*Official* Tennis Thread

[Magrat Garlick]

Sam Querrey

Never actually seen him - is there anything to him apart from a huge serve and being a young Yank?

 

[NUFAN]

Sam Querrey and Jurgen Melzer

Cheers Jono.

 

[Uppercut]

Jurgen Melzer

+1

My favourite tennis player around. Has the most glorious backhand volley.

Would make sure you see some Stanislas Wawrinka if he's there too. His single-handed backhand is worth the admission fee alone. EDIT: Just checked, and he's not. Unforunate .

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

I quite like Zverev as a player.

 

[Jono]

Yeah was going to mention Zverev too actually.

Samuel, I became a fan of Querrey during the "US Open Series" this year. Pretty good effort to beat out the top 5 players in the world (not including Nadal). Granted he played more tournaments.

Won me over with his awesome match against Wawrinka at Indian Wells. Was unlucky to lose that match in the third set tiebreak.

 

[biased indian]

+1

My favourite tennis player around. Has the most glorious backhand volley.

Would make sure you see some Stanislas Wawrinka if he's there too. His single-handed backhand is worth the admission fee alone. EDIT: Just checked, and he's not. Unforunate .

he is playing in the chennai open same week

Players - Aircel Chennai Open 2010

 

[Jono]

Top 5 men's tennis players of the decade:

1. Roger
2. Rafa
3. Lleyton
4. Agassi
5. Roddick

Tennis - ATP World Tour - The Players Of The Decade

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Guccione overlooked again

 

[irfan]

Top 5 men's tennis players of the decade:

1. Roger
2. Rafa
3. Lleyton
4. Agassi
5. Roddick

Tennis - ATP World Tour - The Players Of The Decade

It's a massive shame that Marat is not on that list - more talented then every other player bar Fed

 

[Simon]

Interesting list, Hewitt, Roger, Rafa all certainties, Agassi probably not far away from one and Roddick obviously won out over Safin for consistentcy. Even though Safin won more slams, was world number 1 for longer I think Roddick's record of year end finishes since 2001 of 14,10,1,2,3,6,6,8,7 is hard to ignore.

Edit: Haas would have obviously been 7th if they were adding two more I'm guessing.

 

[Simon]

Great work Davydenko.

I just booked tickets to the Brisbane International. Last year I got to see Tsonga vs Gasquet in the semi's, this time going on the first Sunday.

Brisbane’s 2010 line-up Pretty good lineup, is there anyone not so obvious worth seeing if I get the chance?

Missed this before, make sure you see Jeremy Chardy, will reach the top 15 sometime during 2010 imo and will do very well at the Aus open, quarters is my prediction.

 

[Jono]

Edit: Haas would have obviously been 7th if they were adding two more I'm guessing.

Didn't get an honourable mention in the article

Those went to:

- Sampras
- Safin
- Gustavo Kuerten
- Davydenko
- Nalbandian
- Ferrero

 

[Simon]

Didn't get an honourable mention in the article

Those went to:

- Sampras
- Safin
- Gustavo Kuerten
- Davydenko
- Nalbandian
- Ferrero

Noticed that, Davydenko, **** me. Sure hes done ok but shouldn't even have been an after thought for this sort of list.

 

[Jono]

Who has been better this decade that they've missed out on?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Who has been better this decade that they've missed out on?

Đoković

won a slam, been ranked No. 3 longer, won 2 more masters titles, 7 slam semis to Davydenko's 4

 

[NUFAN]

Missed this before, make sure you see Jeremy Chardy, will reach the top 15 sometime during 2010 imo and will do very well at the Aus open, quarters is my prediction.

Yeah I've seen some of his matches when he had a good run at the French Open. I remember the name because of one of my mates named Chris Hardy.

Really looking forward to the summer of tennis, at least my girl actually likes Tennis, not like Cricket.

 

[Jono]

Đoković

won a slam, been ranked No. 3 longer, won 2 more masters titles, 7 slam semis to Davydenko's 4

Yeah fair call.

 

[Simon]

Yeh Novak would be there for mine

 

[Uppercut]

No one likes him though.

 

[Johnners]

No one likes him though.

Nah DWTA