Adriano Panatta - Jimmy Connors: US OPEN 1978

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[wouldntyoulike2know]

Jimmy's so fast, what an incredible shot. :)

[rondelego2]

court looks so clean without all the advertising

[Nigelxman1]

This to me still remains the best tennis shot ever. Just amazing how Connors ran down that shot and somehow hooked it back in!

[whatubeaccount1]

jimmy connors looks like he could play, today.

[Zeusdattilo]

In any case Adriano joined the "Grand Slams Winner Club" but what I mean is that there are lots of players who never won a Slam that I liked to see on courts more than winners...

I mean people as Miroslav Mecir, Henri Leconte, Sandy and Gene Mayer and others...

[Zeusdattilo]

@tenniscollector True. As most people used to complain here in Italy Adriano was lazy and his athletic shape was not as good as his ability in playing. I mean funny, to say that as many others players before and after he had the gift to play a type of tennis nice to see. He had his peak in 1976 (Roland Garros, Rome, Davis Cup ) was able to reach other three Davis Cup finals (1977,79,80) and he is the one who defeated Borg in Roland Garros courts (1973, 1976) a record that will never be erased.

[tenniscollector]

@Zeusdattilo My Friend,  If he was "classy" and "knew hot to play each type of shot..."as you say, then how come he did NOT WIN More Grand Slams? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ? ! ?? Also what da you mean "funny than today" ? Adriano was a good player but will go down as a ONE SLAM WONDER (1976 Roland Garros champion).

[Zeusdattilo]

@colrely57 Thanks for your reply. I couldn't agree more...Panatta was classy and he knew hot to play each type of shot...good serve, voleé, drop-shot, lob...when he played tennis was more intersting and funny than today...

[colrely57]

@zeusdattilo: watching adriano is like watching a ballet performance on the tennis court very graceful unlike today's tennis which is too mechanical...he is the rudolf nureyev tennis version.

[Zeusdattilo]

@snoble2k. I agree. One of best tennis match ever played. As I wrote Panatta told that when in Forrest Hills happened that matches were interrupted because of the rain the staff used to show highlights of this match on a the big screen...

[Zeusdattilo]

This one , maybe among best tennis matches ever played...

Connors once said "There are only two people who knows hot to play tennis: me and Adriano Panatta".

On the other hand Panatta always respected Connors and told many times that when in Forrest Hills matches were interrupted by rain the staff used to entertain the public showing the highlights of this match on the big screen...

[Zeusdattilo]

@docrely Thanks. I'm Italian and great supporter of Panatta who was to me one of classiest players ever seen on courts...I remember that once on a USA magazine there was a poll about the nicest things to watch and someone answered "To watch Adriano Panatta playing at his best.."