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A while back, you said Davenport would have more grand slam wins if the WS, belgians whoever hadnt come around. And then you say she was the best and stuff. You cant say "if only so and so werent born", because look at venus. If serena was paralysed at an early age venus would probably have 12 grand slams by now!! There are no what ifs in tennis.
You either win or you dont, and that proves what kind of player you are.
no one is here to say "If only, if only", this is just discussion about how Davenport would have done if the Willaims never came around. Just like if Federer would have won Wimby if they didn't slow down the courts, would Borg have retired if Mcenroe didn't come around, how many Slams would Agassi have if Sampras did come around, or how would Seles have done if she wasn't stabbed.
Okay, that makes for discussion I guess. I just think one of the previous posts had the "if only" vibe. And I too wish Davenport came a BIT earlier before the WS.
Did they ever play before she got stabbed? If not, it would be hard to say who would have been better in prime years....
yes, they both were playing before that happened.
They didn't actually play before Seles got stabbed, but Seles did come back in 1996 to still play top level tennis. Seles at her prime only had a few names to contend with, mainly Graf. It was Seles who introduced the complete baseline big-hitting game to the tour. By the time Davenport had reached her top levels, there were more baseliners around, so it didn't have such a big impression. That is why I think it was even more impressive for Davenport to dominate later on.
you are right, my apologizes. you are right though, Seles came back and won more Slams. It was not as if she went from superstar to has been right when she got stabbed.
When Seles first burst onto the tour, her style of play was new. It caught Graf and other players by suprise. Seles won alot of tournaments when she was young. Seles and Graf had many battles in this time period. I think Seles was actually the better player on clay and hard because she really could attack the weak Graf backhand. I also think Seles was sometimes to much for Graf to handle mentally (reminds me of Nadal v Federer). Then when Davenport came on, this new style wasen't so huge anymore. However Davenport had more than groundies, and was still able to play the Seles game even better.
A while back, you said Davenport would have more grand slam wins if the WS, belgians whoever hadnt come around. And then you say she was the best and stuff. You cant say "if only so and so werent born", because look at venus. If serena was paralysed at an early age venus would probably have 12 grand slams by now!! There are no what ifs in tennis.
You either win or you dont, and that proves what kind of player you are.
no one is here to say "If only, if only", this is just discussion about how Davenport would have done if the Willaims never came around. Just like if Federer would have won Wimby if they didn't slow down the courts, would Borg have retired if Mcenroe didn't come around, how many Slams would Agassi have if Sampras did come around, or how would Seles have done if she wasn't stabbed.
Okay, that makes for discussion I guess. I just think one of the previous posts had the "if only" vibe. And I too wish Davenport came a BIT earlier before the WS.
Yes, the WS hit very hard and are very athletic which enabled them to get Davenport off balance. That was a shock to Davenport, just like Seles had shocked Graf 10 years earlier. Now though I think Davenport has a great rivalry with them (especially Venus). Their matches are always fun to watch.
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venus would probably have 12 grand slams by now!! There are no what ifs in tennis.
