[Morph]

The Queens Club final is on between Mahut and Roddick, Mahut should have won the second set but threw it away to yankee at Jimmy Connors delight. It's 3-3 in the final set. I have to say, I have never seen the fuss with Andy Roddick, he'll never be as good as Nadal or Federer, he is like Tim Henman, an almost player. Nadal and Federer will be up there with Connors, Becker's, McEnroe's (who is German, not American) and Borg (The greatest player in the sports history). Roddick is struggling against Mahut who is ranked 106th in the world.

Roddick is a poor player, without his first serve he'd be a nothing player, like most Americans.

[ForeverRed]

At least I'm not the only Tennis fan around here

Still waiting for Federer to win at Roland Garros.

[Morph]

Federer will be one of the only players to win all four grand slams won't he? That said, he is not the greatest tennis player of all time IMO. That title belongs to Borg.

[mbrossetti]

Originally Posted by ForeverRed

At least I'm not the only Tennis fan around here

Still waiting for Federer to win at Roland Garros.

I keep on thinking that's going to happen, then he gets slapped around by Nadal who really can't lose on clay. I want to see if he can step up against Federer on grass. Though he played ok at Wimbeldon last year, hoping he can be a bit better this year. How can you not root for a player in clam diggers.

[dragback]

I know its Wimbledon, but the rain we've been getting this week!

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...272890,00.html

[ScouseCat]

I'm a Lleyton Hewitt fan. Lleyton needs to reinvent himself similar to what Andre Agassi had to do half way through his career. If Lleyton can add another dimension to his game, like coming to the net more often, he'll be a much better chance of beating Federer and Nadal more often.

[liverbird]

Originally Posted by ScouseCat

I'm a Lleyton Hewitt fan. Lleyton needs to reinvent himself similar to what Andre Agassi had to do half way through his career. If Lleyton can add another dimension to his game, like coming to the net more often, he'll be a much better chance of beating Federer and Nadal more often.

If a frog had wings, it wouldn't bump its ass on the ground so much.

[Ghostface]

The thing about tennis is, no matter how much I practice, I'll never be as good as a wall - Mitch Hedberg

More or less sums up my feelings on tennis . Really though, it's very fun to play, but I don't know how you can bare to watch it.

[ForeverRed]

I decided to start Tennis lessons when I finish school. With the Tennis Courts so close to where I live and the rush I get every year around the US Open I figured its worth a shot.

[usscouse]

Fantastic game that can be played at any level and still have fun at it.
When I first came to the States nobody played football or knew what to do with a round ball except toss it into a bloody basket...One didn't even see a 'soccer field' so I took up tennis.

Used to play 8 hours a day with anyone who showed up and eventually got fair enough to play some tournament stuff and enjoy it. The day I realized that I was never going to play a final on Centre Court Wimbledon was the day I really started to enjoy playing for the fun of it.

As I got older I started playing doubles, It was fun playing on the UW courts, us two old guys would challenge the college doubles teams and drive them crazy, a pair of old farts making them look bad.

I think being tall enough to have a good service and being a goalie really helped me, especially for service returns.

And by the way. There have only EVER been two Grand Slam Winners. (Reguardless of Morphs misinformation) A Grand slam is winning all 4 of the major tournaments in a single season.
Australian open, French open , Wimbledon and the US open.
Don Budge of the US won it first in 1938
Then (Rocket) Rod Laver won twice, first as an Amateur in 1962. Then as a Pro in 1968