Tennis has always had great servers.
The list is long but it really begins when the wooden racket bowed out because hitting a ball at 235 km/h with a small head and an ash frame is simply impossible.
To preserve the essence of its game, the American baseball league has not authorized metal bats and the “show” is still the same.
Given the maddening level displayed in the first and second balls of Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, we can ask ourselves the question if it is still tennis or a trap ball competition.
When he lost to the French at Wimbledon, Sebastian Korda spoke about the worst moment of his career, yesterday at the microphone of Eurosport, Georges Goven continued to affirm that it was a new tennis that we were witnessing.
And Georges is not necessarily wrong, because mastering such a technical gesture over such a period of time is an undeniable feat.
When Roscoe Tanner, John Isner, Ivo Karlovic arrived, we cried wolf while a few years later their opponent was able to adapt.
There, the problem is a little different because the speeds are even more extravagant while the distance between the baseline and the net has not changed.
In addition Giovanni should logically improve on all other shots thanks to his coach and his work. If this is the case we will then talk less about his service and we will have more doubts about the sport he practices.…
Published on Monday October 28, 2024 at 09:45
