Death Master
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you have the floor.
have at it and have fun.
have at it and have fun.
who is the best net player in the game in singles
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Death Master
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here are my entries:
1. Federer
2. stepanek
3. nole
4. wawrinka
5. nadal
1. Federer
2. stepanek
3. nole
4. wawrinka
5. nadal
LazyNinja19
Banned
Stepanek is brilliant at the net!
Bud
Bionic Poster
Federer is not even close to Stepanek or Llodra
Russeljones
Talk Tennis Guru
Stepanek should be right up there.
winstonlim8
Professional
Stepanek
Llodra
Federer
Nadal
Llodra
Federer
Nadal
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
you should have included a poll
anyway my vote goes to :
anyway my vote goes to :
llodra_fan
Professional
Llodra, no question about it ! I can't even remember him dumping a single volley on the net or long in all the matches I've watched.
Death Master
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you should have included a poll
anyway my vote goes to :
I don't like polls.
discussion is better.
Death Master
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I forgot about Llodra.
Death Master
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now I am going to surprise you.
I think at the moment, nole is the best net player in the game.
he simply does not miss anymore.
I think at the moment, nole is the best net player in the game.
he simply does not miss anymore.
Death Master
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how about a related question:
who is the greatest net player of all time?
is it johnny mac? Edberg?
who is the greatest net player of all time?
is it johnny mac? Edberg?
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
you reckon polls are source of conflicts ?
Death Master
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I think some people are lazy. with the poll, they will just not bother to talk.
also I don't think polls mean anything here.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
fair enough
Death Master
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wawa has a gold medal in doubles: Olympics/2008 Beijing
he can definitely volley. and he plays doubles the right way.
he can definitely volley. and he plays doubles the right way.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
yes but if you put wawrinka in the discussion then you'll put tons of players, including isner, kohlschreiber, berlocq, dodig, tsonga, youzhny, haas...
by the way Gasquet's volley is underrated
by the way Gasquet's volley is underrated
Death Master
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agreed. gasquet is not too shabby at the net.
MonkeyBoy
Hall of Fame
I was looking at some Sampras videos the other day and think how many lightyears he is above ANY modern players at the net. Sampras wasn't even exceptional at the net compared to many of his peers and predecessors.
kiki
Banned
Spot on.It is simply just another different sport right now.
mental midget
Hall of Fame
you really don't get to see too much of anybody's net game besides llodra and radek, so if only through sheer repetition, they probably do get the nod. but come to think of it, yeah, gasquet has some really good hands up there. he really is a talented guy, it's just that his game isn't quite a consistent winning formula against the way things go down at the very highest level these days.
THESEXPISTOL
Hall of Fame
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
To me Sampras's volley was just fantastic, maybe Edberg was better but the margin was not that big IMO.
Federer20042006
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Stepanek
Llodra
Mahut
Haas
Llodra
Mahut
Haas
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
indeed Mahut should be mentionned 
Net play aren't frequently play today but that doesn't mean they aren't good or lack of capability. Given a right condition and having a chance to play more from the net, there bound to be another Mac, Edberg and many great net players.
GoaLaSSo
Semi-Pro
I would agree with this list and the order they are in.
NameNumber
New User
I almost want to say nobody. Elite net players don't exist any more. Stepanek and Llodra can be alright. A number of others have the fundamentals.
Guys, volleys do not encompass all of net play. Just because a player has good hands or can hit great volleys doesn't mean they're adept at net. Some of the best net players don't have the best volleys, but they make up for it with their tactics or movement or approaches. Roddick for example. Good volleys, awful approaches. Not that great of a net player. Nadal, subpar volleys (He can't even hit a drive volley), yet he chooses to approach when he's perfectly set up to win the point with an easy volley or smash. Therefore, IMO, he's a better net player than roddick.
ForehandReverb
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Llodra.
Hewitt? I think there are a few better than him. Don't get fooled by doubles success. A lot of singles players can do damage in doubles if for some reason they would really try. Are Berdych or Verdasco that good at the net in singles? The dynamics are different and net skills might not translate from doubles to singles.
Hewitt? I think there are a few better than him. Don't get fooled by doubles success. A lot of singles players can do damage in doubles if for some reason they would really try. Are Berdych or Verdasco that good at the net in singles? The dynamics are different and net skills might not translate from doubles to singles.
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Llodra but Stepanek is also superb at the net.
MonkeyBoy
Hall of Fame
Agree 100% with the bolded. People dog on Roddick constantly for being a naff volleyer, but I think his volleys were actually pretty decent. He just possessed a non-existent transition game.
Unfortunately, in addition to this, his ground game wasn't good enough to roll with the big boys. So he tried to make up for this by making all these weird-*** net approaches mid rally, and ended up getting passed like a fool.
SamprasisGOAT
Hall of Fame
I'm sorry but nadals the best and by so distance.
Top 4 are all very good, they just don't volley much. I think Federer is the best by a good margin, however the guys like Llodra and Stepanek are very good as well. You have to understand that approach shots create the opportunity to come to net and that is why I think the Top 4 are better than Stepanek/Llodra. Roddick actually had very good volleying skills just terrible approach shots. I remember watching Wimbledon 09 and he was coming up with some insane volleys against Murray and Hewitt and even Fed in the finals.
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