*Official* Tennis Thread

[vcs]

actually rafter had an underrated serve and a fantastic first volley, i rate him a better volleyer than sampras, i think he would have fared well in any era...sampras volleyed well mainly because his outstanding serve (maybe the greatest second serve of all time) set up (comparatively) easier volleys...as pure volleyers mcenroe, edberg and rafter were all better and becker was able to cover more ground by athletically lunging at the ball while covering the net...i agree about krajicek and stich....they wouldn't have been able to do much in today's "homogenized" conditions...

Yeah I loved Rafter. Brilliant to watch his athleticism at the net. But Sampras's volleying was awesome even though he did have arguably the greatest serve of all time to back it up.

I keep watching the highlights of this match every now and then, this style of tennis has nearly died out. Both Federer and Sampras serve-and-volleyed on both first and second serves. Federer won his first two Wimbledons playing like that most of the time.

 

[Ausage]

Yeah I loved Rafter. Brilliant to watch his athleticism at the net. But Sampras's volleying was awesome even though he did have arguably the greatest serve of all time to back it up.

I keep watching the highlights of this match every now and then, this style of tennis has nearly died out. Both Federer and Sampras serve-and-volleyed on both first and second serves. Federer won his first two Wimbledons playing like that most of the time.

Man, hard to remember a time you just donned whites in tennis.

 

[vcs]

It's still like that at Wimbledon.

 

[Ausage]

It's still like that at Wimbledon.

Oh wow there you go. I'm a once a year tennis fan if you haven't noticed.

 

[DriveClub]

Nadals on fire, his returns are just unbelievable

 

[Burgey]

Nadals on fire, his returns are just unbelievable

Swab hin.

 

[Burgey]

Raonic playing these set points in a particularly stupid manner.

Also looks like he's stolen Umesh Yadav's nostrils.

 

[Burgey]

Fmd Milos. Don't let Needal back into points like that.

 

[DriveClub]

Double fault on a set point was pretty bad from milos

 

[DriveClub]

Milos has missed couple of easy volleys

 

[DriveClub]

Swab hin.

What does it mean?

 

[DriveClub]

Volleying from milos pretty average today, has to really improve his volleying. Technically I think it must be hard for him to be a good volleyer since his centre of gravity is so high.

 

[DriveClub]

Good win from nadal, milos struggled in the slightly faster centre court, his volleying was completely off and looks like he picked up an injury during the match as well. Overall a game he'd like to forget.

 

[DriveClub]

Betting on dimitrov to beat nadal, he's been in simply sublime form this year.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Nadal looked awesome.

 

[Burgey]

Jeez it's could really be throw back Sunday. Would be brilliant

 

[NUFAN]

Saturday too.

Williams vs Williams
Federer vs Nadal

Actually even if Lucic makes it, its a throw back.

 

[vogue]

Betting on dimitrov to beat nadal, he's been in simply sublime form this year.

Yep... think I shall be doing same.
In other thoughts...can't do with Nadal getting through to the final... would love to see a Dimitrov-Stan final. But wouldn't mind a Fed -Dimitrov one either.

 

[Anil]

i think it will be a stan-rafa final...

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Jeez it's could really be throw back Sunday. Would be brilliant

Be brilliant if it is, such a good change from Djokovic meeting Murray again in a final too.