[Scoop Malinowski] Jack Kramer Explains Federer’s Fade
Source: http://www.tennisfrontier.com/blogs/scoop/jack-kramer-explains-federers-fade/
Source: http://www.tennisfrontier.com/blogs/scoop/jack-kramer-explains-federers-fade/
Scoopm said:Thanks for commenting on the article. Hard to argue with Jack Kramer, if you read his book "The Game" you quickly realize his knowledge about the intricacies of the sport and the mind of a great champion are extremely keen. Kind regards, Mark Scoop Malinowski
GameSetAndMath said:The "spontaneity" that the article is referring to is
what psychologists call by the term "flow". The psychologists
use the term "flow" whenever the person involved in the
activity basically forgets himself, surroundings and time,
and is completely engrossed in the activity. It is a much
wider term, used for all sports and not just to sports.
The activity might be singing, lecturing etc. "flow" is
often associated with "excellence" and there are lots of
research articles in psychology on this.
britbox said:^ Just giving this a bump for those who didn't read it first time around. Seems more relevant than ever.
Kieran said:That's a good post, El Dude, reminds me of Christian mysticism and negative theology - not negative, as in bad, but negative as in, what a thing isn't, as opposed to what it is. Example, God is not good, if we only use our limited notion of good as a definition.
In a sense, what great players do in the zone is remove themselves from the process and let their instincts kick in. They don't need to think - things occur automatically. The zone doesn't last! And trying to recapture it involves a thought process and tinkering which can never replicate the real thing, and in fact is a sign of diminishment...
Tennis Miller said:On a different point, how many players besides Roger with 1-handed backhands have wins over Nadal?
Cheers
TM
Broken_Shoelace said:Tennis Miller said:On a different point, how many players besides Roger with 1-handed backhands have wins over Nadal?
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TM
Off the top of my head: James Blake, Fernando Gonzalez, Feliciano Lopez, Steve Darcis, Philip Kohlschreiber, Gaston Gaudio, Mikhael Youzhny, Nocholas Mahut...
Mahut, Lopez, Darcis and Kohlschreiber have all gotten their sole wins over Nadal on grass. Meanwhile, Blake and Gonzalez have gotten theirs early in Nadal's career (Gonazlez's win came in early 2007, to be fair), ditto for Guadio (who has actually done it on clay).
In recent years, his record against one-handed backhand players has been incredible.