Nadal would be given a simple wood racket just like they have and his 3000 rpms would drop to 500 and he would have to play tennis just like them, building a point through thought and subtlety rather than winning with advanced tech and PEDs through brute force.
Conversations you may not have heard of on courtside in 1921: Official : "Um...excuse me, Mr Braithwaite, it is against the spirit of the game to practice wearing a pair of white knickers..." Spectator : "Good Lord, Mrs CottonMary is wearing a sleevless apparel ! How undignified !" Umpire : "I have summoned you two contestants to gently remind you that both of you are guilty of the following acts - Mr Shinglecutter, you will desist from wasting precious seconds of the playtime by unnecessarily bouncing the ball on the turf with your free hand before commencement of the serve. As for you, Mr CatgutTwine, there has been official complaints from the spectators on your exceedingly high decibel levels of, dare I say, grunting at the exact moment of your serve to commence a point of play. That will be all, Gentlemen. Thank you."
Doubt Nadal could play with these racquets and ball. Different game then. Best tennis was around my time 70's 80's then in the 1990's technology took over.
Yeah I ldk why people compare eras. Most people think that Nadal or Djokovic playing like they do solely depends on their ability and nothing else, while technology plays a big role in that. Nadal with his modern equipment and technology will surely beat their asses but if Nadal was born in that era and played then he'd be playing just like them.
imagine Nadal time travel to that era.. people would think he's alien
Yo for real 😂😂
You made my day 🤣
all i know is if i went back in time...these ppl would still kick my ass on the court the way I play..lol
Nadal would be given a simple wood racket just like they have and his 3000 rpms would drop to 500 and he would have to play tennis just like them, building a point through thought and subtlety rather than winning with advanced tech and PEDs through brute force.
Mrs Craddocks underarm serve, legendary.
We can only imagine her 'technique', if she got on the court, after drinking 2 litres of neat vodka...
Thanks for sharing these rare videos. Very interesting for fans of tennis history.
The pace has changed. It was a "gentleman " or "gentle" game then. Wonder if they didn't try harder due to etiquette.
A piece of Britian's treasured history!!!
We shall never loose this.
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I’ve visited and played at the Old Worple road venue! It’s awesome and has an amazing historic feel.
Conversations you may not have heard of on courtside in 1921:
Official : "Um...excuse me, Mr Braithwaite, it is against the spirit of the game to practice wearing a pair of white knickers..."
Spectator : "Good Lord, Mrs CottonMary is wearing a sleevless apparel ! How undignified !"
Umpire : "I have summoned you two contestants to gently remind you that both of you are guilty of the following acts - Mr Shinglecutter, you will desist from wasting precious seconds of the playtime by unnecessarily bouncing the ball on the turf with your free hand before commencement of the serve.
As for you, Mr CatgutTwine, there has been official complaints from the spectators on your exceedingly high decibel levels of, dare I say, grunting at the exact moment of your serve to commence a point of play.
That will be all, Gentlemen. Thank you."
Mrs Craddock has a lot of finesse in that underarm serve
Who Said Lendl first modern forehand, that man on first clip had a quite modern swing on forehand
I’m glad that Nole is playing in this era.
it so weird seeing someone play tennis wearing long pants and rolled up long sleeves. like they just came from the office or something.
Trousers. Pants are underwear.
@@juicybear7696 Dungarees?
I'd like to see one of them doing the splits like Alkaraz
show Suzanne Lenglen playing, please...
women served underarm!
Remember these are all amateurs . Tennis did not become professional till 1968 .
No linespeople?
Doubt Nadal could play with these racquets and ball. Different game then. Best tennis was around my time 70's 80's then in the 1990's technology took over.
Yeah I ldk why people compare eras. Most people think that Nadal or Djokovic playing like they do solely depends on their ability and nothing else, while technology plays a big role in that. Nadal with his modern equipment and technology will surely beat their asses but if Nadal was born in that era and played then he'd be playing just like them.
Is it 1921 or 2001?
They didn’t have three line judges at each end
Playing tennis in pants is crazy
Doesn’t Mrs Craddock realise you can serve overarm?
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Sissy like
Why would anyone want to be born before the 1990’s? That must have ben so lame because there was no tiktok
I’d probably go far back as 1939, only to help the fuhrer tho