CAMELOT FANTASIES

Did Federer fans kill Kennedy as well?  The harshest words for your stand on Sampras came from huntingyou.  Last time I checked he was a Nadal fan.  I made it clear I didn't think Pete was terrible on clay - I think he was an average clay courter who had some good results.

Well, I could care less about huntingyou. We had a number of fights at Tennis4U re: the same matter over the years, so nothing was surprising from him.

I think I'll just serve coffee here for the rest of the night and chit chat.

Pete has been always very modest about his own accomplishments. Everyone knows about that. He, in fact, didn't care about FO after 1996 because of the loss he had to endure in the same year at Wimbledon. Before then he was pretty consistent at RG making 3 qtrs and 1 semi within 5 years.

^ CD, In Pete's book, which is a reasonable read - particularly the section where he talks about his peers, he admits he never felt comfortable on clay.  He was committed to it until late on where he accepted he wasn't going to triumph in Paris.

lately i have found myself wanting to check up on pete`s career. i wanted to get a better idea of his place in the sport for myself.

i will get a hold of that book as i have a couple that i want to read. i am going to scoop up andy`s new book and i will also grab hold of pete's book.


i have to be honest. i ignored pete because of my intense clay orientation. for me, clay is the ultimate battlefield.

and RG final is ultimate dance of death.


but i happen to catch one of pete's matches with courier at the Australian open. it was on tennis channel about a year ago.

pete played him mostly from the baseline. i was impressed with his flowing ground game. he was not too shabby off the ground.

so now i want to see his Italian open final which he won. i am thinking he was a great mover but i will have a close look on clay.



anyway i hear what you are saying. there can be any number of reasons why he never felt totally comfortable on the red clay. his biggest and his greatest weapon was his serve. clay negated some of that venom off both of his serves. that called for a slightly different plan of attack.


he was not all that tall. i thought he moved fairly well from the footage that i have seen

emma borg law is one of the foremost authorities on borg. i think she might stay involved with the borg center when she does arrive.

those two books that i mentioned will be my 2 new projects this holiday season.

and i can speed read anyway.


i  also might want to see if there are any books out on vilas and muster.

herc, if this forum doesn't take off in the end (just saying), then I am taking off forever. I need you to keep this mind so that you'd avoid asking me to go to another forum. I am really nearly done.

affirmative emma. send me the image.