On Thursday, February 27, 2014 1:50:12 PM UTC-5, Patrick Kehoe wrote:
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> > > > Hell of a tennis player when he was on...usually between September and December of every second year or so. :-)
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> > > Ya, he didn't need a racquet the size of a trash can lid either to be a sweet hitter as Agassi did... he had the natural eye and timing for consistent hitting, unparalleled when he was young... he just forgot to go to the gym or go for a run 4 times a week... what a waste of talent he was overall...
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> > Remember seeing him win his 11th title and couldn't believe it that he'd only won 10 tournaments before - he was way,way,way better than that. I'd say a shame, but he looks like a big big star in Argentina and has a great life, so guess that enough.
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> Yes... he should have won about 30 tournaments (20 being the number that puts you into the upper echelon of ATP players)... and certainly should have done better than make on major final... oh, well, he was something to watch when on his game... incredible off both sides... he certainly put the boots to Federer a few times at the WTF's...
I think this is what so many forget. There's not a big difference between the top players and the rest. In many cases it's a single weakness in one part of the game; maybe consistency of the serve; maybe movement to one side; maybe mental fragility at critical times during a match.
I've watched qualifiers with beautiful games but when they get into the money rounds their weaknesses are exploited by the very best because these guys KNOW how to find the weakness and hit into them, making these guys look weak.
Local man Frank Dancevic is like Mozart with a racquet around here...but he was seldom competitive at the very top of the game.