poor nadal fans, who try to portray him as GOAT, whereas , he is only the best in clay till date....there is no doubt about that, but be bold enough to accept the fact, that is not an all court and environment (indoors) player.... he is a good player no doubt, best in clay ever no doubt, but lets stop to claim him as GOAT....coz, there is only one GOAT, FEDEX an all court player...
In response to a question posed by a journalist at the 2012 French Open regarding whether Nadal is better than Federer, Nadal replied, "I think this person don't know nothing about tennis." The journalist asked why, and Nadal told the journalist, "so you don't know nothing about tennis. You see the titles of him and you see the titles of me? It's no comparison. So that's the answer. Is difficult to compare Roger with me now, because he has 16 Grand Slams; I have 11. Masters 1000, yeah, I have 1 more than him. But for the rest of the things the records of Roger is very, very almost impossible to improve." At the press conference following his semifinal win in the 2010 U.S. Open, Nadal was asked whether his head-to-head advantage over Federer means he is better. Nadal replied, "Head to head is not an element for me. Is a part of the statistics, but is not the decisive element
In response to a question posed by a journalist at the 2012 French Open regarding whether Nadal is better than Federer, Nadal replied, "I think this person don't know nothing about tennis." The journalist asked why, and Nadal told the journalist, "so you don't know nothing about tennis. You see the titles of him and you see the titles of me? It's no comparison. So that's the answer. Is difficult to compare Roger with me now, because he has 16 Grand Slams; I have 11. Masters 1000, yeah, I have 1 more than him. But for the rest of the things the records of Roger is very, very almost impossible to improve." At the press conference following his semifinal win in the 2010 U.S. Open, Nadal was asked whether his head-to-head advantage over Federer means he is better. Nadal replied, "Head to head is not an element for me. Is a part of the statistics, but is not the decisive element
Re: hi
by ByTheWay way on Jun 29, 2012 06:44 PM
he is 26 dear..becker broke into the scene at 17. but this bloke has all the qualities if properly nurtured can ruffle many a feathers.
Re: Federer is better
by ByTheWay way on Jun 29, 2012 06:46 PM
in temperament and attitude rafa is miles ahead. but as far as the game is concerned [the beauty of it] no comparison to roger. but novak is a mix of both now.
nadal could have shown more sportsman spirit in his defeat.. but yes it remains to be seen if rosol can win big tournaments n why hasn't he done so far if he's so talented.... that is a question..
Re: Okay BOYS, take this
by Neerav Kapasi on Jun 29, 2012 06:18 PM
What about consistency ?? Maximum appears in Final, SF & QF?what abt 8 top players tounament at year end? Please give that statistics.
Re: Re: Re: Okay BOYS, take this
by Jay on Jul 02, 2012 09:25 PM
Heres something to shut your pie hole. It doesnt matter what you say. Here is what all the players who you have on your list had to say about Federer
"[In the modern game], you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist – or you're Roger Federer." Jimmy Connors
"Federer is the best player in history. No other player has ever had such quality." Rafael Nadal
"I would be honoured to even be compared to Roger. He is such an unbelievable talent and capable of anything. Roger could be the greatest tennis player of all time." Rod Laver
"He's the most gifted player I've ever seen in my life and I've seen a lot of people play. I've seen the Lavers, I played against some of the great players – the Samprases, Beckers, Connors, Borgs, you name it. This guy could be the greatest of all time." John McEnroe
"We have a guy from Switzerland who is just playing the game a way I haven't seen anyone – and I mean anyone – play before. He is the kind of guy who can overtake the greatest." Boris Becker
"He's the best I've ever played against. There's nowhere to go. Anything you try to do, he potentially has an answer for." Andre Agassi
Grand slam titles (open era): 16: Roger Federer 14: Pete Sampras 11: Björn Borg 8: Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl
