Comments on: U.S. Men’s Tennis http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/ Talk about players, tennis and that hidden bistro around the corner! Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:10:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: donner24 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/comment-page-1/#comment-73 donner24 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:50:55 +0000 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/#comment-73 "Thank you Chuck Norris" “Thank you Chuck Norris”

]]> By: Andrew http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Andrew Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:19:23 +0000 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/#comment-72 If Chuck Norris played tennis instead of making movies we would not be having this conversation. If Chuck Norris played tennis instead of making movies we would not be having this conversation.

]]> By: donner24 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/comment-page-1/#comment-71 donner24 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:25:49 +0000 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/#comment-71 True Vince Spadea has had a very nice career but you would have never said we're banking on Spadea to lead to an American charge (I could see Young having a career like Spadea), getting into the top 50, but having a hard time staying up there consistently (i'll also admit that i havent seen him play in a while, maybe his game has stepped up) 10 aces in a row in simply ridiculous (my apologies for being off one) - if i was Blake I'd of simply grabbed a chair...I dont think i'm leaving Querrey short, i think he can be a top 25 type player - again though due to tennis never being on TV, i havent seen him play this year yet... I think there's tons of kids that play tennis, just not as their main sport - tennis from a social aspect maybe as popular as its ever been, there's tons of kids playing (take it from someone who runs summer tennis camps), however i dont think there's much you can do to promote tennis anymore than the USTA already does, it's just a matter of getting lucky and have a tennis family who's son happens to be a great athlete and bc the family loves tennis the kid plays and becomes something special...it's sort of a defeatist argument, but i just dont see tennis becoming a big mainstream TV popular sport in the US, there's way too much for everyone to choose from, globally its more popular than ever... True Vince Spadea has had a very nice career but you would have never said we’re banking on Spadea to lead to an American charge (I could see Young having a career like Spadea), getting into the top 50, but having a hard time staying up there consistently (i’ll also admit that i havent seen him play in a while, maybe his game has stepped up)

10 aces in a row in simply ridiculous (my apologies for being off one) – if i was Blake I’d of simply grabbed a chair…I dont think i’m leaving Querrey short, i think he can be a top 25 type player – again though due to tennis never being on TV, i havent seen him play this year yet…

I think there’s tons of kids that play tennis, just not as their main sport – tennis from a social aspect maybe as popular as its ever been, there’s tons of kids playing (take it from someone who runs summer tennis camps), however i dont think there’s much you can do to promote tennis anymore than the USTA already does, it’s just a matter of getting lucky and have a tennis family who’s son happens to be a great athlete and bc the family loves tennis the kid plays and becomes something special…it’s sort of a defeatist argument, but i just dont see tennis becoming a big mainstream TV popular sport in the US, there’s way too much for everyone to choose from, globally its more popular than ever…

]]> By: Dirtballer http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Dirtballer Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:54:40 +0000 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/#comment-69 The bottom line is Andy Roddick and James Blake will never be what Mark Philippoussis is on the "Ago of Love"; and that is a closer! Andy got lucky one year and then the field got better. United States tennis will make a comeback once Federer retires and Nadal quits tennis and starts making work out videos with Chuck Norris. The bottom line is Andy Roddick and James Blake will never be what Mark Philippoussis is on the “Ago of Love”; and that is a closer! Andy got lucky one year and then the field got better. United States tennis will make a comeback once Federer retires and Nadal quits tennis and starts making work out videos with Chuck Norris.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Andrew Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:36:46 +0000 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/#comment-67 One thing I think is important to mention is that in American Tennis is around the 12th most popular sport. In South America and throughout most of Europe and Russia tennis is the #2 sport, second to soccer. If your a great athlete growing up in the states there is a better chance you would get pushed into basketball, football, baseball, and now even soccer way more than tennis. I don't think it is as much a problem of accesibility, as I see a ton of empty tennis courts everywhere I go, but more a question of popularity. I bet there are more young great athletes playing tennis in Spain now than there were a few years ago. Rafa has made it cool in Spain to be a grinder. We will see see a group that grew out of his success in a 5-10 years, just as he grew out of Moya's success. I assume the same may happen on a smaller scale from Roddick and his success. I think we somehow need to capitalize on the current success of our current players to popularize the sport amoung those athletic enough to succeed at a very high level. How do we do that? One thing I think is important to mention is that in American Tennis is around the 12th most popular sport. In South America and throughout most of Europe and Russia tennis is the #2 sport, second to soccer. If your a great athlete growing up in the states there is a better chance you would get pushed into basketball, football, baseball, and now even soccer way more than tennis. I don’t think it is as much a problem of accesibility, as I see a ton of empty tennis courts everywhere I go, but more a question of popularity.

I bet there are more young great athletes playing tennis in Spain now than there were a few years ago. Rafa has made it cool in Spain to be a grinder. We will see see a group that grew out of his success in a 5-10 years, just as he grew out of Moya’s success. I assume the same may happen on a smaller scale from Roddick and his success. I think we somehow need to capitalize on the current success of our current players to popularize the sport amoung those athletic enough to succeed at a very high level. How do we do that?

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Jeremy Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:00:27 +0000 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/#comment-66 I think you are leaving Querrey and Young a little short, especially Young. Again, I'm not claiming these guys will be consistent Grand Slam threats, but to put Young's ceiling at 75-100 is rough, I mean look what Vince Spadea the gladiatea has been able to do with a relatively "weak" game. And Querrey had 10, not 9, aces in a row, which is absolutely absurd when you stop and think about it. I think you are leaving Querrey and Young a little short, especially Young. Again, I’m not claiming these guys will be consistent Grand Slam threats, but to put Young’s ceiling at 75-100 is rough, I mean look what Vince Spadea the gladiatea has been able to do with a relatively “weak” game. And Querrey had 10, not 9, aces in a row, which is absolutely absurd when you stop and think about it.

]]> By: donner24 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/comment-page-1/#comment-65 donner24 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:22:55 +0000 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/us-mens-tennis/#comment-65 I'd agree that we're not in trouble as far as tennis talent goes, however, I'd say that we'll certainly have to change our mindset in the future bc we may very well never dominate tennis as in the past. The game has been globalized drastically in the past decade and only continues to do so with greater pace each passing year... Blake's days as a top ten player are long gone and the rumors and rumblings going on down here in Fairfield, CT are that he's just got too many outside committments now and isnt putting the practice time in these days... Roddick i'd make the case is about as good as he's ever been (even when he won the US Open, although I've never been a big Roddick fan), he's still top 5 in the world it's just that two guys named Federer and Nadal have come along to push him from the top echelon... I dont think Querrey will ever be a consistent top ten player, with the way the game is changing, I just dont know if he's athletic enough to consistently grind out matches (unless he can consistently throw in 9 aces in a row)... Young to me is at best a guy who might crack the top 50, but will mostly hover between 75-150, just too small to be consistently up there. I’d agree that we’re not in trouble as far as tennis talent goes, however, I’d say that we’ll certainly have to change our mindset in the future bc we may very well never dominate tennis as in the past. The game has been globalized drastically in the past decade and only continues to do so with greater pace each passing year…

Blake’s days as a top ten player are long gone and the rumors and rumblings going on down here in Fairfield, CT are that he’s just got too many outside committments now and isnt putting the practice time in these days…

Roddick i’d make the case is about as good as he’s ever been (even when he won the US Open, although I’ve never been a big Roddick fan), he’s still top 5 in the world it’s just that two guys named Federer and Nadal have come along to push him from the top echelon…

I dont think Querrey will ever be a consistent top ten player, with the way the game is changing, I just dont know if he’s athletic enough to consistently grind out matches (unless he can consistently throw in 9 aces in a row)…

Young to me is at best a guy who might crack the top 50, but will mostly hover between 75-150, just too small to be consistently up there.

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