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Most Beautiful Game?

  • Serena

    Votes: 37 16.1%
  • Elena

    Votes: 12 5.2%
  • Venus

    Votes: 29 12.6%
  • Vera

    Votes: 19 8.3%
  • Vika

    Votes: 8 3.5%
  • Marion

    Votes: 10 4.3%
  • Jie

    Votes: 10 4.3%
  • Amelie

    Votes: 95 41.3%
  • Carla

    Votes: 9 3.9%
  • Virginie

    Votes: 1 0.4%

Who has the most beautiful game when on?

11K views 231 replies 128 participants last post by  DOUBLEFIST 
#1 ·
I was just thinking about some fantastic performances over the past few months, and how beautiful many of their games are when on. My personal favourite is Carla Suarez, I could watch her match against Venus on Youtube all the time. Ive just picked a couple out, so please dont attach me if your fav isnt on it. :kiss:
 
#107 ·
Serena's serve is the most beautiful shot currently in tennis. It's just perfect..And when she's returning 2nd serves for winners.
 
#149 ·
That's your opinion. And, I don't deny that tennis commentators like Tracy Austin, among others, have said she has a very effective serve. There's even an article over on tennisplayer.net, which points out some of the qualities of Serena's serve from a technical standpoint.

But, beautiful? You must have quite an odd notion of beauty. Just look at some of the photographs taken of Serena's serve.

Here are a few:

http://tennis.about.com/od/playersfemale/ss/serenaphotosbs_6.htm

http://z.about.com/d/tennis/1/5/a/E/serena-williams08.jpg

http://tennis.about.com/od/playersfemale/ss/serenaphotosbs_7.htm

Then there are the ones in this photo gallery from the AO Open site. Look in particular at photo 28. And just for curiosity sake, look at photo 49 (an overhead).

Technically, it's a great motion, but Serena's proportions are such that nothing she does is going to have a dancer-like quality to it. In that first picture, no matter how elegant her arms are positioned, the size of her butt makes the classic pose seem quite heavy. In the second picture, you see how Serena looks in the air. Again, there is no lightness to the movement in the air. There may be extension, but just look at what is being extended. Instead, the picture serves to highlight just how big Serena is. In the final picture, I actually think Serena looks quite good. But, this is usually Serena's best side. Side profile pictures hide her girth. I've shown you the serve from the front. She's not as thin as she appears in this picture. The final two photos confirm the points I'm trying to make. There are probably more just like this at Gettyimages.

For the record, sports photographers get paid to take beautiful pictures. With some players, that's quite easy. See Federer, Graf, Sampras, etc. With other players, no matter how hard they try, they can't really come up with something really beautiful because the beauty just isn't there.

(You asked for it.)
 
#110 · (Edited)
I like Elena's game the best and then Amélie's (especially on grass :drool:).


How can Serena with her unesthetic power game get so many votes. I also don't get what people see in Marion's game - it's just painful to watch starting from that serve motion to oncourt movement. :spit:

Patty Schnyder should be on the list instead of those two. ;)
 
#124 ·
People need to remember this thread is purely subjective. Everyone is going to have a different opinion, there is no right or wrong.


Obviously for me Davenport is the most beautiful to watch. There is not a poorly hit or ugly shot in her game. The clean strike is just incredible to watch.




From the poll I say Marion, when on, especially on grass. Her matches from Wimbledon 07 were delightful to watch. I love her flat, low hitting that barely missed when she was on.

I like watching Vika anytime, her backhand and serve are lovely. Vika is very consistent now, so she normally produces good tennis all the time. Yes she has some good days and bad days, but her game doesn't change that much, sort of like Davenport.

I don't really find Venus' game all that beautiful to watch but on grass I could watch her all day long, such graceful movement. I don't find Elena's game that beautiful to watch but I love the outcome and can appreciate what she's doing on the court, which is why I root for her. Ana's is lovely to watch when on but haven't seen too much of that recently. :sad:
 
#131 ·
Judith Wiesner.
 
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#138 ·
Of course I'm going to say Amélie but that's not because I'm biased, it's simply because when she's playing well all her shots just flow from her racket and she has such great variety and athletisism in her game it's just such a beautiful sight when she's playing well and I hope we get to see it at Wimbledon again this year because that's where her game comes into its own.
 
#150 ·
Beauty is so subjective, its retarded to even argue the point. Definitions of beauty are purely cultural, and all equally valid.
Angelina was just voted most beautiful woman in the world recently, but Im sure at least half of the world would disagree.
I would say Venus because of her athleticism and proportions, but even when shes on shes making 50 winners/50 errors. And all of her shots are ugly.
Serena looks so awful out there these days sometimes, lol. Lumbering around the court, falling, slipping, squash shots :eek: I still love her the most though.
Ivanovic, I guess, when shes on. Everything looks graceful and effortless and her footwork is a beauty to watch.
 
#152 ·
Beauty? I guess Amelie has a beautiful game. Frankly, tennis is a sport, and I tune in to watch two players grind it out and find any way to win. You want beauty? Go to an art museum.
 
#153 ·
i think the point is judging beauty in its own field i.e tennis, than beauty compared with everything else.

who for you makes grinding out that win more pleasing to watch than other players, who does it with flare, good technique ect.
 
#154 ·
I can definitely see why so many have chosen Amelie, but her game is such a shadow of its former self I found it hard to vote for her...

I think when Vee is on, serving big, hitting the ball deep, gliding round the court and hitting crisp, clean volleys, its quite the specatcle. Same could be said for Ree, im not sure who I prefer looks wise.
 
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