Players Spurn Whistleblower
After exposing tennis crooks, spurned.
Chang Lists house for $8mil
Medvedev - how far can he go
Roddick Reflects on American Tennis
Goolagong Praises Barty
Barty Stars in Fed Cup
Fognini at Monte Carlo
Rafa - greatest competitor ever
Monday, April 22, 2019
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Friday, April 19, 2019
Becker on why Federer Cannot be the Greatest Ever - Then there's Novak
Becker on why Federer Cannot be the Greatest Ever
Of course what it appears he means is that an individual player's style may mean that someone could own him, somewhat like Nadal did for a long time. How do you judge?
Grand slam wins counts would put Laver at the top with Two of all of the majors in one calendar year. Then Don Budge who no one ever mentions with his monster backhand.
Total slam event wins would put Federer at the top for Men's.
Then to say without Nadal Federer would have had another five or more French opens ignores that Laver stayed out of the major slam events for almost a decade when he went professional to pay the bills in the Era before open tennis where it was okay to play professionally and play the once amateur events. He may have added another calendar year slam to his total and surely would have added a bunch of slam event wins were it not for being deprived of the opportunity.
On the other hand, had most players not grown up in a town with no tennis instructors of any kind maybe one of them would have won them all. We'll never know. Speculation is all this is. Use the numbers that exist to make an argument.
It seems that Becker is arguing that he would have made life tough for Fed. Sorry, didn't happen.
Then there's Novak.
He might get more support once Fed is out.
Of course what it appears he means is that an individual player's style may mean that someone could own him, somewhat like Nadal did for a long time. How do you judge?
Grand slam wins counts would put Laver at the top with Two of all of the majors in one calendar year. Then Don Budge who no one ever mentions with his monster backhand.
Total slam event wins would put Federer at the top for Men's.
Then to say without Nadal Federer would have had another five or more French opens ignores that Laver stayed out of the major slam events for almost a decade when he went professional to pay the bills in the Era before open tennis where it was okay to play professionally and play the once amateur events. He may have added another calendar year slam to his total and surely would have added a bunch of slam event wins were it not for being deprived of the opportunity.
On the other hand, had most players not grown up in a town with no tennis instructors of any kind maybe one of them would have won them all. We'll never know. Speculation is all this is. Use the numbers that exist to make an argument.
It seems that Becker is arguing that he would have made life tough for Fed. Sorry, didn't happen.
Then there's Novak.
He might get more support once Fed is out.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Monday, April 15, 2019
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Monday, April 8, 2019
Tennis News: Zverev, Fed 101, Barty, Fed in Miami
Zverev talks Retirement
It pays to think about this early. So maybe it means he is putting aside some savings for his rocking chair days.
Federer 101 - Miami
Barty - Players can win with variety
Fed Demonstrates His Mastery in Miami
Citi Open Washington D.C.
It pays to think about this early. So maybe it means he is putting aside some savings for his rocking chair days.
Federer 101 - Miami
Barty - Players can win with variety
Fed Demonstrates His Mastery in Miami
Citi Open Washington D.C.
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