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But again, they're boring. Okay, so they have some ridiculous comebacks sometimes - but - as of the US Open quarters against Kuznetsova in Wozniacki's case, it's on account of the opposition's facade crackling, not spectacular tennis.
They're both a strange cross of baseline machine/counterpuncher/SuperPusher - and i detest it. Give me Murray, with his fiery temper, or Monfils, with his ludicrous antics (and ludicrous forehands)!
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Originally Posted by MagnusEffect
Give me Murray, with his fiery temper, or Monfils, with his ludicrous antics (and ludicrous forehands)!
What fiery temper?? Everything about Murray is boring. He hasn't done anything charismatic in his life
"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I’ll never be as good as a wall."
"Whoever said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose that counts,’ probably lost."
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Originally Posted by clock-
It has to be Nadal for me. When i heard there was a movie called Never Back Down I thought it was going to be about him.
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Originally Posted by AlexLogan
Nadal is one of the best role models in sport. He is the ultimate fighter. Even at 2 sets down and 5-0 in the third he would never contemplate submitting to defeat. Even with his newfound superstar status he remains a gentleman whose sole joy is playing tennis and has no interest in the luxuries that come with fame and riches
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Originally Posted by MagnusEffect
But again, they're boring. Okay, so they have some ridiculous comebacks sometimes - but - as of the US Open quarters against Kuznetsova in Wozniacki's case, it's on account of the opposition's facade crackling, not spectacular tennis.
They're both a strange cross of baseline machine/counterpuncher/SuperPusher - and i detest it. Give me Murray, with his fiery temper, or Monfils, with his ludicrous antics (and ludicrous forehands)!
ok, to some extent you're right. Nadal rarely goes for his shots or initiates the first attack. he's more of a 'i can out last you' kind of player which can get monotonous.
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Murray has his oral agression.
Federer has that too though, lol.
I like:
1. Justine Henin
Seriously, she's like 5'6 and outhits 6'3 people (Sharapova)
2. Caroline Wozniacki
She's really hard working, but I think she's played too many tournaments in 09, which kind of hurt her performance after the US open.
3. Sania Mirza
Namely, just because she's indian, and she's a female, and she plays a proffesional sport other than cricket...
4. sharapova,
Just because for some reason I liked her when I started playing.
Men:
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1. Andre Agassi
His groundstrokes are really amazing.
No one else really...
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Originally Posted by AlexLogan
What fiery temper?? Everything about Murray is boring. He hasn't done anything charismatic in his life
Apparently you watch him too little to pass such judgement, seeing as the man regularly abuses himself and referees verbally. It's no coincedence he features along McEnroe in the commercial for Grand Slam Tennis! Although completely ungentlemanlike, i find it slightly amusing - he's like a little, frustrated child (i believe the german word for what i feel is Schadefreude), and i find it infinitely amusing. To me, tennis is more about viewing pleasure than role models - but if you asked me whose mental approach and general attitude to the game i would advise a child looking for a role model to emulate, i'd certainly pick Nadal or Federer any day.
Which i guess, of course, makes me a despicable hypocrite :P
Last edited by MagnusEffect; 12-29-2009 at 09:11 PM.
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