vanioMan
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Which year you going for vanio?
2011 for consistency, but 2005 is the most impressive one. Winning 1 Slam, 4 Masters and 11 titles overall at 18/19 year old is just mind-boggling.
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Which year you going for vanio?
I actually think he played his best (out of these 3 years) in 2011. He legit deserved another 3 slam year. Just got stomped around by the freakishness (and that really was a ridiculously freakish Nole) that was Nole 2.0. Cant remember the last time Nadal played 2 consecutive seasons not injuredJust wondering which of these Nadal seasons y'all consider to be better. With Sampras it's easy to work out his 6 best seasons(1993-98), with Federer it's 2004-07, 09, 17 and with Djokovic it's 2011-16 but where Nadal's best years are concerned it's not quite so clear cut. I mean 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2017 are obviously his top 4 followed by 2007 but which one comes next?
In 2005 he won 11 titles including RG and 4 Masters 1000s but failed to get past the 4th round at any of the other three majors and skipped the WTF entirely. In 2009 he won 5 titles including the AO and 3 Masters titles but failed to reach another slam final, didn't play Wimbledon and failed to win a single match at the WTF. 2011, which incidentally is the season with most ranking points, he only won 3 titles(RG, Monte Carlo and Barcelona) but did reach the Wimbledon and US Open finals which is a big plus compared to '05 and '09 as well as 4 more Masters finals although again he went out at the RR stage at the WTF.
Poll is up. Let me know which season you think is his sixth best.
2011 for consistency, but 2005 is the most impressive one. Winning 1 Slam, 3 Masters and 11 titles overall at 18/19 year old is just mind-boggling.
Lol. Put 05 Rafa against ''09 or 11 Rafa on HC. Really think 19 year old Rafa would win?2005 by like a billion. By far his best clay and HC form out of those years (aside from AO 09). 11 titles 89% win ratio.
Also lol at Federer’s 08 being peak level with 4 titles 15 losses. Only 08 USO SF/F were close to peak level.
And people also seem to forget that barring Novak, he wuldve won IW, Miami, Madrid and Rome. Wouldve ended with 3 slams, 5 Master 1000s at the very leastStill, 3 slam finals in a season beats 2005 and 2009.
And people also seem to forget that barring Novak, he wuldve won IW, Miami, Madrid and Rome. Wouldve ended with 3 slams, 5 Master 1000s at the very least
Lol. Put 05 Rafa against ''09 or 11 Rafa on HC. Really think 19 year old Rafa would win?
Nadal won 11 titles in 2005 vs 3 titles in 2011. I don't think there is any doubt that Nadal in 2005 was more dominant. He had very few grass and hard court experience back then. Otherwise, he could have won 15+ titles that year.2011, narrowly over 2005.
Novak Djokovic was simply superior to Nadal that year - but Nadal still played at a very high level.
Nadal won 11 titles in 2005 vs 3 titles in 2011. I don't think there is any doubt that Nadal in 2005 was more dominant.
Not looking at only the results. The level of play was higher in 2011 consistentlyWoulda woulda woulda, he DID lose, therefore it's not above those seasons.
where would you put 2012 in your list?Just wondering which of these Nadal seasons y'all consider to be better. With Sampras it's easy to work out his 6 best seasons(1993-98), with Federer it's 2004-07, 09, 17 and with Djokovic it's 2011-16 but where Nadal's best years are concerned it's not quite so clear cut. I mean 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2017 are obviously his top 4 followed by 2007 but which one comes next?
In 2005 he won 11 titles including RG and 4 Masters 1000s but failed to get past the 4th round at any of the other three majors and skipped the WTF entirely. In 2009 he won 5 titles including the AO and 3 Masters titles but failed to reach another slam final, didn't play Wimbledon and failed to win a single match at the WTF. 2011, which incidentally is the season with most ranking points, he only won 3 titles(RG, Monte Carlo and Barcelona) but did reach the Wimbledon and US Open finals which is a big plus compared to '05 and '09 as well as 4 more Masters finals although again he went out at the RR stage at the WTF.
Poll is up. Let me know which season you think is his sixth best.
Youngdal is epic. Possibly the epicest thing ever
2011 Nadal > 2010 Nadal. Only difference is peak Djokovic.