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Jun 8 2014 03:19pm
Safe to say at this rate, pending Nadal being prone to injury, Rafa will pass Roger on the all-time Grand Slam titles.

Being a huge Federer fan, it's tough for me to admit this but the head to head match-ups don't lie either.

The only knock I would put on Nadal is that out of the 14 titles he has, 9 are French Open's. Nothing to take away from the King of Clay, but say if he were to only win a few more French Open's and pass Roger, I wouldn't consider him the best ever. Yes Roger has 6 (7?) Wimbledon's but he also has 5 US Open titles and 3 Aussie Open's not to mention one French so when he was in his prime, it's tough to argue against Fed.
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Jun 8 2014 04:56pm
Nadal manage to beat Fed at his top prime so i dont understand what u mean. though both are tennis legends probably the 2 best players ever with very different play style.
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Jun 8 2014 08:13pm
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Nadal manage to beat Fed at his top prime so i dont understand what u mean. though both are tennis legends probably the 2 best players ever with very different play style.


Yes, nadal consistently beats federer... However, when fed was in his prime he was consistently beating djokovic and murray while nadal struggled. Fed's backhand just isn't compatible with that heavy topspin. Also going for fed, is his consistent dominance (like 23 consecutive GS semifinals or something???) and his ability to stay healthy.
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Jun 9 2014 02:15pm
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Yes, nadal consistently beats federer... However, when fed was in his prime he was consistently beating djokovic and murray while nadal struggled. Fed's backhand just isn't compatible with that heavy topspin. Also going for fed, is his consistent dominance (like 23 consecutive GS semifinals or something???) and his ability to stay healthy.



i wouldnt call 15-5 vs murray struggle. about djokovic 23-19 to nadal. i think is more psychological factor that against him nadal doesnt show sometimes his best tennis.
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Jun 9 2014 10:31pm
Quote (joaoboss @ Jun 9 2014 02:15pm)
i wouldnt call 15-5 vs murray struggle. about djokovic 23-19 to nadal. i think is more psychological factor that against him nadal doesnt show sometimes his best tennis.


You were correct about murray, i thought it was closer. However, the excuse you made for his record against djokovic is plain bullshit haha. Nadal is a freak on clay, but Djoker definitely bests him on hard courts. Very similar to how federer bested him on grass until he became an old man

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Jun 10 2014 09:45am
Quote (DeVaginey @ Jun 10 2014 04:31am)
You were correct about murray, i thought it was closer. However, the excuse you made for his record against djokovic is plain bullshit haha. Nadal is a freak on clay, but Djoker definitely bests him on hard courts. Very similar to how federer bested him on grass until he became an old man



federer bested him? man go check ur sources before saying anything. nadal has way more wins than losses vs fed. but ok its ur opinion.
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Jun 11 2014 07:43am
Quote (DeVaginey @ Jun 9 2014 11:31pm)
You were correct about murray, i thought it was closer. However, the excuse you made for his record against djokovic is plain bullshit haha. Nadal is a freak on clay, but Djoker definitely bests him on hard courts. Very similar to how federer bested him on grass until he became an old man


An old man ? Nadal beat Federer at winbeldon when fed was 27...
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Jun 11 2014 09:39am
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An old man ? Nadal beat Federer at winbeldon when fed was 27...


his only win. and it was very very close match
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Jun 11 2014 12:03pm
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his only win. and it was very very close match



how many times fed won king of clay at Roland garros? zero. his luck was in 2009 when nadal lost vs random scrub( catastrophe) otherwise fed wouldnt have completed the grand slam carrer. besides Nadal only 2 Wimbledom slams not 1.
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Jun 11 2014 01:51pm
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how many times  fed won king of clay at Roland garros? zero. his luck was in 2009 when nadal lost vs random scrub( catastrophe) otherwise fed wouldnt have completed the grand slam carrer. besides Nadal only 2 Wimbledom slams not 1.


lol umad cos Fed is the GOAT
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