Comments on: Tennis prodigy? http://bestplayerintheworld.com/2010/08/tennis-prodigy/ Follow the best players - Become the best player Thu, 17 May 2012 13:42:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RobC http://bestplayerintheworld.com/2010/08/tennis-prodigy/#comment-85 RobC Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:39:41 +0000 http://bestplayerintheworld.com/blog/?p=547#comment-85 This is about 4-5 yrs old. Jan Silva is about 10 now, has moved back to NorCal, and his parents have divorced. I dont think he's even playing tennis anymore. The tournament results I have seen for him, he was on the wrong end of a beatdown. This is about 4-5 yrs old. Jan Silva is about 10 now, has moved back to NorCal, and his parents have divorced. I dont think he’s even playing tennis anymore. The tournament results I have seen for him, he was on the wrong end of a beatdown.

]]> By: JohnnyV http://bestplayerintheworld.com/2010/08/tennis-prodigy/#comment-84 JohnnyV Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:10:55 +0000 http://bestplayerintheworld.com/blog/?p=547#comment-84 I think we need to give @RonHughes some time here vis-a-vis Pancho Gonzalez. Not being a tennis guy I especially have not thought much about Pancho but now that I've done a little research I can see the argument he's making. Check out this video of the famous Pancho serve: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyhFo3hvGPI. A truly beautiful serve he had. As for the prodigy Abbot, I am very interested in tracking up and coming athletes and finding out just how the best players get made but, yeah, having read Infinite Jest and some of Agassi's "Open", the video does seem a bit eerie. I mean, does a kid that young really need to be attended to by a physio or a massage therapist? I think we need to give @RonHughes some time here vis-a-vis Pancho Gonzalez. Not being a tennis guy I especially have not thought much about Pancho but now that I’ve done a little research I can see the argument he’s making. Check out this video of the famous Pancho serve: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyhFo3hvGPI. A truly beautiful serve he had.

As for the prodigy Abbot, I am very interested in tracking up and coming athletes and finding out just how the best players get made but, yeah, having read Infinite Jest and some of Agassi’s “Open”, the video does seem a bit eerie. I mean, does a kid that young really need to be attended to by a physio or a massage therapist?

]]> By: lub http://bestplayerintheworld.com/2010/08/tennis-prodigy/#comment-83 lub Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:30:19 +0000 http://bestplayerintheworld.com/blog/?p=547#comment-83 Fabian, Why nasty, bitter and foul words spew from your mouth? Do you feel inadequate in life? That is due to your bad Karma... so don't take it out on Roger! Fabian,
Why nasty, bitter and foul words spew from your mouth? Do you feel inadequate in life? That is due to your bad Karma… so don’t take it out on Roger!

]]> By: fabian http://bestplayerintheworld.com/2010/08/tennis-prodigy/#comment-82 fabian Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:25:00 +0000 http://bestplayerintheworld.com/blog/?p=547#comment-82 Your top vote-getter at 58.3%,Federer,is 7-14 vs. Nadal on all surfaces! Federer's wins were against Aging&bloated Sampras,Choke Roddick,30>Agassi and slow motion Phillipouses! Reconsider? Your top vote-getter at 58.3%,Federer,is 7-14 vs. Nadal on all surfaces! Federer’s wins were against Aging&bloated Sampras,Choke Roddick,30>Agassi and slow motion Phillipouses! Reconsider?

]]> By: Ron Hughes http://bestplayerintheworld.com/2010/08/tennis-prodigy/#comment-81 Ron Hughes Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:28:19 +0000 http://bestplayerintheworld.com/blog/?p=547#comment-81 Pancho Gonzales is by far the greatest tennis player the world has ever seen. He played competitively for 25 years! If you check his record you will see that he dominated professional for most of those 25 years. If they had had the present open setup when he was playing he probably would have won the grand slam at least 10 times, and had about 50 slam titles, especially since so many of them were played on grass. Do I need to document his dominiating serve? Pancho is never give proper credit. I visited the tennis hall of fame at New Port a few years ago, and one of the glaring weanknesses of that place is the lack of space given to Pancho. In fact, I didn't see anything in detail about him. Am I to believe that the racism he suffered on the tour is now reserved for him at New Port? The players named on this page couldn't carry Pancho's old tennis bags. Pancho Gonzales is by far the greatest tennis player the world has ever seen. He played competitively for 25 years! If you check his record you will see that he dominated professional for most of those 25 years. If they had had the present open setup when he was playing he probably would have won the grand slam at least 10 times, and had about 50 slam titles, especially since so many of them were played on grass. Do I need to document his dominiating serve?
Pancho is never give proper credit. I visited the tennis hall of fame at New Port a few years ago, and one of the glaring weanknesses of that place is the lack of space given to Pancho. In fact, I didn’t see anything in detail about him. Am I to believe that the racism he suffered on the tour is now reserved for him at New Port?
The players named on this page couldn’t carry Pancho’s old tennis bags.

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