you might have a point if you were talking purely wimbledon
in the mid 90s!
the serve certainly does not dominate
courts are a lot slower hence players rarely serve and volley even at wimbledon
rafa's multiple slams have not been down to his serve
Posted By: SCC 28 on June 24th 2011 at 23:05:48
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- SCC: I must admit I hated Tim Henman, the gay fist pump and "Come on", the Tiger nickname (Other Sports) - JD3, Jun 24, 22:52:52
- i loved him ever since he beat kafelnikov at wimbledon (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:00:17
- "ballgirl abuse"? pray tell... (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Jun 24, 22:57:03
- He smashed a tennis ball at a ball girl by accident (Other Sports) - pants, Jun 24, 22:57:57
- Rock and fucking roll.. (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Jun 24, 22:59:22
- What were you hoping for? (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Jun 24, 23:01:11
- Nothing really. (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Jun 24, 23:04:20
- He could have been the Marquis de Sade of dandy racket balls (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Jun 24, 23:34:03
- I'm a Dandy (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Jun 24, 23:34:38
- Tell her lies and Feed her candy (The Sadies) (Other Sports) - pants, Jun 24, 23:45:11
- I'm a Dandy (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Jun 24, 23:34:38
- He could have been the Marquis de Sade of dandy racket balls (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Jun 24, 23:34:03
- Nothing really. (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Jun 24, 23:04:20
- only ever player disqualified from wimbledon... (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:00:55
- What were you hoping for? (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Jun 24, 23:01:11
- Rock and fucking roll.. (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Jun 24, 22:59:22
- He smashed a tennis ball at a ball girl by accident (Other Sports) - pants, Jun 24, 22:57:57
- Greg was never full of shit or blame shout outs or injury for failure (Other Sports) - pants, Jun 24, 22:56:11
- he abused ballgirls? (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 24, 22:56:05
- I preferred Greg to Tim, think it was his rocket serve, fastest in the world for a while (n/m) (Other Sports) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 24, 23:00:24
- should have done much more in the game (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:01:25
- Think it's a similar situation to Henman though, always someone a little better than him (Other Sports) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 24, 23:04:54
- henman beaten by the better player tho (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:07:58
- Like you say, you need more than just a quick serve, especially on the slower surfaces (n/m) (Other Sports) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 24, 23:11:57
- henman beaten by the better player tho (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:07:58
- the serve is dominating the tennis (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 24, 23:03:52
- you might have a point if you were talking purely wimbledon (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:05:48
- I'd say his serve has got better (quicker) throughout his career, which has enabled him to (Other Sports) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 24, 23:11:07
- oh yeah it has improved (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:14:04
- smaller bats then (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 24, 23:09:45
- men's tennis is great (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:18:36
- murray is a communion wafer away from being uber shit (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 24, 23:23:35
- he probably won't tbhg (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:27:29
- unless he raises his game another notch (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:28:30
- if you see him (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 24, 23:32:34
- i might tweet him for you! (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:33:22
- do it! (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 24, 23:39:58
- many experts do suggest he's too passive (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:59:22
- do it! (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 24, 23:39:58
- i might tweet him for you! (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:33:22
- if you see him (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 24, 23:32:34
- unless he raises his game another notch (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:28:30
- he probably won't tbhg (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:27:29
- Del Potro won a slam. Puts him above Murray when fit. (n/m) (Other Sports) - JD3, Jun 24, 23:23:10
- yeah his peak performance was defo above murray (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:26:20
- Yep in this era. Murray should've won the slam DP won (n/m) (Other Sports) - JD3, Jun 24, 23:28:39
- think he had a hand injury losing to cilic (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:32:50
- he (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:26:35
- Yep in this era. Murray should've won the slam DP won (n/m) (Other Sports) - JD3, Jun 24, 23:28:39
- yeah his peak performance was defo above murray (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:26:20
- murray is a communion wafer away from being uber shit (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 24, 23:23:35
- men's tennis is great (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:18:36
- I'd say his serve has got better (quicker) throughout his career, which has enabled him to (Other Sports) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 24, 23:11:07
- you might have a point if you were talking purely wimbledon (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:05:48
- Think it's a similar situation to Henman though, always someone a little better than him (Other Sports) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 24, 23:04:54
- should have done much more in the game (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 23:01:25
- I preferred Greg to Tim, think it was his rocket serve, fastest in the world for a while (n/m) (Other Sports) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 24, 23:00:24
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