Tennis' Unforgettable One-Hit Wonders

sports-central.org     Jun 13, 2008          

By Mert Ertunga With the in-between two slams period in session, the articles and columns attempting to explain Rafael Nadal's dominance on clay and to predict if Roger Federer will get his sixth Wimbledon title should be in ample numbers around the web and in the newspapers. Instead of adding just one more, I decided to write about one of the ultimate clubhouse chatter subjects: one-hit wonders of the tennis world. At first, it seems easy to find names that fit the bill. So a name here, another name there, get thrown into the conversation, people have a good time. Once the discussion becomes serious, it becomes obvious that some of the names circulating around the table really do not deserve to be there. Then a serious tennis history addict joins the table, he deepens the discussion. A few beers later, brains are working... [read full story]                    


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