Surface Slants: Grass Geniuses, Grazers, and Goats

• Surface Slants: Grass Geniuses, Grazers, and Goats
  Posted by masterclass on 01 Dec, 2013 07:34
• This will be a thread to discuss players' performances on grass, whether they are/were geniuses (phenomenal), grazers (average), or goats (the worst), or anything between.  Players can be from any era.
  
  Be creative, make your lists on best and worst, give your take.
  Have at it and enjoy!
  
  Respectfully,
  masterclass
  
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Clay Death on 01 Dec, 2013 21:53
• absolutely brilliant idea. truly a thread for the ages.
  
  we will enjoy it for many years.
  
  
  
  
  I will start out with the best ever on grass in no particular order at this point:
  
  
  ***johnny mac
  ***roger Federer
  ***pistol pete
  ***laver
  ***borg
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by Embla on 02 Dec, 2013 04:17
• Boris Becker is my favorite grass court player.
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by Clay Death on 02 Dec, 2013 10:42
• I should have added him to the list.
  
  he was tough as nails on grass.
  
  
   
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by masterclass on 05 Dec, 2013 03:05
• Great choices so far! 
  
  Again, there have been some wonderful grass players through all the years.
  
  From the Open Era, I'll add Jimmy Connors (Wimbledon 1974, 1982),  Stefan Edberg (Wimbledon 1988, 1990)
  
  Respectfully,
  masterclass
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• #5 Reply
  Posted by britbox on 05 Dec, 2013 07:03
• Good call on Edberg. Stefan won a couple of Australian Opens on grass too, so has four grass court majors - more than Mac and Boris.
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• #6 Reply
  Posted by Clay Death on 06 Dec, 2013 20:22
• folks roger's 13 grass court titles is probably tops in the open era if you want to go by the titles.
  
  13 and counting.
  
  what about Roddick? how many grass titles is he sitting on?
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• #7 Reply
  Posted by Emma on 08 Dec, 2013 19:32
• Sampras won 7 Wimbledon out of 8 - from 1993 to 2000. Federer also won 7 but from 2003 to 2012.
  
  Here's a look at their grass achievements:
  
  Roger Federer’s opponents in the Wimbledon finals:
   
  Mark Philippoussis (2003) – 1 Time Wimbledon finalist
  Andy Roddick (2004, 2005 and 2009) – 3 time Wimbledon Finalist
  Nadal (2006 & 2007) – 2 time Wimbledon Champion
  Murray (2012) – 1 Time Wimbledon Champion
   
  Pete Sampras’ opponents:
   
  Jim Courier (1993) – 1 Time Wimbledon finalist
  Goran Ivanisevic (1994 & 1998) - 1 time Wimbledon Champion and 1 time finalist
  Boris Becker (1995) – 3 time Wimbledon Champion
  Cedric Pioline (1997) –  1 time Wimbledon Finalist(Sampras was coming off beating Becker and Pioline was coming off beating Michael Stich)
  Andre Agassi (1999) – 1 Time Wimbledon Champion
  Patrick Rafter (2000) – 2 time Wimbledon finalist
  
  In his prime, Sampras was almost unbeatable at Wimbledon winning 7 out of 8 in succession while staying at No. 1 from 1993 to 1998 but he also, beat different opponents and met with Goran only twice.
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