His backhand was leagues behind Federer. Nadal would own his backhand, and then pound to the open court forehand. All day. Hewitt made Pete work hard, Nadal would make him quit.
Yeah, because Nadal has made lesser guys retire hasn't he?
. Maybe you might want to check out that guy Karlovic or Roddick (lesser versions of Sampras except for the forehand Roddick possesed in 03/04) play Nadal tough. Only someone with the IQ of those in densa could even fathom such a thing. But hey, where guys like Ferrer and JMDP, Sampras would surely fail!
That is my point. Sampras had a losing head to head with someone nobody cares as he was never Sampras's number one rival in ranking, slams, and so on.
Have you never watched Krajicek play? He's one of the most talented players ever. Unfortunately he was very injury prone and very hot headed. Wimbledon champions are people nobody cares for? You realise he produced arguably the highest level of tennis in a single match, right?
Pete would have gotten owned by Rafa all over the place.
Yep, just like Nadal owned guys like Ferrer & Davydenko, just like Nadal owned a one shot wonder Karlovic at Queens and just how Nadal owned pusher Roddick off clay prior to 2011. Sampras would fail clearly wouldn't he?
Yup. Another silly nostalgia thread where time stands still in tennis. The sport has evolved by leaps and bounds in the past 15 years. Past champions from era X Y Z would invariably lose against today's top players. The irony is that even THEY admit that tennis today is played at a much higher level than when they played. And yet, we still have people here who argue that these former greats would win in these imaginary matchups. Go figure...
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