I agree re:Sampras. I think he played in a weak era.
McEnroe was volatile but you cannot deny his shotmaking skills. I loved watching him probably for both of those things.
Normally, I do hit with some topspin. However, in this particular incident Neil's approach shot wasn't very deep and it had a high bounce (about waist high, same height as the net). So, I held the racket with 2 hands and hit the ball flat. It cleared the net by about an inch at just the right height to hit Neil you know where.
No argument here. Connors had this habit of hitting his forehand flat and it would hit the net instead of crossing over the net. He never did master the topspin forehand. Plus, he played with that weird Wilson 2000 racket.
trivia: name players who hit the forehand and backhand with both hands on racket , obvious answer is Monica Seles, but who was the male player that played this way?
I vaguely remember that the player had a Latino/Spanish sounding name. My guess is Pancho Gonzales or Pancho Sequra.
I have heard the story of Nadal being converted in childhood I think but did not know that Rosewall was. For that matter my memory of Rosewall is so hazy I'd be hard-pressed to even recall which hand he played with.
Never heard of him, looked him up and yes he did hit both sides with 2 hands, however there is only one other male that did this also, it was Hans Gildemeister from Chile.
Hans Gildemeister - now that's a helluva handle. Sounds like he should of been part of a 90's SNL Rob Schneider skit
The Gilde MeisterWhat with hitting guys in the cojones and the head, you must have been a terror on the court
