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TENNIS CRITIC

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Wanted: Tennis Revolutionaries

Is anyone at this year's Australian a tennis revolutionary?

A revolutionary like Monica Seles, changing the game forever with her much-imitated but seldom-duplicated angles from her two-handers off both sides.

Or a revolutionary like Steffi Graf with her unparalleled footwork and inside-out forehand.

How about a revolutionary like Serena Williams with her Sampras-like serve and much-underrated precision and shot selection?

What about a revolutionary like Martina Navratilova with her fine-tuned fitness and racing-to-the-net all-out attacks?

Federer clearly makes the cut with his Agassi-like raw talent, effortlessness reminiscent of his former coach Stefan Edberg, legendary good health, magic touch and impeccable court smarts.

Nadal--retired in the quarters this year--is another, playing as a leftie though he's naturally right-handed and elevating spins to an art form.

Mertens. Wozniacki. Halep. Karolina Pliskova. Keys. Kerber. Edmund. Cilic. Sandgren. Chung. Federer once again. Berdych with his impressive six victories against the Fed. Step right up, you who are still revolutionaries or who on the verge of becoming one.

I await you, prepared to be wowed!

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