Het Grote Roger Federer Topic Deel 3 - TennisGod

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Op woensdag 19 december 2007 08:24 schreef Federer-fan het volgende:

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Roland Garros.

NOG niet.

What are the greatest shots in tennis history? We pick out the game’s most fearsome weapons stroke by stroke, concentrating on the Open Era (since 1968).

By Joel Drucker

Part III: The Forehand


Next to the serve, no shot is more terminal than the forehand – i.e., no single shot is best-poised to end a point more emphatically than a forehand. With increasing frequency since the days of Ivan Lendl, the big forehand has replaced the first volley as a primary offensive shot.

And no one has done more to demonstrate everything you’d ever want in a forehand than Roger Federer. In one sense, his forehand is utterly 21st century. Taking full advantage of his string mix of Luxilon and gut, Federer’s drive is lively, heavy, deep and just about always struck on his terms.

When pressed in a baseline rally, he can roll the ball with enough topspin for margin – and attain impressive depth. Should an opponent dare come to net against Federer’s forehand, his preparation is so good it seems that he always has the widest possible range of options. And at the other end, lay one in short – and the point is over, Federer able to flatten it out, or lace it with topspin, the ball exceptionally heavy and often unreturnable. Though perfectly content to drive his share of backhands, he is wise at using his backhand – such as when he slices it and forces opponents into awkward positions – to set up his forehand.

But as contemporary as Federer’s forehand is, it’s also a remarkable amalgamation of many great forehands from prior years – from the powerful topspin of Andre Agassi to the crackling penetration of Pete Sampras, or back to the forceful discipline of John Newcombe, the opportunism of Jack Kramer and even the flexibility of Fred Perry.

Able to change his grip to adjust with bounces – even when forced able to slice the old-school squash shot with underspin – Federer’s mechanics are at once austere and elegant. His head is always balanced, his eyes tracking the ball keenly, his feet rarely out of position. As any recreational player knows, the forehand’s very range of options make it easy to become lax. Never is this the case with Federer.

The best women's forehand surely belonged to Steffi Graf – often terminal like Federer, usually struck with offense in mind and quite adept at whipping boldly from comprised court positions.

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Op maandag 24 december 2007 11:02 schreef PietjePuk007 het volgende:
Ik heb je (TheGeneral) genomineerd in 't onofficiële "OPvan'tjaar" topic .

De openingspost van het jaar.......

What are the greatest shots in tennis history? We pick out the game’s most fearsome weapons stroke by stroke, concentrating on the Open Era (since 1968).


By Joel Drucker

Part X: Movement

Initially when we talk of movement in tennis we think of those who best track down one ball after another. These are the rabbits, the men and women who oppress opponents by dint of their exceptional defense. Two Open era men that come to mind are a pair of claycourt masters, Bjorn Borg and Rafael Nadal.

Borg was one of the game’s first lopers, a gazelle of a man with an exceptionally low pulse and a wonderfully tapered physique. Many pros felt that on clay the Swede was so fast it was nearly impossible to win a point against him. In an era where there are even more thundering baseliners, Nadal has taken that defensive model to new heights, scampering to corners, moving forward and turning up the volume, particularly with his forehand. Honorable mention in recent times goes to Lleyton Hewitt and Michael Chang.

But another way to look at footspeed is to see how a player uses his or her wheels for offense. Vitas Gerulaitis hummed into volleying position. Pete Sampras moved fast enough to put himself constantly on the aggressive end of a point.

Our choice for raw velocity is a woman who’s played her fair share of both – Venus Williams. Raised to conceive of herself as an offensive player, but for much of her career, the hallmark of her career has been her pterodactyl-like defense. Still, as seen during her four Wimbledon victories, when Williams transitions that sweeping defense into offense, she is one rough customer.

Then there’s footwork, not to be confused with footspeed. The race in tennis is not necessarily won by the one who is most swift. After all, the vast majority of movement in tennis is rarely further than four yards. And as every recreational player knows, the balls that come slow and soft reveal with a vengeance the limits of a player’s footwork. It’s how adeptly you move around the ball that can be exceptionally telling.

So how best to define footwork? Think of it this way: How well did the player make all those little adjustment steps so that he or she could repeatedly be in the best possible position to most effectively strike the ball? By this definition, someone with the superb footspeed of Venus Williams – constantly forced to improvise and get out of her own way – does not have anywhere near the footwork of, say, the exceptionally consistent, proficient and reliable Chris Evert. Evert’s discipline was extraordinary. Rarely was she seen off-balance or unable to strike the ball emphatically.

Over the course of careers that each lasted 20 years – twice the length of most – Ken Rosewall and Jimmy Connors each showed sublime footwork. Rosewall was an acoustic glider in the manner of Fred Astaire, Connors a squeaky shuffler. Like Evert, each usually was poised for quality contact.

Steffi Graf represents an unusual case, combining both Olympic-like speed and exceptional discipline. Though it’s impossible to assail her Slam tally, it's fascinating that Graf employed her speed much more side-to-side than to come forward. Still, she ranks among the very best in both departments.

But when it comes to harnessing speed and discipline together, no one does it better than Roger Federer. So adept is Federer at tracking the ball that he seems able to float to it. Of course he’s actually moving swiftly. Yet Federer’s feet rarely scamper. With unsurpassed posture, he is always able to adjust his feet and strike the ball precisely on his terms. That is the true goal of footwork: To get there in time – and place – so that you have the widest range of options.

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[ Bericht 100% gewijzigd door TheGeneral op 25-12-2007 22:32:39 ]

Hoppa ook weer in de tas!

Federer

En in 2008 (begin 2009) gaan we eroverheen. Gewoon 4x op rij. Weer een record dan!

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Op woensdag 2 januari 2008 12:44 schreef wimderon het volgende:

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Dan zal ie toch minstens alle 4 de GS moeten winnen of 3 GS + OS, anders gaat er een olympische held zoals Phelps of bijvoorbeeld een Powell mee aan de haal.

En het probleem is?

Federer in voorbereiding op seizoen 2008:

Dit zijn complete wedstrijden van Roger Federer zijn Grand Slam Overwinningen. Op 17 januari 2008 deed geloof ik alles het nog. Ik weet niet hoelang ze er op staan. Het kan dus zijn dat ze het niet meer doen.





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