Sinner fans are going to be next big evil aren't they.
Recognize that you wrote something stupid and stop.Stay focused, troll. We're talking about Wimbledon champ vs talented choker on this thread.
He really did — everyone other than Agassi and old man Lendl absolutely hated playing him because his peak game was so very high on all surfaces, especially clay, grass, and indoor carpet, but his lows were pretty low as his game and focus could fall apart at any given time.I honestly believe Stich had ATG talent/potential. He just had big mental walkabouts, lacked focus and full dedication to the game, and was also pretty injury prone.
In some ways he was like Fed of the 90s. An all-court shotmaker with a very smooth, fluid big game.
Well, you have one of them running around posting 10 threads a day, so it seems like all the Sinner fans are a bit crazy.Sinner fans are going to be next big evil aren't they.
Name a good Sinner fan?Well, you have one of them running around posting 10 threads a day, so it seems like all the Sinner fans are a bit crazy.
Recognize that you wrote something stupid and stop.
Stich is one of the biggest "what if's" in tennis for me. With his incredible abilities he really should have been an ATG. He had all the shots, and they were all at an elite level. What a damn shame.He really did — everyone other than Agassi and old man Lendl absolutely hated playing him because his peak game was so very high on all surfaces, especially clay, grass, and indoor carpet, but his lows were pretty low as his game and focus could fall apart at any given time.
If he had dedicated himself to the game earlier rather than spending time on soccer, took physical fitness more seriously, he would have had an even better career.
so basically Stich was lucky to play in the '90s inconsistency decade when GOAT baseliners and/or passers wouldn't be regularly cooking him,,,He really did — everyone other than Agassi and old man Lendl absolutely hated playing him because his peak game was so very high on all surfaces, especially clay, grass, and indoor carpet, but his lows were pretty low as his game and focus could fall apart at any given time.
LOL
So even Johansson is better than Zverev.
I wonder if you really believe what you write.
Wimbledon champ versus....Stay focused, troll. We're talking about Wimbledon champ vs talented choker on this thread.
You assume then that he’d keep that style if he grew up in the current era. You’re not “lucky” to play in an era if you hone a skill set that suits the era well. That’s just called being prepared.so basically Stich was lucky to play in the '90s inconsistency decade when GOAT baseliners and/or passers wouldn't be regularly cooking him,,,
no, and nothing i said implied a focus on translating Stich to the current era. if Stich played in the '80s i think he'd struggle more against the likes of Wilander, Connors, Lendl, and Mecir, compared to his existing primary baselining/returning/passing competition of Agassi, Kafelnikov, Bruguera, and Chang. if he played in the '70s i think he'd struggle a lot against Laver, Borg, Rosewall, Connors, Okker, Nastase, Vilas, Orantes, and Kodes. those eras also favored consistent and mentally tough players more than the '90s, which i think would hurt Stich.You assume then that he’d keep that style if he grew up in the current era.
it's pretty lucky to be a headcase in an era that relatively favored sporadic peakers (and not just s&vers/fast courters). it would be different if the first thing brought up in Stich's defense was his injuries, which i do think could be attributed at least a bit to the unique demands of his era (and up through Federer's generation)You’re not “lucky” to play in an era if you hone a skill set that suits the era well.
i think you could be unlucky if you have the right skillset and then someone comes along who is a particularly bad matchup for you (and not in the sense of a clear level difference)The only way you can actually be lucky/unlucky is if the whole meta changes during your playing career, like with Hewitt and the advent of poly.
Seriously. Peak Stich would toy with peak Zverev. It would be embarrassing.Am I supposed to believe a guy who couldn’t even beat a choking Thiem is better than someone who beat Edberg and Becker back to back?