Re: Tennis...Anyone?
I tend to agree with this, but I would point out that there were more specialists for the majority of Sampras' career, and the courts (particularly at Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows) favored those specialists. For example, Goran Ivanisevic was a great serve-and-volley player who could dominate at the fastest surface (Wimbledon, where he appeared in all 4 of his career Grand Slam finals and won his only Grand Slam (2001)). He was outside the Top 5 for much of his career, but might be one of the best 10-15 players to ever play on the grass.
Of course, if Sampras had to play on the slower Wimbledon of today, he likely would not have won 7 titles there. The same could be said of Federer...if he had to play on the fast Wimbledon courts of Sampras' era, he likely does not win 8 titles there.
Originally posted by Drew S.
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Of course, if Sampras had to play on the slower Wimbledon of today, he likely would not have won 7 titles there. The same could be said of Federer...if he had to play on the fast Wimbledon courts of Sampras' era, he likely does not win 8 titles there.
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