Many sports analysts, tennis critics and former and current players consider Federer the greatest tennis player of all time.[a] He owns several men's world records of the Open Era: holding the World No. 1 position for 302 weeks overall;[16][17] a 237-consecutive-week stretch at the top from 2004 to 2008;[18] winning 17 Grand Slam singles titles; reaching the finals of each Grand Slam tournament at least five times (an all-time record); and reaching the Wimbledon final eight times. He is one of seven men, and one of four in the Open Era, to capture the career Grand Slam, and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so separately on clay, grass, and hard courts. Federer also shares the Open Era record for most Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open with Agassi and Novak Djokovic (4 titles), at Wimbledon with Pete Sampras (7 titles) and at the US Open with Jimmy Connors and Sampras (5 titles). Federer's ATP tournament records include winning six ATP World Tour Finals, playing in the finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (a record shared with Djokovic), and being one of three players (alongside Agassi and Djokovic) to win seven. Federer has appeared in 24 men's Grand Slam finals, with ten in a row, both records, and appeared in 18 of 19 finals from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships through to the 2010 Australian Open. At the 2013 Australian Open, he reached a record 35th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final and a record 33rd Grand Slam semi-final.
Re: why Federer is GOAT
by Anuraug Rathor on May 24, 2013 04:51 PM
But it's also a fact that after Rafael Nadal appeared on the scene,Federer folded like a pack of cards.Most of his exploits can be pinned up in his golden period of 2003-2007,where he was up against fading 'stars' Safin,Roddick and Hewitt,and Nalbandian.How one wishes that golden period would extend a few more years or that Nadal would just go away....(and Djokovic too).....
Re: why Federer is GOAT
by Sweta on May 24, 2013 09:32 PM
Anuraug - With all due respect for Federer - I acknowledge he is an amazing talent. Pure grace in motion. And definitely one of the greatest player the game of tennis has ever seen. But, I have my reservations giving him the GOAT title. As the name suggests, GREATEST of all times, he would have been, if he had retired before Nadal came into the picture. Even now, I will agree Federer is GOAT, IF and Only IF he can rule Nadal.
Re: Re: why Federer is GOAT
by Anuraug Rathor on May 25, 2013 01:22 PM
Shweta - with just 1 poor H2H record against a player, how can u ignore all the innumerable records which no other men will ever break ?
Re: Re: Re: why Federer is GOAT
by Anuraug Rathor on May 25, 2013 04:03 PM
But I agree,Shweta...Federer's clay court credentials are suspect,and to be called the GOAT that's quite a disqualification.
Re: Re: Re: Re: why Federer is GOAT
by Anuraug Rathor on May 26, 2013 02:13 PM
Federer has won 5 clay FO finals n won 1. Only he has records of playing 5 finals in all the surface(slams). Thats the reason he is all court player and GOAT .
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: why Federer is GOAT
by Anuraug Rathor on May 27, 2013 01:42 PM
I assume you meant Federer has played 5 finals and won 1 of them...not surprising you dont know what you are talking about...anyway if that makes him an all court player why are the rules different for Nadal who has won 2 WImbledon crowns and lost 3 finals...7 French OPen titles...once each won plus lost finals of AUs and US Open....but he is a clay courter???
Re: Re: Re: Re: why Federer is GOAT
by Anuraug Rathor on May 25, 2013 01:25 PM
offcource my duplicate, GOAT Federer will never rule Rafa- 5 yrs junior. How u expect him to rule now at his retirement age. Question is at 32 will Rafa be playing tennis ?. Ans is NO
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: why Federer is GOAT
by Anuraug Rathor on May 25, 2013 04:01 PM
It's 'OF COURSE',my duplicate.Anyway,(so called) GOAT Federer has been ruled for much more than this year or last(wherever you start the so called GOATS retirement age).Anyway,your surmise on the (so called) GOAT is based on 2 of YOUR assumptions...one of 'innumerable records' that 'no men will ever break',and the other that Rafa will not be playing tennis at 32(again YOUR assumption)...and you need to digest the fact that YOUR assumptions are based in the realm of your fantasy, and the future..which actually means NOTHING.....
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: why Federer is GOAT
by Anuraug Rathor on May 26, 2013 02:10 PM
talk about the present. Who holds all the record ? Federer, so he rightly the GOAT now. If Rafa breaks his records, i or rather no1 in the world will have problem calling Rafa, the GOAT ! U also need to come out of your fantasy and imagination that Rafa will break GOAT Federer's redords.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: why Federer is GOAT
by Anuraug Rathor on May 27, 2013 01:15 PM
OK lets talk about the present.So first,you need to understand that the fact of whether Rafa will be playing at age 32 is in the FUTURE,not present.Next,about your statement that 'no man will ever break Federer's record....that is also in the FUTURE not present...So stop gazing into a crystal ball and talk about the PRESENT...where Rafa rules Federer 20-10 (and counting)....
The people say Nadal is only clay courter and have bettter record than Fedex only because of clay. Lets see, Fedex is called GOAT, keep that in mind and see now... Over all.... Nadal 20-10 Fedex Clay. 13-2 Hard court. Nadal 6-6 Fedex Indoor. Nadal 0-4 Fedex. Outdoor. Nadal 5-2 Fedex. Grass. Nadal 1-2 Fedex.
As u guys say and giving impression Clay is nt part of Tennis, now search on google, apart from a court, Nadal has dominated Fedex on all court, u dont wanna consider clay, fine, then dont consider Hard court as well, Nadal will still have better record than Fedex.
Re: Fact always remain facts
by HUSSAIN MITHANI on May 23, 2013 06:07 PM
All the hard court stats and grass court stats you quoted in favour of Nadal has come due to the surface change conspiracy.Nadal would never win a non clay grand slam if not for the surface change.You don't know anything about tennis.
Re: Re: Fact always remain facts
by Sweta on May 24, 2013 12:39 AM
Hussain Mithani is sufferring from Overactive Imagination disorder, due to a minor accident during his childhood, which affected his cerebrum.
Surface change at Wimbledon 2008,2010 and 2011 helped Nadal and Djokovic win there.Nadal is just clay court player and Djokovic just hard court player.Only GOAT Fede is total player.Nadal wins only on clay and on hard and grass when there is surface change due to ATP politics.I know all the truth.I know more tennis than all you peasants.
Re: Surface change
by Sweta on May 24, 2013 12:40 AM
Hussain Mithani is sufferring from Overactive Imagination disorder, due to a minor accident during his childhood, which affected his cerebrum.
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,I know much more about tennis than you common folk can ever dream of.I know for a fact about the surface change that helped Nadal win Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010,and Novak Djokovic in 2011.This was a conspiracy between the ATP and AELTA to revive public interest in tennis which had waned between 2003-2007 where there were no great players to compete and Roger Federer was sweeping all the slams. Rod Laver, Jack Kramer, and the Duke of Kent, apart from Joachim Nystrom and Mats Wilander,all admitted this to me in private at the Champions Ball post Wimbledon 2011 where I was present.I know it was done and I know how it was done too.I will shortly reveal all these facts.
Re: We are the trendsetters in tennis knowledge and expertise....
by HUSSAIN MITHANI on May 21, 2013 03:38 PM
I agree sister Vasantiben.People should learn from and follow our shining example.
Re: We are the trendsetters in tennis knowledge and expertise....
by Sweta on May 21, 2013 07:23 PM
I just mentioned BT in my comment and you understood it is BangoTango.. that goes to show that you ARE indeed Bango Tango. You got caught!!
Re: Fake IDs
by HUSSAIN MITHANI on May 21, 2013 03:55 PM
I am the real Mithani and I also see someone posting under my name.I am a fan of GOAT Fede and I am also the person who exposed the surface change conspiracy which has rocked tennis.I will bring out the truth,I am the one and only tennis baron.
Re: Re: Fake IDs
by Sweta on May 21, 2013 07:24 PM
Hussain Mithani is sufferring from Overactive Imagination disorder, due to a minor accident during his childhood, which affected his cerebrum.
