2001 US Open Men's Pro Final - Swain vs Ellis: end of Game 3

It's tied in games, 1-1 ... Elli has been leading in game 3 from 9-5, but Cliff has been fighting his way back to tie and have the serve at 10-10. During the rally, Elli slips and wets the floor ... as the rally continues, Elli doubles-back but slips again, falling on his back as Cliff takes a wicked forehand inches above a laid-out John Ellis.

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• IRT
• Cliff Swain
• John Ellis
• professional racquetball
• racquetball
• US Open

[Tweeter5004]

HOW ABOUT SOME COOKIES!?



[3691mau]

Talk about cocky !!!!!!!!

[cvc1290]

@ClickThisUser Disagree, in the way of, Kane is a cocky punk too, way cockier than Cliff. Agree in the way that, yes he can beat every one in his prime time, no doubt about it.

[Jakepod34]

@MrDCskater Yeah me and my friends play it quite a bit. Its like playing tennis on a small court, with no, and a back wall. The rules are almost the same except for the out of bounds

[MrDCskater]

does anyone actually have ANY idea of how the fuck to play raquet ball?!

[FourthOsprey]

"How many people wanna...Hell. HOW 'BOUT SOME COOKIES?!"

[Fernandez218]

@mom23tx from what i read, he did too "fail" at tennis. he can be quoted as saying that he didn't have the 'tennis instincts'. of course, he wasn't an absolute failure, but there's no way he would be competitive enough to be able to crack top 100 for a spot at prestigious venues like wimbledon or roland garros, australia, etc..

the fact that he left racquetball to play tennis and then came back to racquetball doesn't equate success in tennis.

[mom23tx]

@Fernandez218 cliff is the best ever at racquetball. he did not "fail" at tennis. he was the number one racquetball player , crossed over to tennis, made some money and actually was good enough afterwards to come back and reclaim the number one spot in racquetball again. the rest of the folks in the history book of racquetball are glad that he took some time off. if not, NO ONE would have a shot at his records. present company included.

[ClickThisUser]

@Fernandez218 yeah, arrogance wasn't quite the word I was looking for, you're definitely right in saying his intensity makes him seem very unfriendly on the court. I do respect his will to win though, and as long as he's a nice guy off-court, it's easier to accept his attitude when he plays.

[Fernandez218]

@ClickThisUser i really don't believe it's arrogance. to be honest, i think he over does it all to compensate for his game (i don't know why). he's just too intense for his own good sometimes and he doesn't seem amiable AT ALL on court so he comes off as this annoying, mean guy when, off-court, i've heard he's actually nice.