those Sampras highlights reminded me of a recent post from Hugh Clarke, analyzing the evolution of the running forehand. Pete vs Roger vs Novak:
Source:
https://hughclarke.substack.com/p/th...big-3-part-iii
it went from Pete continuing to run basically off-court, to Roger taking an extra step for recovery, to Novak planted like a tree on contact and already moving back to the middle. I've always said Djoker's not my cup of spectator tea, but it's as close to tennis perfection in every way that we might ever get.