Re: Lendl vs other greats....(head to heads)

"ImHuge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message

> I am not sure that anyone who has ever played had the type of power
> that could win with baseline power alone.

Well yes; that's my point........

> Although I remember very few guys who could hit as hard as Lendl, and
> fewer who could hit with the same penetration as Lendl, I remember
> none who did so as consistently as Lendl.

Lendl was around in an era where groundstroke power took a backseat to
consistency and trajectory. Certainly he was the hardest-hitting overall
baseliner of the time but this is a long way from saying he overpowered his
opponents. Take away his incredible ability not to make U/E's, his fitness,
and his ability to move opponents around with great placement and he
would've been lucky to make the top 100.

I recall he
> developed that more and more over time and that it was the shot that
> Connors bemoaned after having his ass kicked by Lendl at the USO.
> After the match Connors was just bitter and said something like "He's
> (Lendl)not the same player he used to be, he just bunts the ball
> around now"  That was a riot.

Lendl had a little more on his palette than he's generally given credit for
although he never got fancy. He knew what worked for him.