jayakris wrote:That is correct, Arjun ... Karan is just a solid solid player, a pretty damn good athlete too, who is all-round good pure tennis with a lot of talent to go up the ranks to high levels, but there isn't a shockingly superlative item in his game that make people go "Jesus" as in Sania's case ..
Leander's super athleticism even as young boy, and Rohan's booming serve (at one time MB's too) were cases that one could really notice. Actually even a big serve does not really get you noticed all that much, because there are indeed some huge server out there in India who have not panned out, due to other deficiencies. Admittedly, this is tough on the men's side for somebody to show a weapon that would be as noticed as Sania's forehand (as many women still play soft tennis even at high levels), and a weapon like Harsh's return do go unnoticed too - because there are others on tour with such weapons .. But the point remains that except for his total tennis abilities and good athleticism, Karan does not get noticed for an item in his game that make people go "Jesus" ..
Jay
Very good point.It is very difficult for the men.Most of the men are in the same category power-wise,and even a big serve may not help them get ahead.A big serve is almost essential in men's tennis.No dementieva's on the men's side!That is partly why the men take longer to mature.They need to add more to their game than just pounding the ball,and sending down huge serves (roddick is an exception
).The corporates should be more patient when sponsoring boys.It will pay dividends in the long run.
But i think Sania's forehand would be noticable even on the men's side(esp if it is in fact as big as roddick's
).I have actually heard ppl go 'jesus' on watching her rip that forehand
.So much more than just power.Once she figures out that there is so much more to her forehand than trying to pound everything at 100mph she'll be awesome.She should put more topspin on her forehand shots,as she doesn't do that often enough.She'll increase her accuracy,and that shot will become even more dangerous with more variety.
Steffi was really difficult to figure out because her forehand had so much variety,aside from more power than any shot ever seen before.Like federer's.The same reason why Roddick's Bazooka forehand,is no match for federer's fantastic wristy FH.
True indeed stick to movies Simbu.....Tennis is entirely different from movies.....not too easy dude!
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