Grass court tennis: why is it so much fun to watch? Discuss.
Gravity-defying feats, that's why!
Check out Jeremy Chardy, who's already a tall drink of water, adding a few feet to his reach with this lovely overhead smash (he lost, but I give him a 9.6 for this maneuver.)
Sometimes linesmen are caught in the crossfire. Don't know how this shot came up so high this far back on a grass court. In fact, I can't remember this fellow's name. Vliegen? He lost too.
This is an exceptional display of finesse from Argentine Juan Martin del Potro. He came to net to get a hold of a drop shot, fumbled it, but somehow managed to grab the ball in his hand and at the same split second, avoid crashing into the net by taking flight. Bear in mind this guy is at least 6'-6" tall. And leggy. He handed the ball to his opponent (Lleytton Hewitt) then loped back to his side of the net and continued to lose the match.
Americans take flight too, but dare I say they tend to lack finesse here as in other areas of the game. I'm having a hard time visualizing how a ball figures into this move, but Andy Roddick is doing well and I wish him the best of luck getting through to the second week.
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