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Tennis: 2011 Djokovic versus 1995 Sampras: WHO WINS?
Tennis Fans,
2011 featured a 24 year old Djokovic the champ at Wimbledon, capping off an amazing year of 40-odd wins with only 1 loss to Federer at the French Open.
A. Many pundits predict that Djokovic could eclipse the iconic Pete Sampras's record at Wimbledon. That remains to be seen!
B. That said, both Novak and Pete were playing at or near their peak at 24 years of age. At the very least age 24 showcased a near-peak performance for Pete and today for Novak.
FINALLY:
Q 1. Which 24 year old wins at Wimbledon:
2011 Djokovic VERSUS 1995 Sampras: WHO WINS?
** use your best tennis-smarts to explain why you think Sampras or Djokovic wins and in how many sets!
** please, one name, short answers won't get voted on.
I think the court type would be a factor, the faster ones of 1995 with uneven bounce and the slower more even bounce ones of 2011.
On the courts of 1995 Sampras will win because he had a tighter, more powerful serve (not necessarily faster, a well disguised 125 mph is deadlier than a predictable 135 mph serve) and a greater volley.
Remember a 35 year old Agassi could easily keep pace with a 23-24 year old Federer in peak form (ref 2004 US open 5 setter) and Sampras handled Agassi quite easily at Wimbledon. (Just one more point to consider for those who think Federer was a huge level above Sampras, not true at all, he is just more aesthetic to watch).
The uneven bounce would affect a rhythm baseliner like Djokovic compared to a defensive (relatively) baseliner like Sampras who would slice deep more often. The serve would be deadlier on such a surface.
On the more even courts of 2011, the Sampras serve would be blocked back more often and Djokovic would have the edge from the baseline. So, that would be closer with both having 50-50 chance.
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Wimbledon Is Just Around The Corner
By far the most prestigious of all tennis tournaments in the world is the Wimbledon tournament that is hosted each year by the All England Tennis Association. Renowned for being one of the most traditional of all tennis tournaments it has a long and impressive history. The tournament was first held in 1877 in which the tournament was limited to men's singles. The tournament has grown a great deal since then.
It now has a full complement of tennis styles including women's singles, men's doubles, women's singles and mixed doubles. Each of these tournaments takes place in a single venue. Whilst the early tournaments were held at a small tennis club the modern version has moved to a massive venue in London at which all the tournament matches could be held. The Wimbledon venue has nineteen courts that are used for the tournament. Amongst these there are the two major show courts, centre court and court number one. These courts are reserved purely for this tournament and both has a large number of seats available for spectators.
Despite Wimbledon being situated in England and despite the fact that it is one of the major tournaments in the world it has not been won by a British entrant for a long time. The last male winner from the UK won the singles tournament was Fred Perry who won the tournament in 1936. The latest British female winner was Virginia Wade who took victory in the women's singles competition in 1977. The more recent competitors that have come from Britain have been rather less successful.
Britain goes crazy when the tournament is running and the whole country puts its collective force behind an entrant from their own shores. Sadly in recent years they have been somewhat let down. The most promising recent challenger was English Tim Henman. Sadly despite the public naming a viewing mound in Wimbledon 'Henman Hill' after him he was unsuccessful. The hill was renamed 'Rusedski Ridge' when Greg Rusedski was the most hopeful British candidate and after he failed to win the competition the ridge was renamed 'Murray Mound' after Scottish tennis failure Andrew Murray. Sadly he was the most recent in the long list of British failures and also failed to succeed in the tournament. The country has come to terms with the lack of success in the tournament and it does not affect the popularity of the tournament.
Whilst British players have not had a very impressive impact on the tournament in recent years there have been a number of British players that have made their mark on the tournament. British player William Renshaw is the record holder for the most number of tournament victories. He has in his time won seven Wimbledon titles an accolade that had not been matched until Andre Agassi achieved the same feat in the 90s. The two now share the honour of having won the most titles. Other notable players are the Swiss player Roger Federer who has won an incredible number of five titles consecutively. This has been matched by Bjorn Borg.
Martina Navratilova is the player that has one the most titles ever with seven doubles titles and a further nine singles titles this eclipses anything that any of the men has achieved. The leading doubles player in the tournament is the Australian Todd Woodbridge who has won the doubles tournament nine times.
About the Author
Shaun Parker is at the forefront of Wimbledon Corporate Hospitality. Like the rest of us he is excited about the upcoming 2008 tournament.
