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Originally posted by Jem_hadar my FAVOURITE player to HATE/depsie, Serena Williams...

On the woman's side I would agree with you.. serena has made the woman's game into a power game instead of a finesse game. I guess the transition was inevitable, but it makes for much less-interesting tennis.

On the men's side I love to hate Roddick and Hewitt.. both are arrogant assholes. Whereas Agassi and Macenroe (sp?) had their share of arrogance and outbursts, they weren't pricks! Agassi is still one of my favorites and I also love watching Safin (because he is such a volatile player) and Federer (for the same reason as Safin, but he's solidified his game a lot in the last 2 years - he was more interesting to watch a couple years ago )

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I agree, the change in direction to a more "power intense" game was inevitable... but theres been talk from the world tennis setting body (name ? I forget) that they'll soon be changing (not confirmed, just what ive heard in discussions on tv) racket standards, requiring a smaller racket size, which will somehow lead to less power being able to be obtained... ie. so that power hitters like Roddick who most entirely rely on a baseline game will not be able to do so as much... (not with the same advantage they currently possess anyways)

itll be interesting to see where this goes and whut the player and fans of tennis think... could be quite teh controversy... but there have been lots of changes in the sport, and they dont necessary ever stir up alot of controversy.

with roddick... i dont find him to be a prick at all... but u prolly have ur reasons to think so... with hewitt i can TOTALLY see it... proly why hes not more of a favourite of mine, but i still like him...

Agassi is the man tho... i love watching his game of tennis almost just as much as Hennin-Hardennes! his shot are always jsut so well placed. and the man is in such amazing condition for being fuckn 34 or 35, its mind boggling.... and all u see when watching him is this sense of composure and determination and calmness... hes definately the tennis player i enjoy watching the most on teh men's side

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tennis is for fags with shorts.

You gotta love Lleyton Hewitt's games... if its not HIM causing the controversy, then its an opponent he's playing

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The third round Saturday was highlighted by Lleyton Hewitt's 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Juan Ignacio Chela. Chela became angry when he thought Hewitt's loud cry of "Come on!" was a bit too much celebration for an unforced error that resulted in triple break point in the fifth game of the fourth set. He drove his next serve at Hewitt, allowing the Australian to convert the break. Chela appeared to spit toward Hewitt when the players were switching sides. "It's sad that something like that happens," Hewitt said. "But, you know, he apologized at the net when we shook hands and I said, 'Just forget about it, mate.'" Chela denied spitting at Hewitt, but the Argentine was fined $2,000 by tournament referee Peter Bellenger for unsportsmanlike conduct.

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar I agree, the change in direction to a more "power intense" game was inevitable... but theres been talk from the world tennis setting body (name ? I forget) that they'll soon be changing (not confirmed, just what ive heard in discussions on tv) racket standards, requiring a smaller racket size

Never heard of this, but there was talk of using larger balls to slow down the game a coule years back (more wind resistance --> slower ball speeds).

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Originally posted by AwakenedAddict Never heard of this, but there was talk of using larger balls to slow down the game a coule years back (more wind resistance --> slower ball speeds).

Personally, i think changing the rackets makes more sense, but changing the balls would be far cheaper

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OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG


Guys guys guys

TSN

TSN NOWWWWWWWWWWWW



AMZING MATach... 3 sets 6-5

Molik vs. Davenport!

OMGGGGGGGGG

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This shit is INTENSE... why teh fuck did i waste most of it posting here on TA

LOOOOOOOOOOL

Fuck! 7-6 now... man, i hope Molik (an Aussie) pulls thru and fucking takes it... im praying its not Davenport... i dont like here...


fuck! the tention is madd crazy right now!

Such a good match!

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Davenport won... thats all i have to say before i go wollow in depression... molik seemed like she owned the match too for a while...

oh well, TREMENDOUS JOB GIRL... You ruled ass hard Molik! Fuckn well done!

Cheers to how you played that match! The whole court was behind you!

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I had no idea Davenport had more Aussie Open wins than ANY other player

impressive!

Im so sadden by her win I have no other reponse than to post this

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I can't stand Roddick either...arrogant is right. Serena...ditto. Notice that virtually EVERY time she loses, she refers the reason back to herself...if SHE did this or did that, she'd have won. What happened to graceful defeat? Granting that someone simply outplayed you?

- the move towards greater and greater power...too many aces and service winners and a boring baseline game.
- the trend towards teaching two handed shorts (some even on the forehand)...provides more control, but requires less "skill" than a one handed shot. What happened to those *textbook* Lendl backhands??? Now lots of players have less perfect form, but compensate with a two handed shot...weak.
- where has the serve and volley game gone??? I really really miss Becker/Edberg serve and volley matchups...or one of them against a great baseliner like Lendl. MUCH more entertaining matches than the ace/service winner crap we see today.

I still love the sport...I just wish it was more like it was 10 years ago.