Who do you think is the Laziest Pro Tennis Player? (singles)

ubermeyer

ubermeyer

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Personally, I think that the

laziest pro ever: is Mansour Bahrami. Although he is extremely talented, he never went above 192 in the singles rankings because he often gets bored with winning easily, and also loves to play hilarious trick shots. (he's on the senior tour now)

laziest current pro: Ivo Karlovic. All he does is serve aces, and even if it's not an ace every time, he pretty much has most serving games in the bag. In return games he just slices the returns, runs to the net and hopes for the best. It's hard to lob him since he's nearly a 7 footer...

I'm sure there are lazier pros than these 2, but I most likely haven't heard of them. Strangely enough, these two are some of my all-time favorite tennis players.
 
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TheMagicianOfPrecision

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ubermeyer said:
Personally, I think that the

laziest pro ever: is Mansour Bahrami. Although he is extremely talented, he never went above 192 in the singles rankings because he often gets bored with winning easily, and also loves to play hilarious trick shots. (he's on the senior tour now)

laziest current pro: Ivo Karlovic. All he does is serve aces, and even if it's not an ace every time, he pretty much has most serving games in the bag. In return games he just slices the returns, runs to the net and hopes for the best. It's hard to lob him since he's nearly a 7 footer...

I'm sure there are lazier pros than these 2, but I most likely haven't heard of them. Strangely enough, these two are some of my all-time favorite tennis players.
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I agree with Karlovic,that man should be doing fhand and bhand drills all day long,without serve Iva wouldnt be top 500.
 
VivalaVida

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Roddick. He can be aced so easily. He just starts walking back for the towel even as the serve is traveling by him. :lol:
 
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latinking

Professional
Nalbandian!!

This guy is one of the best ball strikers ever! He has so much talent.

I have heard stories of him coming out to the courts to practice and other pros are there hitting as well. He would just go hit for a hour and say thats enough for me, and go home. While other pros would be out there hitting all day and putting in the work.

If he put in more effort what could have been? Could you imagine Nalbandian fit and focused? He would have a few slams. IMO.
 
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latinking said:
Nalbandian!!

This guy is one of the best ball strikers ever! He has so much talent.

I have heard stories of him coming out to the courts to practice and other pros are there hitting as well. He would just go hit for a hour and say thats enough for me, and go home. While other pros would be out there hitting all day and putting in the work.

If he put in more effort what could have been? Could you imagine Nalbandian fit and focused? He would have a few slams. IMO.
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Yes,and this is wellknown all over the world of tennis. Fat Dave love fast cars,dark latinas and wine a little to much,unfortunately!
 
M J

M J

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Gasquet for sure. I think that whole cocaine thing may have been subconsciously intentional; that guy was always looking for an excuse not to play.

I wanted to say Safin, but only because he tries to act like he doesn't care and doesn't work hard. He probably loves being able to sit back and say "imagine how many majors I would have won if I wasn't so lazy."
 
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TheMagicianOfPrecision

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M J said:
Gasquet for sure. I think that whole cocaine thing may have been subconsciously intentional; that guy was always looking for an excuse not to play.

I wanted to say Safin, but only because he tries to act like he doesn't care and doesn't work hard. He probably loves being able to sit back and say "imagine how many majors I would have won if I wasn't so lazy."
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I dont think he will feel lucky when he is 40 years old knowing what could have been if he cared more and worked harder.
 
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FiveO

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M J said:
Gasquet for sure. I think that whole cocaine thing may have been subconsciously intentional; that guy was always looking for an excuse not to play.

I wanted to say Safin, but only because he tries to act like he doesn't care and doesn't work hard. He probably loves being able to sit back and say "imagine how many majors I would have won if I wasn't so lazy."
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Good description of a tanker. In this case a career tanker.

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Shaolin

Shaolin

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ubermeyer said:
Personally, I think that the

laziest pro ever: is Mansour Bahrami. Although he is extremely talented, he never went above 192 in the singles rankings because he often gets bored with winning easily, and also loves to play hilarious trick shots. (he's on the senior tour now)

laziest current pro: Ivo Karlovic. All he does is serve aces, and even if it's not an ace every time, he pretty much has most serving games in the bag. In return games he just slices the returns, runs to the net and hopes for the best. It's hard to lob him since he's nearly a 7 footer...

I'm sure there are lazier pros than these 2, but I most likely haven't heard of them. Strangely enough, these two are some of my all-time favorite tennis players.
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Youre an idiot for naming Bahrami. He missed out on his best years of pro tennis due to the Islamic Revolution under Khomeini. All courts were shut down and Mansour had nowhere to play. Eventually he fled to France but was past his prime by then. Why dont you try knowing something about a player before labeling them lazy.
 
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Brned

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I don't think the OP meant to disrespect MB saying he was lazy. Maybe his trickshots, fame as an entertainer and his laidback attitude gave him a wrong impression but not a bad one.
 
ubermeyer

ubermeyer

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Brned said:
I don't think the OP meant to disrespect MB saying he was lazy. Maybe his trickshots, fame as an entertainer and his laidback attitude gave him a wrong impression but not a bad one.
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Exactly. I mean that they have the laziest playing styles, not that they are actually lazy people. Like I said, I respect Bahrami so much. I think he's awesome, but his playing style just seems lazy to me.

I don't think he was past his prime, by the way.
 
Commando Tennis Shorts

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latinking said:
Nalbandian!!

This guy is one of the best ball strikers ever! He has so much talent.

I have heard stories of him coming out to the courts to practice and other pros are there hitting as well. He would just go hit for a hour and say thats enough for me, and go home. While other pros would be out there hitting all day and putting in the work.

If he put in more effort what could have been? Could you imagine Nalbandian fit and focused? He would have a few slams. IMO.
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Really? Many pros, including one on these boards, have attested to Nalbandian's vigorous workouts. I thought the conclusion from players was that he's a big guy, but not due to his lack of hard work and practice.
 
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FiveO

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Unless I've missed any information regarding a congenital/inherited problem in his medical history being revealed, I find it interesting that Djokovic's name hasn't been mentioned yet, with the number of tap outs he's had in big spots.

Absent some medical issue, loss of conditioning is one of the things completely within a player's control and directly related to the amount of work he chooses to put in.

Or maybe he's another guy who's "satisfied" with how high he reached. A slightly different issue. But he would make my list with Nalbandian and Safin on the current players list.

Elite conditioning is more than just vigorous workouts it's also controlling one's diet and weight. A lesson learned by Agassi and a concept apparently beyond Nalbandian's grasp, for no matter how one slices it, Nalbandian lugs a small child in extra weight around the court when he plays, which simply does nothing to help his chances, match to match, during the course of an event or through a year, and in my opinion his wildly erratic results have reflected just that.

Laziness is a projected and harsh term. By his actions and words it is pretty obvious where Safin stands and as to Nalby and Djoker it may simply be that they don't really want to be THE GUY, are happy where they are and that's it. Is that lazy or satisfied?

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vbranis

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Shaolin said:
Youre an idiot for naming Bahrami. He missed out on his best years of pro tennis due to the Islamic Revolution under Khomeini. All courts were shut down and Mansour had nowhere to play. Eventually he fled to France but was past his prime by then. Why dont you try knowing something about a player before labeling them lazy.
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Thanks, I was just about to post the same thing. Bahrami was in his 30s when he fled to France and he STILL got into the top 200. Plus, practice conditions in Iran were far from ideal, it's actually quite amazing he managed to acquire the skills that he did.

I'd say Safin and Labadze are probably the laziest.
 
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Shaolin

Shaolin

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ubermeyer said:
Exactly. I mean that they have the laziest playing styles, not that they are actually lazy people. Like I said, I respect Bahrami so much. I think he's awesome, but his playing style just seems lazy to me.

I don't think he was past his prime, by the way.
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I see, so by lazy you mean relaxed, effortless? Sorry for the misunderstanding of your term. If thats it, I go with Berdych, he creates effortless power like Safin. His mind/mental game seems lazy though in a bad way.

If we are talking just plain ol' lazy, as in they are a slacker and could be doing more with their tennis, I vote Nalbo, Gulbis, and as vbranis named Labadze (maybe the laziest player ever--so talented yet played most of his tennis 30 lbs overweight). Theres probably a bunch more guys I could think of but gotta get back to work...
 
kOaMaster

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I don't think it's anybody in the tops. I don't think safin is lazy too, neither nalbandian.

maybe stepanek is - or verdasco. they just seemed to me like guys more interested in women and a lot aside the tour while they could've done more in tennis.
 
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pound cat

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Safin said he was lazy years ago. Although he is energetic about playing in many tournaments, he is a day to day lazy person. Except when he's on a personal missioin...eg AO 2005
 
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Lsmkenpo

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Anyone saying Safin, have you ever watched him practice?

The man is anything but lazy out on the courts,the only 2 players I have ever watched at tourneys who maybe went harder than Safin on the practice courts are Nadal and Agassi.
 
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FiveO

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Lsmkenpo said:
Anyone saying Safin, have you ever watched him practice?

The man is anything but lazy out on the courts,the only 2 players I have ever watched at tourneys who maybe went harder than Safin on the practice courts are Nadal and Agassi.
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It's more than that. It's a willingness to put other things aside if they distract for one's goals, to focus on one's craft, to work even harder whether outside circumstances push one or not but especially when they do. Keep in mind that Safin was quoted after his brief stint at #1 that he didn't want the added pressures of that position. That says alot, his career says even more.

It's the difference between a Murray and Djokovic now. Murray has put in considerable work and it is obvious, it's how he has established himself in the top 3 and Djoker's work ethic is just as obvious for what it has exposed about him.

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chess9

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JeMar said:
Nalbandian.
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Amen! He's the hands down winnner. Or, weener. ;) He should have been Number 1 given his talent, but he's never in shape. Does he love his food and beer too much? He and Serena would make dandy dinner partners. ;)

-Robert
 
darthpwner

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ubermeyer said:
Personally, I think that the

laziest pro ever: is Mansour Bahrami. Although he is extremely talented, he never went above 192 in the singles rankings because he often gets bored with winning easily, and also loves to play hilarious trick shots. (he's on the senior tour now)

laziest current pro: Ivo Karlovic. All he does is serve aces, and even if it's not an ace every time, he pretty much has most serving games in the bag. In return games he just slices the returns, runs to the net and hopes for the best. It's hard to lob him since he's nearly a 7 footer...

I'm sure there are lazier pros than these 2, but I most likely haven't heard of them. Strangely enough, these two are some of my all-time favorite tennis players.
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Bahrami couldnt turn pro until he was 30 because of that damn Islamic Revolution. IF he turned pro when he was younger, he definitely would have been the GOAT http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif. Safin and Nalbandian are lazier than Karlovic. Safin and Nalbandian has craploads of talent and they doesnt use them while Karlovic is pretty much just serve. I do think they are vastly overrated by posters here tho
 
nfor304

nfor304

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you obviously know nothing about bahrami. if anything he worked harder and faced more hardships than any other player in history to achieve his 192 ranking considering the things he went through to play.
 
Dgpsx7

Dgpsx7

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Shaolin said:
Youre an idiot for naming Bahrami. He missed out on his best years of pro tennis due to the Islamic Revolution under Khomeini. All courts were shut down and Mansour had nowhere to play. Eventually he fled to France but was past his prime by then. Why dont you try knowing something about a player before labeling them lazy.
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I was just about to write a very similar post. I am glad I read through the thread first. That is the reason Bahrami was not able to take advantage of his talent. The islamic revolution in Iran ruined everything. Iran used to be a very civilized place and even had more respect for women than the United States at that time. After the revolution all human rights deteriorated and it turned into basically what it is now. Bahrami got his best tennis years stolen from him. He had so much skill, that guy has beaten people with the butt of a tennis racket.
 
hate machine

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THESEXPISTOL said:
nalbandian
take a look at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AmYlLjGjcI

i would be the GOAT with this talent.
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HAHAHA, amazing.

its amazing to think that nalbandian does so well in the later part of the season, oh, heres why. He doesn't play for the most part of the year - due to stuffing his face with doughnuts, and beats exhausted players like murray,fed,rafa, while he is fully fit from doing nothing the whole year.
 
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