I preferred Edberg and Becker on grass, and to some extent Pat Cash - Wrath of the Barclay

I preferred Edberg and Becker on grass, and to some extent Pat Cash

They were masters of the serve and volley, technology and the courts have changed it forever.

Posted By: Vivid Data Shark on July 8th 2012 at 13:19:00

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So, was Sampras at his best better than the top four now? (Other Sports) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 13:12:08
- different game back then (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 13:14:34
  - what, they slowed it down? why? to stop it being all about (Other Sports) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 13:18:03
    - yeah that's why players rarely serve volley now (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 13:19:53
      - I don't know what serve volley means, but don't explain. So what did they do to slow it? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 13:20:59
        
        just means coming to net after a serve (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 13:23:58
        
        Velcro woven into the grass (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Jul 8, 13:23:00
        
        Fair play, that's clever. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 13:25:33
  - I never enjoyed watching Sampras (Other Sports) - norway, Jul 8, 13:16:46
    - I preferred Edberg and Becker on grass, and to some extent Pat Cash (Other Sports) - Vivid Data Shark, Jul 8, 13:19:00
    - grass court tennis was crap back then (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 13:18:43
- I'd put him and Federer on a par (n/m) (Other Sports) - HairyBobbingManAss, Jul 8, 13:14:34

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