My favourite tennis player was Andy Roddick. Yes, it was. and now he wasn’t anymore. Roddick showed unconsistency in his playing. He kept losing from world no.1 player Roger Federer. His performance goes down and loses several matches since he focused too much on defeting Federer. Roddick relied too much on his explosive serves and powerful forehand. At first those will impress you. But his style of play needs good stamina since he hits all kinds of stroke with very much spin. My other dislike is that Roddick lacks diversity and aggression on his backhand side and relies too much on his forehand. That makes me feel like “This is not my favourite anymore.”
Then come Roger Federer, a Switzerland. Federer employs a versatile, all-court playing style and can hit all of the fundamental shots very well. He is an adept volleyer with two of the finest hands on tour, and an excellent baseliner who can dictate play with precise groundstrokes. He also uses one handed backhand -Like I do ^__^-.
Federer tends to hit his groundstrokes early after the bounce, while the ball is still on the rise, much like Agassi did. While this requires excellent reactions and footwork, it means that Federer hits his groundstrokes closer to the net than most of his opponents. This reduces the reaction time of his opponents and allows him to hit the sharply angled winners that are a trademark of his game.
But I don’t really like him anyway. Why? because he is too calm. Yes, just like zombie, no expression of satisfaction after hitting a winner or winning a match. Destpite of his excellent cool calm playing style I would call him boring. huhuhu… I read somewhere that as a boy, Roger was very emotional on the court. He admits to being kicked off the practice courts very often.
Then I see Rafael Nadal. A young player with “construction worker arms” referring to his sleeveless shirts which show his big biceps. Huhuhu… He is younger than me. He was born on 1986. And now he is the fiercest rival to world no. 1 Roger Federer. Only Nadal who can beat Federer consistently. Nadal is Famous to be ‘clay court specialist’. He hold the record for clay court winning streak for 62 matches. One overlooked aspect of his game is his stamina. This is compounded by the fact that opponents will often run and serve much more than him during a game. Just like Roddick, he hits all balls with such a spin that requires a lot of power. His top spin forehand is somehow I see have more spin than Roddick’s. I read his biography telling that although Nadal plays left-handed, he is naturally right-handed. When he was younger, his coach decided that his two-handed backhand would benefit from a strong right arm, so he taught Rafael to play with his left. I also read that Maria Sharapova did this too, she was actually lefty but now plays right handed. Once she plays her WTA tour with her left hand.
So now, I don’t really have a favourite player. But those three players are great. I would certainly come to watch they play someday.
Thanks for reading. Huhuhu… gak penting ginih tulisan…
Daripada nothing mending gak penting quoted from Achai
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