I think two more slam finals and twice as many Masters 1000s makes up for the extra slam title but that's just my opinion. And yes, it will be interesting to see how he plays in his later years but the fact remains he's had an incredible career and no one can take his achievements away from him whatever happens from this moment on.
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Fixed. Only the real clay goat has won titles in the different variations of the surface( Madrid 2012 ). And all the times Rogie lost to Nadal on clay was due to choking or injury. I thought this was common knowledge.
Now now, let's not go overboard. The Nishikori defeat was admittedly inexusable but apart from that I don't think any of his other losses in recent years could really be considered bad, unless you count his defeat to Istomin although as we've seen, 2017 won't even go down as one of Djokovic's prime years, let alone peak.
He hasn't passed his opportunity just yet. 2 HC slams ain't that much of he gets back to say 2013 level in the current environmentThere would've been a decent case for Djokovic if that was the case. I would still back Federer, but I'm not denying that it would be closer than a lot of people think. Either way, I feel as if Djokovic missed his opportunity to surpass Federer in that department, and that's when having more RUs stops mattering as much. After all, Lendl once said 3 USOs meant much more than 8 USO finals.
Cheers, will add thisFed has 4 more finals at the WTF Chanwan but at the slams they're equal on 13 and Novak has 2 more finals at the HC Masters events.
Rafa is def. good at taking care of his chances outside of clay, but even he is 2-3 at Wimbledon and 3-4 in HC slam finals (1-3 and 2-1).
Not sure what exactly you're referring to here?
Because that's what we do here?
Even if Djokovic wins 2 more AO titles, I still think Fed will be the better HC player, because of his better distribution of HC slams (5 AO's and 5 USO's). Novak's record in USO finals won't hurt his status as one of the best HC players ever, but when compared directly to Federer, who has a dominant record in both HC slam finals, I think it has to be taken into account.
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Was referring to both player's HC resumes before the age of 30.
Good point - I had a feeling there was something different about Istomin's game at the AO. He should definitely be in the running for most improved player of the year .
Good point - I had a feeling there was something different about Istomin's game at the AO. He should definitely be in the running for most improved player of the year .
You might be right mate. One thing I've learned (especially this year) is that 1) tennis can be very surprising and 2) never right-off a big 3 member, they just keep finding a way to come back when they are suposedly done. They all have that special quality
Fed doesn't need squat
Now? lol
Slams Djokovic 14 Federer 11
Djokovic was always going to be the superior hard court player. People knew it back in 2015. He had the AO record and he was just 2 behind fed in USopen. Should have actually broken Fed's 5 USO record but it's too late now.
In 2016 itself he was the best on hc. But the fedfans kept saying he has something lacking. But now there is absolutely nothing lacking.
I would not be so sure. Djokovic has to win 90 more matches to tie Fed. He would need at least 3 more seasons at the rate he's going, and by then he's going to be 39
