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- From: bubai@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (P.Chatterjee)
- Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
- Subject: EDBERG: The artiste par excellence
- Date: 21 Nov 1992 09:57:33 -0600
- Organization: Kansas State University
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- Hi Netters,
-
- Agreed, Edberg has lost a few matches lately to players like Becker,
- Sampras and Forget. I haven't had the chance to watch any of the matches
- but I'm willing to accept the fact, judging by the scores, that he was
- soundly beaten. So?
-
- It's interesting how some people, especially the Becker 'backers',
- reeking of crass ignorance, pounce at the slightest opportunity to
- passionately aggrandize the achievements of Becker and often doing so
- by deprecating others. Oddly enough, this type of behavior is something
- one can never associate with Becker---he's one of the most cerebral and
- intellectually elevated people in the sporting world and is also one of
- the most gracious of losers (a wonderful trait in a sportsman).
-
- Anyway, coming back to Edberg and his losses, it is a testament to the
- respect that people have for him that they expect him to win everytime
- he sets foot on a tennis court. Not that he has failed that test either.
- He has never been the most dominant player on the circuit but has, by
- any yardstick, been wonderfully consistent over the past five or six
- years. Above all, very few people can dispute the fact that, like
- McEnroe, when Edberg is on song there isn't a better sight on a tennis
- court. Infact, as much of a McEnroe lover as I am, I find it much more
- of a pleasure watching Edberg perform. His first volley is perhaps the
- best ever and his net coverage is exemplary. Further he, alongwith
- Stich and a few of the Aussies, would be the only players to prosper
- if the racquet-head sizes were to be restricted --- this fact is
- indubitable and Cliff Drysdale, Bud Collins and Fred Stolle will bear
- me out on this.
-
- I will be perfectly willing to entertain any CONSTRUCTIVE observations
- on the statement above.
-
- So long, for now.
-
- Sampras and
-