Fed has to prove he can beat Nadal now to truly solidify himself

[xanctus]

Yeah, that's a fair point.

If Roger can beat Rafa in a slam, then he will go a long way in convincing his critics.

Naaa, even if Fed wins against rafa...most likely fed haters will say...roger is arrogant, roger is bla bla bla bla...so really, it's pointless!

 

[Rippy]

Naaa, even if Fed wins against rafa...most likely fed haters will say...roger is arrogant, roger is bla bla bla bla...so really, it's pointless!

Yeah, if Federer beats everyone easily, he's in a weak era, but if he loses to Rafa, he's "not even the best of his own generation". He can't win.

 

[thejoe]

No he doesn't. Only in your mind. If he achieved this, you'd only raise the bar higher.

 

[wilkinru]

Fed is nearing the end, he is not the player he was back in 2004 to 2007. Sadly we have all ready seen as close to we're going to get to a peak Nadal vs Fed.

Assuming Nadal is able to recovery from these injuries, he should be able to take over as the #1 in a big way.

For the record, I don't even like Nadal.

 

[drakulie]

Its been 2 years since Fed has beaten Nadal.

Fed beat Nadal in the Madrid Final ending his win streak on clay, and denying him the chance to be the first player to win every clay masters in one year.

BTW, here is a link you may want to look into:

http://www.613photo.com/images/20081012224910_fifteen.jpg

 

[BreakPoint]

Fed is nearing the end, he is not the player he was back in 2004 to 2007. Sadly we have all ready seen as close to we're going to get to a peak Nadal vs Fed.

Assuming Nadal is able to recovery from these injuries, he should be able to take over as the #1 in a big way.

For the record, I don't even like Nadal.

Nah....the NEW Roddick would give Nadal a beatdown.