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Message: [QUOTE="huskyrob1, post: 2551277, member: 1226"] I can't argue that point, you are correct. Borgs game was taylor made for grass, his loopy ground strokes always cleared the net with room to spare, while most of his opponents hit a harder flatter shot that had a much greater chance of going long or catching the top of the net tape. Borg was able to hit those low bouncing balls on wet grass because he really bent his knees and got down low to the plain of the ball yet was still able to top it. At same time hard courts were a big advantage for the harder hitting players like McEnroe, Connors and especially Llendl because the ball bounced higher. Llendl also hit with heavy topspin but his shots were not as loopy, were much harder, like lasers so he hit lots of winners but also had lots of errors, and he was not a great net player. That's why Llendl never won Wimbledon. Roger Federer is a combination of McEnroe's racquet control and Llendl's power and Borg's ability to hit hard but loopy shots if he has to. He is the best ever. Sampras I put second, great forehand, an ok backhand, but really great net play and the greatest serve the game has ever seen. I still maintain though that McEnroe in 83 and especially 84 was the best I've ever seen anyone play the game. I think in 1984 he lost only three matches all year, something crazy like 85-3. [/QUOTE]