Federer vs Nalbandian QF Monte Carlo 2008
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@tenishotshot Yeah, people are hitting harder and faster thanks to technology. But the courts have been slowed down significantly so the rallies are longer, and the pace has not been increased over time. Is Federer/Safin from AO2005 slower than Nadal/Djokovic from USO2011? Hell no, and it's not even close. The game was MUCH faster back then, and I'm pretty sure the players themselves were just as fast and strong. But the technology has changed.
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What the hell? First, I'm not pleased to come back a year later to answer the ignorant comments of someone who can't read. I said the PACE of the game has greatly increased over time. People are hitting harder and faster nowadays. I don't know what you mean by hardcourt matches being "slower" now. The pace of the ball is faster and players have to be quicker. Maybe you meant "length" of matches? If so, maybe yes, since the faster players of today are getting the ball back more.
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@tenishotshot Hardcourt matches today are far slower than they were even 5 years ago, so I have no idea what you are talking about.
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@tenishotshot I'm not comparing two courts with eachother, I'm comparing two different kind of gamestyles related to specific courts. Of this I'm certain, master yoda!
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The pace of the game has significantly changed in the past 15 years. Look at hardcourt games from the past. They're much slower than hardcourt matches today. You can't compare tennis plays with respect to time. You can only compare courts with respect to each other. Grass is still the fastest. Clay is still the slowest.
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@tenishotshot I'm talking about the extreme pace, both players taking the ball really early, many winners and really agressive all-court tennis. Not the grinding and endless rallies you often see on clay-courts.
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What?? This looks like classic claycourt tennis: strong ground-stroke games and good sliding. If they were playing like it was a hardcourt, you'd see these players falling often.
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mikatagahara1212 1 year ago 8
this is what tennis is like at its best - clean hitting, great winners, all-court tennis and no stupid grunting :)
greekie88 11 months ago 7