Talk About Tennis 2.0

Kyrgios is full of sh*t. 2001 version of Sampras was quite removed from his athletic best. Due to his health problems Pete could not sustain his physical prime all that long. Now about "What Djokovic would do to Sampras". He is correct if Sampras plays with 90s strings and sticks and Djokovic with modern ones. But is it a fair comparison? Aging Federer, who is stylistically quite close to Sampras, gave Djokovic all he could handle in 2019 Wimbledon final. When he was closer to his prime, in some matches he was able to just take the raquet out of Novak's hands completely - much like Pete done to his opponents.
Djokovic's prolonged success is due to the fact, that he continues to improve and incorporate more attacking tennis to his game. Today's Djokovic has more in common with Sampras than with Hewitt IMO.

Djokovic is upset that Ivanisevic did not get even a nomination for coach of the year...
He should take it as a compliment to himself! Djokovic doesn't need coaching?!

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:47 am Djokovic is upset that Ivanisevic did not get even a nomination for coach of the year...
He should take it as a compliment to himself! Djokovic doesn't need coaching?!

No, Ivanisevic was nominated.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/cahill- ... f-the-year

ashkor87 wrote:Djokovic is upset that Ivanisevic did not get even a nomination for coach of the year...
He should take it as a compliment to himself! Djokovic doesn't need coaching?!

Right. Goran suffers from Djokovic’s greatness. People don’t know what he is contributing and he is probably short-changed.


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mick1303 wrote:Kyrgios is full of sh*t. 2001 version of Sampras was quite removed from his athletic best. Due to his health problems Pete could not sustain his physical prime all that long. Now about "What Djokovic would do to Sampras". He is correct if Sampras plays with 90s strings and sticks and Djokovic with modern ones. But is it a fair comparison? Aging Federer, who is stylistically quite close to Sampras, gave Djokovic all he could handle in 2019 Wimbledon final. When he was closer to his prime, in some matches he was able to just take the raquet out of Novak's hands completely - much like Pete done to his opponents.
Djokovic's prolonged success is due to the fact, that he continues to improve and incorporate more attacking tennis to his game. Today's Djokovic has more in common with Sampras than with Hewitt IMO.

Agree that Sampras (adjusted for 2023 standards) would compete well with Djokovic today. His volleys were better than anything Djokovic sees today.


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I wouldn't say she has no obvious weakness..her movement is a 4 on 10 at best .but very impressed that dhe has beaten Rybakjna all 4 times they have met..they are actually quite similar players.. Samsonova is a tad more powerful but also a tad slower. I hope for good results from her this year but I actually thought '23 was as good as she was ever going to be.

Sampras ..first time I saw him, he was annihilating Lendl at the USO .his shots were so flat and fearless, no topspin, no safety margin, (he was Lansdorp's disciple after all,), I said to myself - this is just a one-time miracle, it will never happen again...he can't keep doing this again and again...I feel the same about Swiatek when she hits those off-forehand winners. I hope I am as wrong as I was with Sampras!

Interesting. I just found out that my daughter is a huge Sampras fan.

Saw that Kostyuk was supposed to play Andreeva in an exo today.

Kostyuk pulled out at the last minute due to the geopolitical situation.

They backfilled with a gentleman ranked number 1045 in the world.

He won 7-5, 6-2. Sound like she was up a break in the first.

(Yes I realize it was an exo, but it's the off-season and this has been a topic for eons)

Read a sweet little story - Vijay Amritraj, visiting London, got a chance to meet the great Gonzales, an idol of his, at a pre-Wimbledon event. Pancho got him over to Las Vegas and worked with him on his second serve...added power and sting to it. Vijay went on to win a tournament, beating Laver and Connors...

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:12 am I just found out that my daughter is a huge Sampras fan.

we all are, I think we all are!

ti-amie wrote:Interesting. I just found out that my daughter is a huge Sampras fan.

Wait, is ashkor your daughter??


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Is anyone here NOT a Sampras fan, big or small?

ashkor87 wrote:Is anyone here NOT a Sampras fan, big or small?

I’m ambivalent. I respect him a lot but didn’t often cheer for him. I wish he was around more and I could get to know him better. My good friend always says, “Pete is my GOAT,” so most of my affection for Pete is by proxy.

I second Megan's ambivalence and chalk it up to Midwestern (US) sensibilities