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Whilst being a well known Playboy Radek is also a talented tennis player, he's been in the top 70 (year end) since 2002 and his career stretches back since 1996/1997. His doubles career shows that he's been peaking now (2 Slams in two years) compared to when he was younger, although he did reach the US Open doubles final in 2002.
He won his first "Futures" tournament in 1998 beating the recently retired and now coach of Milos Raonic, Ivan Ljubicic. Then in the same year reached his first "Challenger" final beating George Bastl along the way (Is Bastl retired yet?) although he lost that one although he won his first Challenger in August of that year.
He's been around a bit from era to era, legend to legend but he always seems to find himself in the top 100, hefty paycheck and always dripping with machismo. How is this? Is "Serve and Volley" still effective? "All Round" games suited to all eras?
I know there's Federer who's always in the top 100 since at least 1999, Youzhny, Robredo ect but it's always great to see players "from my childhood" when I watched Wimbledon from like 2001 still here today doing well. Nostalgia rules!
LONG LIVE THE WORM
He won his first "Futures" tournament in 1998 beating the recently retired and now coach of Milos Raonic, Ivan Ljubicic. Then in the same year reached his first "Challenger" final beating George Bastl along the way (Is Bastl retired yet?) although he lost that one although he won his first Challenger in August of that year.
He's been around a bit from era to era, legend to legend but he always seems to find himself in the top 100, hefty paycheck and always dripping with machismo. How is this? Is "Serve and Volley" still effective? "All Round" games suited to all eras?
I know there's Federer who's always in the top 100 since at least 1999, Youzhny, Robredo ect but it's always great to see players "from my childhood" when I watched Wimbledon from like 2001 still here today doing well. Nostalgia rules!
LONG LIVE THE WORM
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