Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihlpm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihlpm!cher From: cher@ihlpm.UUCP (cherepov) Newsgroups: net.sport Subject: Re: What's happening with Bollettieri's tennis kids? Message-ID: <509@ihlpm.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 18:13:23 EDT Article-I.D.: ihlpm.509 Posted: Fri Oct 4 18:13:23 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 08:00:06 EDT References: <505@ihlpm.UUCP> <114@ucdavis.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 27 > Horvath and Bonder are not with Bollettieri anymore. I believe > Horvath is still under Harry Hopman and Bonder is working with > some coach in Miami. I think they parted after things began looking kinda sour. > I think what is more interesting in the men is the tendancy to not > have a well rounded game. Arias and Krickstein both have/had great > forehands, but thier backhands that would have trouble cracking eggs. > Take away Korita's serve, and what do you have? not much. Yes, Aries and Krickstein stay quite a bit to the left (protecting backhands), but "trouble cracking eggs"? Arias almost throws his arm out of the socket when he hits backhand - very hard-hit shot! He does not slice it too often or too gracefully. Krickstein's two-hander is not bad at all - hard to read, good lob,... > I think this is the real reason i think the people shoot way up, > but then people start figuring ways around the one weapon, they > have nothing to fall back on. > That's probably right, but note that these two and Horwath had grave injury problems. Conditioning may be a factor. Actually I suspect some psychological problems, but can't pinpoint any... Mike Cherepov