[pov]

My contention is that all active players play the same way on all surfaces. They have "their game" and that's what they stick to. In fact this is also true on the ATP. Thoughts?

 

[Petkorazzi]

Well, you could say Vinci is versatile, her serve and volleys are directly proportional to the speed of the court.

 

[bobito]

My contention is that all active players play the same way on all surfaces. They have "their game" and that's what they stick to. In fact this is also true on the ATP. Thoughts?

I think it's true for just about every player in history that they have a preferred style of play, based around their own strengths and weaknesses, which they then adapt to different surfaces. Any player that slides or hits with more topspin on clay or hits with more slice on grass is being versatile. The greater a player's skill set, of course, the more options they have. So a player whose modus operandi is to belt the cover off the ball from the back of the court every time will be less versatile than one who has the skill to favour topsin on clay and slice on grass.

But I cannot think of a single player from any era who played like Sanchez-Vicario on clay and Novotna on grass.

 

[tejmeglekvár]

My contention is that all active players play the same way on all surfaces. They have "their game" and that's what they stick to. In fact this is also true on the ATP. Thoughts?

Nadal lost a set yesterday "because" of rain. Go figure. :spit:

 

[In The Zone]

Henin played very differently on the clay and hardcourts.

Mauresmo would change her game drastically as well.

Kuznetsova CAN change her game but 99% of the time she is lost in her own stupidity and loses before she realizes it.

 

[Mashi]

Maria Sharapova can adjust her game with the surface.
For instance, she used her backhand slide to win the FO this year but never uses it on grass. And she won the 4 majors.

 

[AcesHigh]

I've seen Kuznetsova (rare), Henin, Serena and others change things up depending on the surface.

 

[AcesHigh]

My contention is that all active players play the same way on all surfaces. They have "their game" and that's what they stick to. In fact this is also true on the ATP. Thoughts?

Btw, this is COMPLETELY false for the ATP.

Biggest example is how Nadal drastically changes his game from clay to grass to hardcourts. You're not going to see him several meters behind the baseline at Wimbledon.

In order to be successful in the men's game, you actually can't play the same way on all surfaces. It just doesn't work.

 

[pov]

Btw, this is COMPLETELY false for the ATP.

Biggest example is how Nadal drastically changes his game from clay to grass to hardcourts. You're not going to see him several meters behind the baseline at Wimbledon.

In order to be successful in the men's game, you actually can't play the same way on all surfaces. It just doesn't work.

I disagree with you on all these points.

 

[darrinbaker00]

I disagree with you on all these points.

Why?

 

[nat75]

Btw, this is COMPLETELY false for the ATP.

Biggest example is how Nadal drastically changes his game from clay to grass to hardcourts. You're not going to see him several meters behind the baseline at Wimbledon.

In order to be successful in the men's game, you actually can't play the same way on all surfaces. It just doesn't work.

I concur plus he serves diferently on diferent surfaces.

 

[KapitalL]

Charly Berlocq
Just today he played the entire 3rd set like his string was broken, serve and volley on every point, first, second serves doesn't matter :lol:

Gasquet will not camp that much behind the baseline on grass, Murray also,..those two come to mind.

Women hm, nope, cant think of one that can swich it up

 

[pov]

Why?

Integrity? Insanity? Intrigue? - take your pick. :lol:

However let's leave the ATP stuff out of this thread. My mistake in mentioning it. It was just meant as a passing comment,

 

[Shonami Slam]

oprandi.

danilidou, when younger.

pironkova, even.

warsaw goat.

 

[Poccnn]

Sharapova.

 

[gc-spurs]

We all know Kuznetsova could, she's just to busy trolling us half 99% of the time.

 

[Expat]

bjorn borg did that effectively. and a lot of players on the atp still do it. they have no option. the level is too high there.
on the women's side i am not sure who does it currently. then again i don't watch women's tennis outside slams.

 

[Nicolás89]

Venus at her best & I'm not kidding.

 

[Quest for Infamy]

Btw, this is COMPLETELY false for the ATP.

Biggest example is how Nadal drastically changes his game from clay to grass to hardcourts. You're not going to see him several meters behind the baseline at Wimbledon.

In order to be successful in the men's game, you actually can't play the same way on all surfaces. It just doesn't work.

I think the picture below is interesting, it's taken from last year's ATP finals, still early in the match (3-2*) when both players were still in the match. The surface was fast hard courts and Nadal was hitting majority of balls deep behind baseline. He doesn't change his game as drastically as you seem to suggest.