Tennis.com is continuing to find the greatest shots in history. I will, due to limited knowledge in the “volley era”, stop with my choices. Most of the players with great volleys played before the Open Era and the first part. Yes, there are players with incredible volley skills today, but the shot is less used and therefore there are a lot more candidates in the history.
I still want to pick the shots I want for Christmas, meaning my personal favorites. These favorites do not represent the shots I think are the best of all time, but simply the ones I would prefer to include in my portfolio.
Serve: Roddick (due to it’s simplicity and very nice weight distribution in the movement)
Forehand: Federer (I needed 0.2sec to decide)
Backhand: Nalbandian (the movement, the ease, the fluid relaxed motion…*drool*)
Return: Agassi (perfection, short and lethal swing, turns most 2nd serves into sissy shots)
Volley: Federer (in today’s game, I don’t see who is better)
Overhead: Sampras!!!!!
Drop-Shot: Federer (many alternatives, but I don’t think there are other players with Federer’s feel) + the good old Nastase (because of his incredible touch with the old stupid rackets)
Slice (backhand): Federer, Federer, Federer…. in Wimbledon, it’s more effective than his backhand.
Feel free to share your shot wishlist for Christmas
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December 15, 2007 at 4:30 pm |
Serve: Sampras
Forehand: Federer
Backhand: Agassi
Return: Nadal
Volley: McEnroe
Overhead: Roddick
Drop shot: Safin
Slice: Federer
December 16, 2007 at 7:15 am |
serve: Sampras – the greatest
forehand: I would like to hit it like blake
bachand: gasquet
return: Agassi
Volley: Sampras
Overhead: Samprsa
drop: djokovic
slice: one of the old guys
December 16, 2007 at 11:20 am |
You got to be kidding me!
If it is a wishlist and not about the greatest shot, Nadal would still be in the lost archive on the return! Safin drop shot? I would rather have Roddick’s!
Enough with the criticizm…. here’s my simple list
Serve: Sampras
Forehand: Federer
Backhand: Federer (have you seen his topspin lob?!?!)
Volley: FEderer
overhead: Sampras (air Sampras!)
drop shot: must be Federer again
Slice: federer no doubt
return: Federer’s return is more reliable than Agassi’s. FEDERRER ONCE AGAIN!
December 29, 2007 at 10:23 am |
I don’t see how Nastase should be placed among the best drop shots. Also, Roddick’s serve is far from the best in terms of motion. It’s too uptight and only works for him. One thing I agree on is Federer’s backhand slice. He never misses that shot.