posted Feb 25, 2008

duggietoo not really as Roddick gave up trying to play tennis years ago!

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posted Feb 25, 2008

Got to feel sorry for Roddick - if he had been around say, 15-10 years ago - he would have had 6 slams to his name by now along with the other one dimensional giants with huge serves......

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posted Feb 25, 2008

Whats happened to Roddicks forehand? it's slowed down massively ever since he got his new coach.
Wonder what his coach is working on? His net play = still poor, serve + forhand + backhand = slower

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posted Feb 25, 2008

FPD

Your'e very naughty

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posted Feb 25, 2008

he would have had 6 slams to his name by now along with the other one dimensional giants with huge serves
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No. One Dimensional big servers have never won slams.

Sampras, Becker, Agassi (who wasnt even a big server)- the slam winners of 10 years ago. None of them fall in the one dimensional cat.



FPD yes youre right hes only what, world no 6? Top 10 almost consistently for the last 5/6 years.

Gets a lot of unfair stick Roddick does just because of his serve, almost like youre not allowed to have a big serve as a strength. Its something any tennis player would kill for.

No the rest of his game is not quite where it should be but hes nowhere near as naturally talented as many players but has been consistent over the years and has a good slam record.

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posted Feb 25, 2008

Alot of professional players would love to have a record of winning a Davis Cup, a GS, 3 runners-up, 4 simis and 6 QFs plus consistenly being in the top 10 and playing in the Masters Cup. My son wants to go pro and I'd settle for a record like that for him!

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posted Feb 25, 2008

omega etc:

one-dimensional grand slam winners: Krajicek, Ivanisevic.
Admittedly not many to their name though. Not sure whether they were more allround than Andy, who deserves praise for mentality and fitness (and staying injury-free I think!)

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posted Feb 25, 2008

oSB the reason I (can't speak for his other "knockers") give A-Rod some stick is because he appears to have given up the ghost in trying to beat Federer. Once you mentally do that you're ever going to win another slam. If he proves me wrong, great. Personally I doubt he will.

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posted Feb 25, 2008

Thank you Scorpion- good point

Goran and Kraijcek

Thats two in 15 years. And Id argue that both were good enough volleyers not to be labelled 'one dimensional'.

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posted Feb 26, 2008

Apologies OSD - I never thought Roddick would win 6 slams 10-15 years ago, but still believe he would have had more a chance than now, as the balls were faster and due to the weight of the racquets, heavy serving was much more effective than it is now.

The balls were slowed down as the game was being dominated by players like Roddick in the 90’s.

I was just having a pop at other 606 members that have this weird belief that tennis now is a rubbish in comparison to the days of the Sampras et al.

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