re: Is Novak Djokovic's 2015 the Best Season Ever?

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Vitas was not around in 74. Laver was and so was Newcombe. I think they meant Vilas but he was really a top player at the time. Keep in mind Connors won one of those on clay. Connors was kept out of the French.

As for Laver, go watch his matches with Connors on youtube. He would've been a force today.

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He was obviously a talented player. He has great touch and appears to be a really good athlete, but he was also small. I just don't see a 5-8 serve and volleyer being successful in the game of today, or even the game of the Sampras Agassi era.

Hell, I think Marcelo Rios is the most fluid shotmaker I've ever seen. He makes Roger Federer look like Brad Gilbert in that regard. (LINK ). Just effortless. So why didn't Marcelo Rios win multiple majors? It's because he's a little guy. In the one major final he got to, he got overpowered by an admittedly roided up Petro Korda, and then he never ended up getting back to another because his body kept breaking down on him.*

Now admittedly his body kept breaking down on him in part because he paid zero mind to physical fitness or weightlifting or the like, but the fact that he was a little guy didn't help. Chang got the one major and then didn't get another. height isn't the end all be all in tennis, but all things being equal you'd rather be 6-1 than 5-8.


*I admit that this is a ridiculous oversimplifiation. Forgive me.