Who can forget that amazing era...

[mattennis]

I feel kind of nostalgic when I watch these clips. That era with Borg, Connors, McEnroe, Vilas, Gerulaitis, Tanner,.....the variety of strokes and players, the uniqueness of characters, how beautiful wood tennis was....here just some pieces:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1gc_Bur4UY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrCShV83rkU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isGinlt3iEw


and of course the beautiful final between McEnroe and Gerulaitis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqrtbvbfyxI

 

[newpball]

I remember those times as well.

It's funny though, now with HD and YouTube in retrospect I wonder how I could ever have tolerated watching games on some old TV set where you sometimes hardly could see the ball.

 

[hoodjem]

and of course the beautiful final between McEnroe and Gerulaitis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqrtbvbfyxI

Tennis is the only sport cool enough for Vitas.


(Mac's dad did wear some "suppabad" pants.)

 

[kiki]

I feel kind of nostalgic when I watch these clips. That era with Borg, Connors, McEnroe, Vilas, Gerulaitis, Tanner,.....the variety of strokes and players, the uniqueness of characters, how beautiful wood tennis was....here just some pieces:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1gc_Bur4UY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrCShV83rkU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isGinlt3iEw


and of course the beautiful final between McEnroe and Gerulaitis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqrtbvbfyxI

Beautiful era THE GOLDEN ERA
The whole 70 and the whole 80
And a bit below but interesting too, the first half of 90

 

[thor's hammer]

I feel kind of nostalgic when I watch these clips. That era with Borg, Connors, McEnroe, Vilas, Gerulaitis, Tanner,.....the variety of strokes and players, the uniqueness of characters, how beautiful wood tennis was....here just some pieces:

I was a big Borg fan growing up, but watching that I really have to give it up for Tanner! Vicious serve, with that quick motion, and with a racket that would be considered a toy today! And for a big guy (who maybe was carrying a few extra pounds) he was pretty quick and covered the court damn well.

Those players sure knew how to volley, and come in and finish points back then!

Great stuff - nice post!

 

[kiki]

Here is Lance Tingay description of the Tanner saving three mp and getting stuck to it
" and when the guy from Tenessee put aside his three dead sentences, the mighty arm of Borg started shivering like it had never before"
Just glorious days

 

[newpball]

I can imagine the young generations rolling their eyes and thinking "not again this endless dwelling on the past, please no, we heard it already 20 times". :twisted:

Every generation will have its "golden era", the time where "everything was better". It just shifts in time for each generation.

 

[hoodjem]

Here is Lance Tingay description of the Tanner saving three mp and getting stuck to it "and when the guy from Tenessee put aside his three dead sentences, the mighty arm of Borg started shivering like it had never before"
Just glorious days

What match is this that Tingay is referring to?

1979 Wimbledon final?

 

[kiki]

What match is this that Tingay is referring to?

1979 Wimbledon final?

In which other match did Tanner lose tp Borg after saving three mp?

 

[kiki]

An era with prime Kodes must be just beauty on earth