Re: Federer: king of all surfaces
by Anuraug Rathor on Jun 07, 2011 10:13 AM
He is one fo the greatest.No doubt.In fact his name will crop up whenever the 'greatest fo all time' debate opens.But it is open to debate.He scores over Pete Sampras for making so many French Open finals and even winning one.But it is also true that for most of his peak years the competition was sparse.Also the fact that he was frequently upped by Nadal.No doubt,he would have won more French's if not for Nadal.I guess its impossible to compare players of different eras,so lets suffice to say that Federer is surely one of the greatest of all time and surely a top contender for that spot.
Re: Re: Re: Federer: king of all surfaces
by Anuraug Rathor on Jun 07, 2011 10:55 AM
Dude,if a 16 time GS winner is a 'LOSER'I guess most of us would love to be losers.And mind you,I am a HUGE,DIE HARD Nadal fan.
Its true that Roger is a great player, but during his era of tennis, he was not much challenged, only on rare occasions by Marat Safin and Roddick (Roddick anyway was not that good to challenge him). But now when players like Rafa and to some extent Novak have come, Roger is being challenged and losing frequently. Its also true that age is a factor with him, but against Rafa it was not as Rafa is crushing him even when Roger was young. Before Rafa, Roger was lucky enough to win so many grand slam tournaments, as no one out there to challenge.
Re: Great Player but not much challenged until Rafa came
by arijeet palit on Jun 07, 2011 04:33 PM
he was too good for others..with rafa i think he has a mental block..its not about the ability its just a mental thing..even this final he missed 3-4 crucial shots ..that was enough for him to loose the match
Re: Great Player but not much challenged until Rafa came
by Tarak Chatterjee on Jun 08, 2011 03:59 AM
That same Roddick who u think is not that good has defeated Rafa 3 times (its 3 - 6 ). Another player, Davydenko, playing at same timeframe, who Roger has beaten some 15 times, is 5 - 4 ahead of Rafa. Hewitt another great of this timeframe - Rafa is ahead 6-4 while Roger 17 - 8. It is absolute BS to talk about competition. Both Roger and Rafa are great but as on date Roger is definitely greatest - only time will tell what happens next....
Roger Federer is a great player and also a genuine human being. The world would be just different, a heaven on earth, if we had that attitude to life and work. He works, plays hard and what a gracious loser.
A once in a generation human being, great and gentle soul, humanitarian, and what not. No superlatives are enough to do justice to Federer.
I salute you Roger, but somehow I am a Nadal fan; earler Wilander, Edberg, Borg, Rosewall. Never, Mac-in-Row, Connors, Gilbert and the list goes on!
When you both both play, Roger and Nadal, there is only one winner, the game. You win all the time, even when you lose! You are Godsend! I pray that we have more souls like you in our midst. Otherwise, the world is not worth living!
What u say frnds about wimbledon, i thnk top-4 rank player wud reach in last-4 and then it wud be anyone game. I will still go with Rafa, my next choice is Andy, he truly deserve an slam under his belt. He is any way better human than Nova, Nova refuse to talk to press and sign autograph. Even Fedex dint win everythng in his prime thn hw cum Noval can win it. I thought for a sometime about he wud go long way and atleat 10 GS, i m not sure now.
Re: Re: Wimbledon-2011
by Anuraug Rathor on Jun 06, 2011 05:33 PM
I feel it's another Roger-Rafa final.If Federer could take out Novak on clay,he can surely do it on grass,he is serving exceedingly well and has a comfort zone on Centre Court.I think Rafa's the only one who can stop him at Wimbledon.
Re: Re: Re: Wimbledon-2011
by Anurag Rathore on Jun 06, 2011 05:48 PM
In my view all four Federer, Rafa, Novac and Murray have equal chances this year.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Wimbledon-2011
by Swathi on Jun 07, 2011 10:31 AM
I think its Federer this year at Wimbledon. I expected a Federer_Djoko final. But they will be seeded in the same draw. Hence although Rafa is not in the best touch, he should reach the finals, if not halted by either Del Potro or Roddick. Then we have a cracker of a game. Anywat TENNIS Wins.
Re: Wimbledon-2011
by Anuraug Rathor on Jun 06, 2011 05:18 PM
I think Novak is unfortunate to have been born in the same era as Federer and Nadal.How often have we seen him lose to either of them in GS semifinal or final.Even last US Open he played beyond himself to topple Federer and then Nadal took him out.This time Federer took him out.I fnot for these 2 I think Novak would have at least 5 GS under his belt by now.As for Wimbledon,I think there's a high possibility of a Roger-Rafa final again.Roger would be a stronger force there and has a good chance but I'd still back Rafa to win
Re: Re: Wimbledon-2011
by aftab alam on Jun 06, 2011 05:47 PM
How about Fedex badluck to face Nadal, i thnk he lost 6 finals in slam till now, That itself shows the different between class of rafa/roger and others.
Re: Re: Re: Wimbledon-2011
by ramabhadranS on Jun 07, 2011 08:06 AM
If Rafa was not there, what would be the count of slams with Fed!!!! Just imagine!!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Wimbledon-2011
by lookisay on Jun 07, 2011 10:12 AM
If Becker was not there, Lendl would have had multiple wimbledons. If Lendl was not there McEnroe would have taken a lot of US open titles. If McEnroe was not there Bjorn Borg would have not stopped at 11 titles and not retired early.. and if Borg wasn't there..Conners would have been the greatest player of 70s.. now you get the drift.. I think :)
Being a Nadal fan, i have no shame in saluting u, so my hero does always. Wud love to see both of them in final again at wimbledon, let Nadal win Wimbledon and Roger win US open. Two great sportsman of all time
Re: Salute u Roger
by Anuraug Rathor on Jun 06, 2011 04:30 PM
Roger would have more of a chance at Wimbledon,having won there so many times and also because he has beaten Rafa there previously.But he would still need to play at his best and cut down on errors.
Re: Re: Salute u Roger
by Anuraug Rathor on Jun 06, 2011 04:28 PM
I feel if Federer has more of a chance it's at Wimbledon.At the US Open,Novak would be my pick even over Rafa though I am a HUGE Rafa fan.
Re: Re: Re: Salute u Roger
by Anurag Rathore on Jun 06, 2011 04:33 PM
Honestly I don't see any chances for Federer to win any more GS. But want to see him retiring on a winning note. At least one more Wimbledon.
Re: Re: Re: Salute u Roger
by aftab alam on Jun 06, 2011 04:33 PM
Yaar i know Nadal will find more difficulties at US open. And in anyway, Wimbledon has its own charm yaar, no other slams can match Wimbledon, Nadal have two and it will be sweater to grab 3rd.
Re: R.Federer....
by Anuraug Rathor on Jun 06, 2011 04:22 PM
It's nicer to see you in a more benign phase,accepting reality,cutting short your predictions,and your smart-alec kinda anti Rafa statements.Good!
Re: Re: Re: R.Federer....
by Anuraug Rathor on Jun 06, 2011 04:26 PM
That's true,I only used to make anti Federer statements when you made anti Rafa statements.I am not anti Federer per se.I do not hesitate to say that he is a great champion.
Re: Re: Re: Re: R.Federer....
by Anurag Rathore on Jun 06, 2011 04:31 PM
I am also not anti-Nadal. But I forced to post anti staements when someone say Nadal is better tha Federer which will decide in future.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: R.Federer....
by Anurag Rathore on Jun 06, 2011 04:35 PM
He has potential to become all time best but for it he has to do well for some years more. While I never denied that he is all time best clay court player.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: R.Federer....
by Anuraug Rathor on Jun 06, 2011 04:34 PM
If that's gonna be decided in the future,you should also stop making conclusions yourself.
