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MY PLAYER PROFILE
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TonyVfromNJ
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Practice like you play, so that you can play like you practice.
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Member Since:
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April 04, 2007
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Gender:
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Male
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Residence:
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Paramus, New Jersey, United States
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My Ability level:
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Intermediate Player
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I am a real tennis nut - both as fan of the pro tour, and as a player.
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Favorite Active Players
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Federer, Gasquet, Tsonga, Davydenko, Youzhny, Tursunov, O. Rochus, Ferrer, Young, A. Murray, Kohlschreiber, Blake, Bjorkman, Safin, Henin, Ivanovic, Sharapova, Peer, Dokic
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Favorite Retired Players
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Agassi, Becker, Lendl, Chang, J. McEnroe, Connors, Navratilova, Graff
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Favorite Tournaments
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All the Slams, Masters Cup, Monte Carlo, Rome, Pilot Pen, Indian Wells
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Who are the Greatest Players of All-Time and Why?
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Federer - long domination, artistry, all court game > Sampras - serve, 14 slams, net game > Agassi - charisma, game knowledge, come back, career slam > Lendl - endurance, power > J. McEnroe - net game, singles/doubles versatility, presence > Borg - French and Wimbledon domination > Laver - 2 complete grand slams > Navratilova - domination, singles/doubles versatility > Henin - pound for pound all around game, artistry, great one handed backhand > S. Williams – dominance, power
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Favorite Tennis Memories
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Fed vs Nadal at Wimbledon '08, Agassi vs Baghdatis at US Open '06, Federer vs Nadal at Rome '06, Tsonga vs Nadal at Aussie '08, Becker's first Wimbledon in '85, Agassi vs Sampras at US Open '02, Federer vs Sampras at the Garden '08, Agassi's on air commentary during a Federer match at the US Open '07
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MY MATCH POINTS of OPINION
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Date: Sunday, November 16, 2008
Player of the Year - Nadal
Coach of the Year - Jose Higueras (in such high demand lately - called by Fed, and the USTA) or Toni Nadal (helping to get his nephew to # 1)
Most Improved Player of the Year - del Potro (then Murray, then Simon)
Breakthrough Player of the Year - del Potro (then Tsonga, then Simon)
Disappointment of the Year - Henin's retirement (then Fed's crushing loss to Nadal at French)
Match of the Year...
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Date: Friday, November 07, 2008
It's early Friday afternoon. I'm alone at home, with my dance music blaring - pumping me up to do my computer work - just kickin' it.
I've got Agassi vs Federer streaming on my other computer (on mute) in their archived 2004 Pacific Life Open semi-final match. I occasionally look up from my work to catch a nice rally between the two tennis legends. Inspired, I pick up my 25'' junior racket that I like to...
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Date: Friday, September 19, 2008
Hey Todd and John, **time to queue up the "Tony V music"**
Sorry for not writing in a while, but I always listen to the show on podcast every week when I can't listen LIVE.
On Tsonga:
I went to the US Open during the first Friday and my favorite match of that day to watch in person was Tsonga vs Moya in the Grandstand stadium. Tsonga was a real showman. The two rain delays did not deter...
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Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
If golf is a sport, then so is Dart Throwing and Nascar too. NO WAY on all three counts. I think Andy Roddick had a funny comment about Nascar and how it just "turning left 500 miles" or something to that effect.
Just because an activity has a good level of difficulty, I don't think it should be called a sport. I am probably just being closed minded in all of this. So what....
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