[Serverer]

Not enough Eggs

[abraxas21]

Originally Posted by MuzzahLovah

The French players as a group are my favorite to watch- lots of drama and shotmaking and/or hot guys

As to what is wrong with French tennis- nothing I don't think. What about Swiss tennis? What if Fed had decided to play for South Africa(where his mom is from)? Would look a lot different.

that was never an option for them. his family was very close to permanently move all the way to australia when federer was hitting his teens so the guy could have represented oz instead of switzerland.

but what gives, he still wouldn't have cared much for DC

[rocketassist]

Not a lot- they can win the DC with a bit of luck one of these years. They're not winning slams and only Tsonga has a slight chance but that doesn't mean French tennis is in crisis- look at US tennis for a start.

[UnderhandSmash]

Heres an interesting article about french tennis from Grantland. Its quite interesting.

Why a dazzling generation of French players can't win at Roland Garros

[Orangeball]

Originally Posted by MuzzahLovah

The French players as a group are my favorite to watch- lots of drama and shotmaking and/or hot guys

As to what is wrong with French tennis- nothing I don't think. What about Swiss tennis? What if Fed had decided to play for South Africa(where his mom is from)? Would look a lot different.

Even worse for England which invented the sport for godsake, they haven't won anything since Fred Perry, and what did they do? They pulled out the British card and adopted Murray, especially after he won the gold medal and the us open last year. But how ungrateful are they? When Murray won, he was a British, when he losses, he is a Scottish loser....I rest my case

[DJ Soup]

France should be proud of producing the most interesting crop of tennis players at a seemingly continuous rate.
They may not be grand slam winners (most of all frenchies happen to be headcases or mental midgets, which would be interesting if it is due to some cultural thing or what), but hell there are some really beautiful tennis players:

The MAGIC of Fabrice Santoro. This guy is simply unique and always a pleasure to watch. I miss him greatly.
The Paintbrush of Llodra. The best S/V of the decade. Always produces beautiful stuff.
The showmanship of Paire, Tsonga and Monfils. Always exciting to watch.
The simplicity of Simon. The most economic player I've ever seen.
The backhand of Gasquet.

[Orangeball]

Originally Posted by DJ Soup

France should be proud of producing the most interesting crop of tennis players at a seemingly continuous rate.
They may not be grand slam winners (most of all frenchies happen to be headcases or mental midgets, which would be interesting if it is due to some cultural thing or what), but hell there are some really beautiful tennis players:

The MAGIC of Fabrice Santoro. This guy is simply unique and always a pleasure to watch. I miss him greatly.
The Paintbrush of Llodra. The best S/V of the decade. Always produces beautiful stuff.
The showmanship of Paire, Tsonga and Monfils. Always exciting to watch.
The simplicity of Simon. The most economic player I've ever seen.
The backhand of Gasquet.

Well said

[DJ Soup]

Originally Posted by UnderhandSmash

Heres an interesting article about french tennis from Grantland. Its quite interesting.

Why a dazzling generation of French players can't win at Roland Garros

great article

[Federer in 2]

The biggest problem I can think of is that their top guy would play just as good with his eyes closed.

[EddieNero]

Strict anti-doping regulations. They should take a page from Spanish association book.

[sam250]

The problem is that we have a hard time with the transition with junior which is my case now.Im Not pulling great results in men tournaments. We have the best juniors but yet for a reason we fail do do well in the pro world

[redshift36188]

There are not that many slam winners, the probability of any country having one is quite low.

Don't think there's anything wrong with french tennis, from what I've heard it's the best tennis school in the world. Each player as a kid is fostered to find his own playstyle, and during the first years no results are demanded. I think it's great and has as been shown, it produces players very enjoyable to watch, that's what matters. France has the best package in the top 100, quantity and quality wise.