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#1 · (Edited)
Any Taylor fans here??
If any of you didn't know, he has beaten Roodick this year and was got to the 4th round of the US Open.
He's currently in the quarters of Bangok.
Good luck, Taylor!! :) :clap2: :rolls:
 
#27 ·
Taylor beat the number 2 seed 6-3, 7-5!!!!! :worship: He plays fellow American Roby Ginepri in the next round. Go, Taylor!!!!!!!! :angel:
 
#28 ·
Hi!

Hi Peeps!

My name is Jacqueline (i'm 30 if that is even important :p ) and a huge fan of Taylor! I joined the whole forum a couple of months ago but for some reason i've never braved posting until now :)

That website for Tails is not official, but tennisdear (who runs it) is lovely and is does a lot to update that site as often as possible. She is busy with school at the moment (if I remember!). If you join the Taylor Dent Yahoo mailing list you will get updated on there a fair bit too.

I don't see Tails to often on the UK telly screens :sad: So when I do its always a pleasure :) I love his game. I'm not normally one for all the really technical terms in tennis - I just simply sit back and enjoy - but I do love the power game as well as the serve & volley and Tails has both :D so I am pleased. I saw his match with Agassi. It was great! I think he was going to win to be honest. I don't think Agassi really had a clue what to do - until poor Tails become injured and Andre ceized his opportunity ;)

Well I am off to bed as i'm feeling tired. Just thought i'd post and let you know that as a fan of Taylor I exist also :p There are more fans out there though - some may just not know about the forum.

Take Care Peeps!
Jac
 
#29 ·
News from the qualies in Paris:

merican top-seeded Taylor Dent was sent crashing in the opening round of the qualifying on Saturday, bowing out to French journeyman Nicolas Mahut.

Up a set and 4-1 in the second set, Dent looked every bit of the unbeatable player who dominated the field these past couple of weeks after his title wins in Bangkok and Moscow.

But the American, despite firing 21 aces, collapsed, squandering two match points as the 21-year-old Frenchman battled on to earn a spectacular 2-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4) come-back victory.

The 108-ranked Mahut, having by far his best season in 2003 on the circuit, kept grinding down his 33-ranked opponent and remained aggressive throughout the encounter.

"I like the challenge of those matches. I like playing against such players. It allows me to bring the best out of me," said Mahut, who received a wild card in the qualifying event and who will now face Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia for a spot in the main draw.
 
#30 ·
Hello to Star and JaredPalmerFan! (oooh, a doubles fan! Wooo!) Great to have you both here. Sam and I were all alone for awhile. :)

Taylor has been playing some wonderful tennis the last couple of weeks. Wonder what happened in the qualies, that he would self-destruct like that? Injury? Anyone know?

Anyway, great year for Taylor! :) Can't wait to see him next year.
 
#31 ·
Hi newbies! :wavey:

Talyor has a real problem playing in qualifiying. :eek:
 
#32 ·
yes, he really does!! I wonder why that is...
 
#33 ·
Finally! Someone's paying some attention to Dent. ;)

Taylor Dent to serve notice of greatness

January 1, 2004

Taylor Dent, the serve-volleying American with Australian connections and big intentions, has returned to his father's roots in search of his maiden grand slam.

Phil Dent, a member of Australia's 1977 Davis Cup-winning team, escorted his son back to Sydney last week to spend Christmas with Taylor's grandmother and two aunts.

But determined not to let the festive season interfere with the best form of his career, the hugely-talented Dent has spent four hours every day sweating it out under the watchful eye of his coach and dad on a suburban hardcourt on Sydney's northern beaches.

"I'm here getting ready on Rebound Ace for the Australian Open and Australian summer circuit," Dent said after one of his hearty sessions at Manly, his father's old stamping ground.

The 22-year-old bears a tattoo of American and Australian flags on his left arm and had been the subject of a minor tug of war for his Davis Cup services until making his debut for the US last year.

Despite having an Australian habit of "bowling", off-break style, the tennis balls back to his father during their work-outs, Dent was always going to pledge his allegiance to the US.

That done, the American-born right-hander who spent the first five years of his life in Sydney is focusing on fulfilling his considerable potential after an injury-plagued start to his career.

He missed large chunks of the latest season with wrist, groin and hamstring complaints but still managed to collect three titles in a stop-start campaign.

Only the world's top five players - Andy Roddick (six tournaments), Roger Federer (seven), Juan Carlos Ferrero (four), Andre Agassi (four) and Guillermo Coria (five) - won more in 2003.

After being sidelined for two months, Dent made a stunning comeback at the US Open in September, taking the first set off the top-seeded Agassi before having to retire hurt from what was developing into an electric fourth-round clash under lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Not to be denied, the classy youngster made another return from injury three weeks later to claim back-to-back titles in Bangkok and Moscow, compiling an 11-match winning streak, to finish the season ranked 33rd in the world - with a bullet. Dent's twin tournament successes came immediately after he decided to dispense with the services of former coach Brad Stine in favour of his Australian father, a one-time mentor of Michael Chang.

The rise in fortunes was anything but a coincidence, according to his godfather John Alexander, Phil Dent's Davis Cup-winning teammate and former doubles partner.

The mentor ... Phil Dent.

Alexander, a keen observer of Taylor's career and Australian Open doubles champion with Phil in 1975, believes Dent senior could steer Dent junior all the way to the top.

"He can be No.1 in the world - no doubt about it," Alexander said this week. "He can win anything he goes in. He's an enormous talent. The thing with Taylor is he's got a big game and it's hard to put everything together. But he's looking fit and Phil is doing a great job.

"At Taylor's stage of development, a big part of coaching is not saying too much, and Phil's being a mate [to Taylor] as much as anything. It's been hard in the past for Phil to push him. But now that Taylor's matured, he has his own burning desire to achieve so that's not an issue. Phil can be there for support and to bounce ideas off. Taylor will make his own decisions, but he appreciates his father's input."

While reluctant to set any rankings goals for this year for fear of placing too much pressure on himself, Taylor clearly shares Alexander's belief that he has the game to rival the best in the business.

With a massive serve as his chief weapon, Dent knows its consistent delivery is his key to success. "If I'm injury-free and holding serve 90-95 per cent, I will be extremely tough to beat for anybody," he said.

Brimming with confidence, Dent will fly to Adelaide tomorrow for the start of the Australian men's hardcourt championships on Monday before rounding out his preparations for the season-opening grand slam at the Commonwealth Bank Classic in Melbourne from January 14-17.

In the event of no notable Australian Open withdrawals, Dent will miss a top-32 seeding by one ranking position.

Alexander predicted such a scenario would leave Dent as the most dangerous floater in the Melbourne Park draw.

"Put it this way, if that's the case [and he's not seeded], no one will want to play him," Alexander said.

AAP

Like father, like son

PHIL DENT Born: Sydney, 1950 Singles highlights: three titles; Australian Open finalist 1974, French Open semi-finalist 1977, Wimbledon quarter-finalist 1977 Doubles highlights: Australian Open champion (with John Alexander) 1975; Australian Open runner-up 1970, 1973, 1977; French Open runner-up 1975, 1979; Wimbledon runner-up 1979 Davis Cup: member of Australia's 1977 winning team (13 ties for 13-6 record) Serve-volleyer who reached top-20 world ranking

TAYLOR DENT Born: Newport Beach, California, 1981 Singles highlights: four titles; US Open fourth round 2003 Davis Cup: made his debut for the US in 2003 Serve-volleyer who improved his year-end ranking for the sixth successive year, ending 2003 as world No.33 AAP

This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/31/1072546589482.html
 
#34 ·
hi there i'm a fan of taylor, but i strongly dislike roddick *making efforts 2 call him what his name is and not type a rude nickname* which is the reason y i've had some conflicts w/his fans on their thread tho i know i might have be harsh and exxagerated but let's go back 2 taylor. he is v. cool and i hope he has a gr8 2004 season!
 
#35 ·
Taylor's made a promosing this year. Only, despite winning 3 tourney, beating world's nr 1 and 2. Taylor's only 33 th ranked. With such achievements on the Wta ranking you could be about 15 th ranked. Because women's tennis is not so strong in depth, and you get quality points.
 
#36 ·
Hey all, I run the Taylor website at http://taylordent.freeservers.com and was wondering if you guys, as fans of Taylor, would like to see any changes to the site. I don't know if anyone has visited it before, but if so, is there anything the site could do better? I know sometimes updates are late, I pretty much do it myself and have to juggle it between school. Not trying to use that as an excuse or anything, but I do get a little behind. Anyway, APART from that, is there anything else you would like to see from a Taylor website? It'll be a while before an official one shows up, I hear, so I'd like to know what more I can do.

Also, there are five photos up from Adelaide this week, as well as two articles (one which was posted in this thread just a few posts ago). Hope you enjoy.
 
#37 ·
tennisdear, your site is great! It's pretty much the only site out there for Taylor.... do you know why it's taking so long to get an official site in the works, by any chance? It's too bad lol.

I can't think of anything you should change on the site, it's cool!
 
#39 ·
Thanks very much :)

The only thing I can think of is perhaps Taylor and his agent feel like he needs a bit of a higher profile before an official website could be considered a worthwhile venture. Maybe he wants to really "make it" first.
 
#40 ·
Hi guys!

Taylor lost in the semis of Adelaide to a French guy. sorry! I forgot his name. Taylor wasn't vey impressed by the line calls and had a go at the umpire. Semis isn't bad, though.
 
#41 ·
yes, Taylor lost in the semis to Llodra. But definitely a nice showing and should give him a good warmup for Kooyong then into the AO :)

tennisdear, that makes sense, but he's in the top 30 now and has a lot of fans.... I think it's time for an official site! :)
 
#43 ·
Re: Re: Taylor Dent cheering thread

Any kooyong news?
 
#44 ·
Hi sam. Taylor lost in an incredibly close match with Nalbandian, which David won 4-6, 7-6(10-8), 7-6(7-5)! :eek: Must have been a fun one --- David fought off several match points. But since the losers keep playing in this tournament, Taylor then beat Robby Ginepri 7-5, 6-1.

Tonight Taylor will play Johansson.
 
#45 ·
Thanks for the info, Mr Q :D

That's a good win over ginepri and Nalbandian is one of the top players so it was good that Taylor was able to push him so hard.
 
#47 ·
KCVH, I'm guessing you're KV at the WTAWorld site! Same location.

Taylor won his 2nd round match, a 5-setter against chela!!!
 
#48 ·
Next is *gulp* #1 Andy Roddick ... very exciting match-up, so exciting I may actually forget about my nerves for a bit. If both guys aren't quite "on" it'll turn into a serving contest, but I think we have a chance to see one of those great encounters brought on by contrasting successful styles -- Andy with the huge groundies and Taylor's incessant chip'n'charge -- if both of their gears are clicking. And I *know* ESPN will show it!
 
#49 ·
I guess you guys already know Taylor lost...quite badly :sad: He only won 4 games :sad:
 
#50 ·
He is entered for siebel and st jude, where he is defending champ. Good luck, taylor!
 
#51 ·
Re: Re: Taylor Dent cheering thread

Taylor plays paul Goldstein in round 1 of the Siebel Open. Go Taylor!
 
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