Re: The Official Tennis Thread
hewitt.. exciting to watch?? he's the most (or one of the most) conservative players on tour atm - hes a counterpuncher... tomic is NOT overrated. i think hes the next big thing in aus tennis. tomic cant play agressively because he lacks strength right now. tomic reminds me of murray..constantly changing the pace of the ball, confusing the opponent.
tipping federer and henin for aus open titles (yes..i like one-handed backhanders)
Where did I say "exciting"? I said he is more entertaining to watch than Tomic atm. I was getting tired of the media overpromoting Tomic as the next tennis champion already, he isn't even 18 and he goes around harping as if he is the best in the game. Yes, he has talent but he has to learn to be aggressive. That match against Cilic, he looked more like engaging in a long rally hoping his opponent would make an error which he managed to do for most of the match instead of going for winners stretching Cilic on the run. Tbh, I find it quite dull even if he stretched him to 5 sets. Had he played someone like Tsonga, Nadal, Murray and players like Karlovic and Isner he would've been smashed in 3 sets with maybe one 6-0 set. As like you, I am predicting big things for Tomic but he needs time to develop his game. (his dad is turning into Dokic)
As for Hewitt, he at least has "some" aggression in his counterpunches and tries to force an error from his opponent which he tried against Federer but we know he's too good. Hewitt has played in epic matches and prevailed and he has I think if Tomic bulked up his physique he would be fit and we could see more aggression from his game. For some reason I think Tomic's game is similar to Hewitt's.
Since I like underdogs I hope Cilic makes the final and Zheng Jie to win the women's final.
