Account Options

  1. Sign in
The old Google Groups will be going away soon, but your browser is incompatible with the new version.
Google Groups Home
« Groups Home
rec.sport.tennis
+ new post
About this group
Subscribe to this group
This is a Usenet group - learn more
Message from discussion IF USO had switched to RED CLAY in 1978 how many slams would Sampras have?
The group you are posting to is a Usenet group. Messages posted to this group will make your email address visible to anyone on the Internet.
Your reply message has not been sent.
Your post was successful
 
From:
To:
Cc:
Followup To:
Add Cc | Add Followup-to | Edit Subject
Subject:
Validation:
For verification purposes please type the characters you see in the picture below or the numbers you hear by clicking the accessibility icon. Listen and type the numbers you hear
 
Scott  
View profile  
 More options Nov 16 2012, 7:08 pm
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: Scott <scott...@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:08:57 -0800 (PST)
Local: Fri, Nov 16 2012 7:08 pm
Subject: Re: IF USO had switched to RED CLAY in 1978 how many slams would Sampras have?
Print | View thread | Show original | Report this message | Find messages by this author
On Nov 16, 2:02 pm, "Rodjk #613" <rjka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, November 16, 2012 12:42:21 PM UTC-6, soccerfan777 wrote:
> > On Nov 16, 12:35 pm, Iceberg <iceberg.ru...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > Ulysses wrote:

> > > > On Nov 16, 10:19 am, reilloc <reil...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > > > On 11/16/2012 11:04 AM, soccerfan777 wrote:

> > > > > > My guess is 9!

> > > > > > I am sure Connors and McEnroe would have figured out a way to win a

> > > > > > red clay USO, but Sampras simply wouldn't have since he was overly

> > > > > > dependant on his big serve which was negated on red-clay. He didnt

> > > > > > have the groundstrokes or the ability to tackle topspin at the FO and

> > > > > > it would have been the same at the USO, if it was played on red-clay.

> > > > > So, if, since childhood, Sampras had learned on clay and practiced in

> > > > > anticipation of paying his country's championship on clay he'd do worse?

> > > > > LNC

> > > > The people who trash Sampras here are hilarious. It's so obvious they

> > > > never bothered to watch a single match of his. The dude has 14 slams

> > > > but has horrendous groundstrokes?? O.... K.....

> > > > He routinely out hit and out-manouvered Agassi from the back of the

> > > > court and Agassi was the greatest ballstriker in the game. Sampras had

> > > > exceptional groundstrokes.

> > > Raja hates Sampras, he also refuses to accept that he won Rome.

> > I don't hate Sampras and he won Italian open in a very weak field

> > once. Big fucking deal

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Italian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Sing...

>     1. Pete Sampras (Champion)
>     2. Michael Stich (Quarter-finals)
>     3. Jim Courier (Quarter-finals)
>     4. Goran Ivanišević (Semi-finals)
>     5. Michael Chang (Second Round)
>     6. Andrei Medvedev (Third Round)
>     7. Thomas Muster (Third Round)
>     8. Boris Becker (Final)
>     9. Cédric Pioline (Third Round)
>     10. Marc Rosset (First Round)
>     11. Arnaud Boetsch (First Round)
>     12. Andre Agassi (Third Round)
>     13. Wayne Ferreira (Third Round)
>     14. Richard Krajicek (Third Round)
>     15. Alexander Volkov (Second Round)
>     16. Paul Haarhuis (First Round)

> This is not a weak field for 1994.

it was a tune-up.  no credit given.

 
You must Sign in before you can post messages.
To post a message you must first join this group.
Please update your nickname on the subscription settings page before posting.
You do not have the permission required to post.
Create a group - Google Groups - Google Home - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy
©2013 Google