

In case he decides not to return, I would talk to David Ferrer so that he reconsiders his retirement. This guy should have won a slam!

 

[Fedforever]

I would love to see Borg v Nadal at RG, Borg somehow playing with a modern racket that he's used since Juniors.

 

[vanioMan]

Andy Roddick.

 

[Nadal_King]

Andy roddick- He was my first favourite player when I started watching tennis such a likeable guy and surely deserved more success than he got.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

can we also send (brutally throw) one into retirement at the same time ?
(i mean... for the sake of preserving the delicate balance of the universe, of course)

 

[Sport]

Sampras. Age 22, he would run shop on this tour. He would end the big 3.

Even 40 years old Nadal would still defeat any version of Sampras on clay.

 

[Lleytonstation]

Even 40 years old Nadal would still defeat any version of Sampras on clay.

Well, that's a given.

 

[Deleted member 763691]

 

[Deleted member 763691]

Even 40 years old Nadal would still defeat any version of Sampras on clay.

And on grass too
I don't see Rafa falling from grace anytime soon.
And Sampras hated playing Hewitt, and Rafa presents even better passing shots than Hewitt, so Sampras wouldn't be able to live at the net.

 

[Mainad]

Roddick. Would have a Wimbledon to his name if only he stayed on tour one year longer.

You think he would have beaten the other Andy in the final?

 

[Bender]

can we also send (bturally throw) one into retirement at the same time ?
(i mean... for the sake of preserving the delicate balance of the universe, of course)

But if you brutally throw fedr into retirement, you’d have to also brutally throw the nedl into retirement, and then you’d have nothing to post about!

Think, man!

 

[I Am Finnish]

Fedr

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Rod laver, having watched team world lose, year after year in the tournament named after him, "Enough is enough; gimme that" and snatches the racquet off of Kyrgios. He goes on to win his singles match, orchestrating team world to a win and showing these millennial Europeans who the real GOAT is.

Hahaha! That was brilliant, thanks for the laugh!

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

But if you brutally throw fedr into retirement, you’d have to also brutally throw the nedl into retirement, and then you’d have nothing to post about!

Think, man!

"the nedl"... i think i know how this is pronounced

[ˈðə niːdəl]​

 

[Deleted member 744633]

Jimmy White

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Davydenko

 

[TennisFan3]

Pistol Pete Forever.
King of swing and the humble champion of the common folks.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

JJ

 

[Martin J]

Borg, Sampras, Seles, Sabatini, Davydenko, it's hard to choose one, really...

 

[Shaolin]

1998/99 Rios

 

[Sabrina]

Andy Roddick and F.Gonzalez

 

[SaintPetros]

'94 PETE easy
Comes back and roflstomps this sad excuse for a tour.

 

[NatF]

Roddick and Hewitt.

 

[RS]

Davydenko

NO.

 

[NatF]

Davydenko

Giant killer Hrbaty.

 

[ForehandRF]

Roddick and Hewitt.

2004 versions ?

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

NO.

I wonder why...

 

[RS]

I wonder why...

I cant hide it.

 

[robthai]

Peak Safin