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

> "Lloyd" <watiyinna@"remove this to reply" smartchat.net.au> wrote in
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> "Steve Jaros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > It's not "semantic". "Overpowered" is a fairly clear concept and I'm
> > simply
> > > pointing out that Lendl did NOT "overpower" people.
> >
> > Of course he did. Everyone who watched tennis during that time knows it.
> By
> > insisting otherwise, you're just revealing yourself as someone who only
> > knows Lendl's career from the History Channel.

>     Certainly the harder you hit the ball the better everything else being
> equal because it's one of the factors behind reducing the time your
opponent
> has to play the ball (which IS a crucial aspect of the game).

That's the point - Many top guys could hit with great placement, but they
lacked Lendl's pace. Thus Lendl was able to overpower them. His power was
the difference.

Anyone who watched tennis knows this.

You should stick to conducting 'in depth analyses' of Clijsters drop volley
and the like. It keeps you out of trouble in the substantive threads.


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