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From: ca1houn on 24 Jun 2010 23:19
On Jun 24, 10:52 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 24, 12:40 pm, Joubert <trappedinthecloset9...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > If extreme height can be considered cheating, than talent could be
> > considered cheating as well. That's how I'd put it in facts: talent must
> > be the only acceptable form of cheating in tennis.
> > The dimensions of the court and racquets weren't meant for a guy who can
> > hit the ball from those heights. I'm talking about Isner/Ivo types
> > obviously, who can only serve and are a disgrace to the sport otherwise..
>
> Only grass supports ace monster freaks like Isner and Mahut. Ban
> grass! Its an invalid surface! You don't need much talent to win
> there. Will Isner ever be able to serve 110 aces on clay? NEVER!

combine Sampras number over three matches. An 11 hour match is going
to have super big number.
From: Raja, The Great on 25 Jun 2010 00:49
On Jun 24, 10:10 pm, ca1houn <vageta95...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jun 24, 10:22 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jun 24, 5:39 am, chris m <rilke2...(a)yahoo.net> wrote:
>
> > > In article
> > > <efb9e368-7b43-48e8-ab33-ccf822769...(a)y11g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
>
> > > Red Cloud <mmdir2...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > >  John Isner =  6'9".    Is he in the wrong court?  He forgot
> > > > basketball court.
>
> > > What he is doing is winning and making money.  After Roddick the 2 best
> > > US players are Isner and Sam Querry both 6'9" ish.  Ivo Karvolic is
> > > 6"11.  There is supposedly a 7 footer from somewhere about ready to
> > > come on the tour.
>
> > > It unfortunately is the wave of the future.  The French Open will be
> > > the only tournament where real tennis is player.  Not by these behmoths
> > > with 150 mph serves.  I hate it, its ruining the game.
>
> > Wimbledon has been fucked ever since Sampras and Ivansivec started
> > serving 100 aces (combined) in their matches at Wimbledon. Their semi
> > final of 1992 still terrifies me. It was abysmal. Wimbledon needs to
> > change to a surface where real tennis players thrive, not ace monsters
> > like Isner, Mahut, Ivansevic, Karlovic, Sampras, Rusedski etc.
>
> Lol it been fucked for you since Lendl couldn't never win it.  Why did
> it take you so long to come up come to this mind

Er Lendl won Queens twice.
From: Insane Ranter on 25 Jun 2010 04:12
This is why I watch women's tennis if I watch tennis. They atleast hit
the ball back and forth. Rather than in men's its who serves the
hardest.
From: Whisper on 25 Jun 2010 06:13
On 6/25/2010 3:32 AM, Raja, The Great wrote:
>>>> It unfortunately is the wave of the future. The French Open will be
>>>> the only tournament where real tennis is player. Not by these behmoths
>>>> with 150 mph serves. I hate it, its ruining the game.
>>
>>> Wimbledon has been fucked ever since Sampras and Ivansivec started
>>> serving 100 aces (combined) in their matches at Wimbledon. Their semi
>>> final of 1992 still terrifies me. It was abysmal. Wimbledon needs to
>>> change to a surface where real tennis players thrive, not ace monsters
>>> like Isner, Mahut, Ivansevic, Karlovic, Sampras, Rusedski etc.
>>
>> Sampras was only 6'1''. His serving prowess was due to skill/talent
>> not because of height.- Hide quoted text -
>
> I agree, but if Wimbledon were played on clay, he would have won 7
> slams in his career. Grass and his 40 aces per match record on grass
> inflated his greatness.



Sampras wouldn't have changed his game from 2 handed baseline to single
handed s/v if Wimbledon was on clay. He did that to win Wimbledon.

Do you know anything about tennis?




From: Whisper on 25 Jun 2010 06:44
On 6/25/2010 3:52 AM, Raja, The Great wrote:
> On Jun 24, 12:40 pm, Joubert<trappedinthecloset9...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>> If extreme height can be considered cheating, than talent could be
>> considered cheating as well. That's how I'd put it in facts: talent must
>> be the only acceptable form of cheating in tennis.
>> The dimensions of the court and racquets weren't meant for a guy who can
>> hit the ball from those heights. I'm talking about Isner/Ivo types
>> obviously, who can only serve and are a disgrace to the sport otherwise.
>
> Only grass supports ace monster freaks like Isner and Mahut. Ban
> grass! Its an invalid surface! You don't need much talent to win
> there. Will Isner ever be able to serve 110 aces on clay? NEVER!
>


In 170 games? Easily.

Remember Karlovic had the record of 78 aces, & that was on clay.


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