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I found an article where the writer (John Wertheim) comment about Jc's performance in wimbledon. I know it's a bit late but well it still good to know ;)
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Have you noticed the strong performances of the young Spaniards on fast surfaces? Juan Carlos Ferrero and Feliciano Lopez both reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, while Rafael Nadal made it to the third. Was this just a fluke or will we actually see a day when Ferrero bags a French Open and Wimbledon in the same year?
—Paul, Jacksonville, Fla.
Predictably, I suspect the answer lies somewhere in between. I wouldn't hold my breath in anticipation of Ferrero winning Wimbledon. But I think it's more than a fluke that three Spaniards lasted so long at the All England. Nadal and Lopez both take big cuts, serve well and deploy less spin than their Iberian forebears. In the case of Ferrero, I would say his game is not as well suited to grass; but anyone who returns as well he does, moves as gracefully and hits with such precision ought to be good for three or four wins regardless of what is underfoot.
It's worth adding that the less specialization that exists, the better it ultimately is for the sport. You hate to see players -- courtesy phone for Thomas Muster -- romp at Roland Garros and then flame out two weeks later in London. (Worse still, you hate it when top players on clay fail to show their faces when the circus packs up in Paris and moves to grass.) But this goes both ways. Just as Ferrero's success on grass cements his status as a top-shelf player, it sure would be nice if some natural hard-court players -- say, Roddick and Hewitt -- could upgrade their results on clay.
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--> taken from sportillustrated.com. To read the full article, click here.
I found an article where the writer (John Wertheim) comment about Jc's performance in wimbledon. I know it's a bit late but well it still good to know ;)
[...]
Have you noticed the strong performances of the young Spaniards on fast surfaces? Juan Carlos Ferrero and Feliciano Lopez both reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, while Rafael Nadal made it to the third. Was this just a fluke or will we actually see a day when Ferrero bags a French Open and Wimbledon in the same year?
—Paul, Jacksonville, Fla.
Predictably, I suspect the answer lies somewhere in between. I wouldn't hold my breath in anticipation of Ferrero winning Wimbledon. But I think it's more than a fluke that three Spaniards lasted so long at the All England. Nadal and Lopez both take big cuts, serve well and deploy less spin than their Iberian forebears. In the case of Ferrero, I would say his game is not as well suited to grass; but anyone who returns as well he does, moves as gracefully and hits with such precision ought to be good for three or four wins regardless of what is underfoot.
It's worth adding that the less specialization that exists, the better it ultimately is for the sport. You hate to see players -- courtesy phone for Thomas Muster -- romp at Roland Garros and then flame out two weeks later in London. (Worse still, you hate it when top players on clay fail to show their faces when the circus packs up in Paris and moves to grass.) But this goes both ways. Just as Ferrero's success on grass cements his status as a top-shelf player, it sure would be nice if some natural hard-court players -- say, Roddick and Hewitt -- could upgrade their results on clay.
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--> taken from sportillustrated.com. To read the full article, click here.
