Now the new top American player, surpassing Roddick. Sad for Roddick, but a great moment for Mardy.





Now only if Mardy had a better forehand he could probably take it up a notch however, that isn't to say he can't do some damage at the top of the game with his assets right now. I'm not sure how well he will do against Novak since he has been absolutely on fire, but I think if Mardy plays smart, he could potentially come out as the winner.

Mardy's turned into a boring pusher. He'll never crack the top 10.

He is ranked 11 now I believe. That is a very poor assumption to make. Regardless, disrespectful to say of Fish and to the other professional players. They are professional for a reason.

This post was edited by Godest on Mar 30 2011 10:09pm

How is that disrespectful lol? His style is obviously pusher.....

He's #15 right now.

You do realize that making the semis @ Miami increased his ranking? He is #11, just won't be updated till Monday. It is disrespectful to claim he is a pusher because that is basically saying he sucks, therefore you indirectly consider all the players ranked under him or who he beats as shit. He is far from a pusher. Just because a player decides to play a couple games or points safe with a lot of margin doesn't make them a pusher. Even Murray and Simon wouldn't be considered pushers. A pusher is someone who will NEVER take the opportunity to hit a winner. I see Simon all the time change the pace of the rally and crank a shot down the line, and this is especially the case with Murray and his backhand.

Regardless, Mardy hasn't had to play extremely well, especially against Ferrer where it was windy. But he certainly can play up the court with great success.

This post was edited by Godest on Mar 31 2011 08:27pm

Since when does being a pusher mean you suck? Agassi was a counter puncher/pusher player for years and is one of the greats of all time lol.

This post was edited by bygdubdiesel on Mar 31 2011 08:27pm

I don't think you know what a pusher is. A pusher is not a counter puncher. A pusher is essentially a derogatory term. Who likes being called a pusher?

Agassi was definitely not a counter-puncher, lmao.. He was an offensive baseliner. Lleyton Hewitt, Michael Chang, Brad Gilbert, these guys are counter-punchers. Just because a player don't smack the ball 100 MPH like Del Potro, Soderling or Berdych doesn't mean they aren't offensive baseliners.

This post was edited by Godest on Mar 31 2011 08:29pm

Where I come from, pushers are considered athletic players who use their consistency and athleticism to wear down opponents. It's a boring to watch, but extremely effective.

Agassi's gameplan was to ALLLLLLLWAYS wear an opponent out and make him hit the extra shot.

This post was edited by bygdubdiesel on Mar 31 2011 08:30pm

Yeah, that is called the junior levels where pushers can win. In the top of the ATP, there aren't such things as pushers. Just because a player doesn't hit a winner every point, it doesn't make them a pusher/counter-puncher.

I'm guessing you read Wikipedia's page on Agassi didn't you? Compare a match of Hewitt/Chang to Agassi. Wearing your opponent down doesn't make you a counter-puncher/pusher, that is called playing smart..... A counter-puncher's ability lies in his defensive skills. Yes, Agassi had some defensive skills, but his main assets were his groundstrokes, not his legs like real counter-punchers.

You really have some strange way of labeling players.

This post was edited by Godest on Mar 31 2011 08:34pm