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| Benchwarmer1 |
If you could have....well, this thread is kind of like this one:http://percy896tennis.myfreeforum.org/ftopic905.php but, might as well make an updated one 
who's attributes would you like to have as your own? First Serve: Second Serve: Forehand: Backhand: Volleys: Footwork/Speed: Mental Toughness: ...pleas add more if you want |
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| leftys_rock |
Re: If you could have....
Alrighty(women for me, as i'm a girl  ):
First Serve: Lindsay Davenport(It actually isn't that fast, but it is placed so well) Second Serve: Maria Sharapova(Gets some nice kick along with some pop) Forehand: Justine Henin-Hardenne(She can hit winners from behind the baseline with it) Backhand: Drive - Justine Henin-Hardenne(It's a very penetrating shot, and gets a lot of power) Slice - Amelie Mauresmo(Having such good hands, the slice stays very low and skids on the ground) Volleys: Amelie Mauresmo(Do I need a reason?  )
Footwork/Speed: Mauresmo/JHH(Both are very speedy and have good footwork to get into position to hit their shots) Mental Toughness: JHH(She is very good at winning the big points in matches) |
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| dav6789 |
Re: If you could have....
First Serve: Ivan Ljubicic (a very smooth action, has alot of variety) Second Serve: Marat Safin (never misses, has an extremely good kick) Forehand: Roger Federer (we all know this is a legendary shot in the game....if not Federer I would choose James Blake) Backhand: Single-handed: Ivan Ljubicic (again, a very smooth shot, lovely variety and amazing power) Double-handed: David Nalbandian (extremely consistent shot and a huge weapon when drilled down the line) Slice: Greg Rusedski (when used aggressively or an approach shot, it is extremely affective. The slice bites into the court and moves away from opponent) Volleys: Tim Henman (very nice hands, is able to hit all types of volleys and is sometimes inpassable) Footwork/Speed: Lleyton Hewitt (his footwork for every shot is perfect, never off balance) Mental Toughness: Rafael Nadal (his intensity is frightening, he never lets go and just wares down his opponents) |
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| x.doublea |
Here would be my picks:
First Serve: Sampras (I know he's retired, but his serve's the best) Second Serve: Sampras (who can hit a kick serve 130 mph without ever missing?) Return: Agassi (most effective, definitely puts him in control) Forehand: Federer (the combination of spin and pace is basically lethal) Backhand: Agassi (for Topspin; it's a doublehander, but it's so solid), Federer (for Slice; very nice variety of the amount of spin and depth) Volleys: Edberg (I know he has been retired for a long time, but his volleys were always the best, IMO, such great feel) Footwork/Speed: Federer (for footwork, almost perfect positioning at all times), Hewitt (for speed, he's the fastest) Mental Toughness: Hewitt (when he was #1, he never gave up, and he had so much intensity) |
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| Benchwarmer1 |
wow, forgot my own list!!
1st serve: Sampras, greatest serve ever. but in today's game probably Fed 2nd serve: Safin, same reason as dave Forehand: Federer, if not Fed maybe Tursunov Backhand: Gasquet, his just looks great and has sooo much spin behind it Slice: Federer, like what x.doublea said Volleys: Henman, great hands at net Footwork/Speed: Hewitt, playing Hewitt was like hitting against wall at times Mental Toughness: Nadal, he could pull himself out of a deep situation and gain momentum from any particular point, and he is just so INTENSE |
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| PSALT |
Re: If you could have....
Men First Serve- Karlovic Second Serve- Safin Forehand- Nadal 2H Backhand- Safin 1H Backhand- Gasquet Slice- Federer Volleys- Henman Footwork- Nadal Mental Toughness- Nadal Women First Serve- Davenport Second Serve- Davenport Forehand- Henin-Hardenne 1H Backhand- Mauresmo 2H Backhand- Davenport Slice- Mauresmo Volley- Mauresmo Footwork- Clijsters Mental Toughness- Henin-Hardenne |
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| Rattler |
Re: If you could have....First Serve: Boris Becker'sSecond Serve: Pete Sampras' Forehand: Federer's BackHand:Edburg's Volleys: McEnroe's/Navratilova's Footwork Speed: Nadal Mental Toughness: Federer, |
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| J-man |
Serve: Sampras
2 Serve: Karlovic Forehand: Aggasi Backhand: Aggasi Volley: Henman Footwork/Speed: Davydenko for footwork and James Blake for speed (or even Nadal) Mental toughness: This is a bit diffcult for me becasue I have 2 players in mind; Davydenko, and Nadal |
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| Adie |
First Serve: Lindsey Davenport
Second Serve: Lindsey Davenport Forehand: Justine Henin Hardenne Backhand: Lindsey Davenport Slice: Amelie Mauresmo Volley: Amelie Mauresmo Footwork: Kim Clijsters Mental: Justine Henin Hardenne |
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| stevos14 |
Davydenko has good mental toughness?? I had no idea! |
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| stevos14 |
First Serve: Roger Federer - Serena Williams
Second Serve: Maria Sharapova Forehand: Roger Federer Backhand: Lindsay Davenport (I love her backhand, so beautiful) Volleys: Maria Sharr...wait no, Roger Federer AGAIN! Footwork/Speed: Nadal/Blake - Venus Williams (the 2 men are brilliant, and Venus is incredible where she gets into a good spot to hit hard even off of supposed winners) Mental Toughness: Easy - Maria Sharapova |
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| Adie |
I would say Maria's volley is improving, but to say I'd want her volley I don't know. Amelie to me is much me steady at the net. |
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| leftys_rock |
She just has very bad insight on when to approach the net and isn't comfortable up there anyway unless the ball is sitting up. There was this point in the USO final where she just stomped up there after hitting a neutral groundstroke and (yes she won the point anyway) was very fortunate that Henin missed and the ball went wide. |
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| stevos14 |
True, but remember that half-volley to save game point? I remember it vividly! Really good volley, really showed how her hard work on it really paid off this summer. | ||||||
| PSALT |
even still, it will take her years to get even close to the volleys of Mauresmo, Henin, Davenport, Clijsters, Hingis, and a few others. Playing doubles would really help her game right now. I would help her get a sense for the net, and would, and would make her game less one-dimensional much more quickly. |
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| leftys_rock |
Yes, she did make the effort to go up there and it paid off that time, but she gives up a lot of points there too. She just kept getting passed in the San Diego final(even though she won). But there was this other one where it sat right up for Henin and she just ripped a forehand winner. But she should play doubles. Would help a bit with court sense. |
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| Hannah The Banana |
I would want Lindsey Davenports serve and forehand. | ||||||
| pacomexican |
First Serve:
Second Serve: Forehand: Backhand: Volleys: Footwork/Speed: Mental Toughness: All Serena at her best 
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| PSALT |
I disagree, even at her best both Hingis and Mauresmo have better volleys, Davenport has a better serve, and quite a few players are faster. |
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| leftys_rock |
To each their own I guess. And about the serve, it depends if you want more pop or better placement. Serena has more pop on her serve and it's very difficult to get a racquet on it, while Lindsay gets some consistant pop(not as big as Serena's though) but with amazing placement and spin. | ||||||
| stevos14 |
I do agree with this. Serena is incredible, at her BEST. She is basically nowhere near that right now. Sigh. |
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| pacomexican |
at the hight of her dominance serena was the fastest and best mover by far, and her serves were killer, both second and first. |
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| PSALT |
she was fast yes, but I think Clijsters had better movement. for serves Leftys is right, Serena's is faster, but Lindsay is able to do more things with her serve. |
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| admin |
Re: If you could have....
This is at their best. Men First Serve: Sampras Second Serve: Federer Forehand: Federer Backhand: Agassi Volleys: Hmm...maybe Henman? Footwork/Speed: Blake or Nadal Mental Toughness: Hewitt or Nadal Women First Serve: Serena Second Serve: Davenport Forehand: Serena Backhand: Davenport or Serena Volleys: Mauresmo Footwork/Speed: Venus Mental Toughness: This is a tough one, but if I had to pick anybody I'd pick Serena. Next would come JHH and Sharapova. |
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