ftk Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Interesting article today that sums it up all beautifully why Nadal is the greatest. Of course its only an opinion and nobody can be truly right. Out of 2.5k votes though the majority voted Nadal as the greatest of all time. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/tennis/nadal-v-federer-who-is-the-greatest-of-all-time/news-story/e5592a8f4f90216d7b2324c3ba035563 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Federer for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 So you think Nadal is the 2nd greatest of all time going on your logic? [emoji848] I don't even think he's greater than Borg or Laver. Top three are Laver, Borg and Federer.If we are doing whataboutery imagine Borg bothered his arse to go play the grass tournaments of Australia, and didn't functionally retire at 25? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Loki said: I don't even think he's greater than Borg or Laver. Top three are Laver, Borg and Federer. If we are doing whataboutery imagine Borg bothered his arse to go play the grass tournaments of Australia, and didn't functionally retire at 25? If Djokovic hadn't collapsed recently he'd be close to being above him as well. The level he was at was unreal, utter dominance for a period of years. Something Nadal has never done. He doesn't need La Decima to skew his figures either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Holding all four slams at once is an incredible feat. In that greatest list I shared a link with earlier has Djokovic ahead of Nadal already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Loki said: Holding all four slams at once is an incredible feat. In that greatest list I shared a link with earlier has Djokovic ahead of Nadal already. I had him ahead as well but if he doesn't regain his previous form rapidly he may end up out the discussion. I don't think he's the type of player to be top of the sport when he's 33 so the next couple of years will be crucial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 If Andy Murray had been born 10 years later he'd be up there in this equation as well... Seriously, though, you can pull any circumstance out of your arse to argue either for or against any of the top guys. Even Federer, who imo is the best by a distance, started his career in a weak era and was facing the likes of Philippoussis, Baghdatis and Gonzalez in Slam finals. Those guys would never have got near one if they played a few years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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