What can you say about these two supreme athletes and tennis champions? One of them was 19 and the other, exactly ten years his senior, but both of them in a league all their own. This is the one and only recorded match (as far as I know) between Pistol Pete and Fed Ex, but what a humdinger of a match! Though the clip only shows the highlights, it's not difficult to imagine the quality that these two geniuses brought to the game: one of them on his way out of the sport, and the other just finding his feet in the professional circuit, but already exhibiting signs of a rare blossom. It's ten-plus minutes of sublime, other-worldly tennis.
As I watched the clip, it struck me that the Master really came into his own while volleying (especially the overhead and the drop-/stop- volleys), whereas the Heir, though proving himself no slouch at volleying, was very much a master in his own right from the back of the court, often stranding his legendary opponent with the ferocity of his strokes. Alas, it's really difficult to say who was the better player that day!
Another Fed Ex masterclass moment; sit back and enjoy!
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