Greatest Players of All Time - according to Tennis Abstract

jsackmann · Social player

Greatest Players of All Time - according to Tennis Abstract

jsackmann · Social player

www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/09/12/a-note-regarding-iga-swiatek-and-carlos-alcaraz/

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks Jeff - great insight to how it works and I buy into this !

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Just checked - I had ranked Helen Jacobs at 28th.

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

No. 48 is Arthur Ashe. He was in my top 25 men.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/09/14/the-tennis-128-no-48-arthur-ashe/

One of my heroes, really, great man and player. To die at 49 was too young.

He wasnt in my top 50 overall but he surely deserved every creditable mention he got

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I recall the Ashe v Connors 1975 Wimbledon final - masterclass
Of tactics. But didnt really know Ashe as a player as my tennis interest developed around 1977 properly, when I was 12. I recall Ashe more as a player for reaching the Masters final at Madison Square Garden in, I think, 1978 when he played McEnroe, a player with
Whom he always struggled when he was later Davis Cup captain. 2 people who were complete opposites, as personalities.

Arthur Ashes autobiography is worth reading, very good.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

www.wob.com/en-gb/books/arthur-ashe/days-of-grace/9780345386816

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Arthur and Virginia Wade who won the singles at the first US Open 1968 were both born on 10th July.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

At 47 its Jennifer Capriati

www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/09/16/the-tennis-128-no-47-jennifer-capriati/

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stunned that her peak ELO was 1993, 8 years before her best year. Shows how strong Graf and Seles were!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Capriati wasnt in my own top 50 to be honest

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Yes Jen. Capriati was in my top 25 women. Grand Slam and Olympic champion. I remember the wonderful French final of 2001 when she beat a very young Kim Clijsters 12-10 in the final set. Sadly Kim never won that title. Similarly although Capriati won the Australian a couple of times she never got beyond the semis at Wimbledon or the US. She lost the 1991 US Semi final to Monica Seles 7-6 3rd set and her the same experience against Justine Henin 12 years later. She lost the 1991 Wimbledon semi to Gabi Sabatini and lost to Justine Henin 10 years later at the semi final stage.

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GAMEOVER wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
jsackmann wrote:
I can pretty much guarantee that #63 is not in your top 50! (probably not #62 either; I don't have a good feel on the conventional wisdom regarding #61) Then things get tight ... at least half of #51-60 could easily be rated higher, much higher in a couple of cases.

yep, the plan now is one next Tuesday, then hopefully back to three per week starting on the 9th.
Thanks Jeff, I wait with interest !
Wow, this was left field ! I can honestly say I have never, ever, heard of her!

https://www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/08/01/the-tennis-128-no-63-ora-washington/
Although I pride myself with the names of the past I have heard of, sadly I have never heard of Ora Washington until now

I have just purchased the book "Suzanne " by Tom Humberstone . It is the life of Suzanne Lenglen presented in a way I have never seen a biography before. It is in comic strip style but the graphic art work is WOW! On page 182 when Suzanne is turning pro she is asked if she has seen Ora Washington play. Suzanne's response is that Ora would have beaten Helen Wills and herself if she had been able to play against them. But she could only play in tournaments against people of colour.

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

No. 46 is a present day player Victoria Azarenka. Not in my top 25 women.