Will nadal match federer's Olympic medal count?

[Zarfot Z]

Originally Posted by MariaRafael

That's exactly what I call double standards. Thanks for your confirmation. ANd, please, next time speak legitimate languages only so that I can understand every pearl of your wisdom.

Refer to Hitman's post.

Olympic gold is Olympic gold, no matter what. Yes, it is a fairly hard concept to grasp. But at least try to wrap your little brain around it before posting again.

[mcr619619]

come on.. Nadal has the SINGLES gold, Fed got the gold for DOUBLES.

I bet Fed would be gladly to exchange one(maybe two) of his slam(Not RG) for a singles gold..because that's the only major event he doesnt have..

Nadal dont need to chase fed's count, fed should be the to equals nadal singles gold..

tennis player especially great one value single titles more than doubles..even for olympics..

coming from a federer fan since day one...anyway, grats to murray, to good for that day for fed...

is murray in drugs that day, everyshot was chased?..LOL...

[tank_job]

Originally Posted by mcr619619

come on.. Nadal has the SINGLES gold, Fed got the gold for DOUBLES.

I bet Fed would be gladly to exchange one(maybe two) of his slam(Not RG) for a singles gold..because that's the only major event he doesnt have..

Nadal dont need to chase fed's count, fed should be the to equals nadal singles gold..

tennis player especially great one value single titles more than doubles..even for olympics..

coming from a federer fan since day one...anyway, grats to murray, to good for that day for fed...

is murray in drugs that day, everyshot was chased?..LOL...

He is yet to win all of the 9 Masters at least once.

IMO the GOAT should have won all 9 Masters, all 4 Slams, Olympic singles gold, Davis cup and world tour finals.

[Sartorius]

Originally Posted by MariaRafael

Tell that to Fed. He's always wanted a SINGLES gold. But you know better.

Nobody ever mixed singles and doubles titles in tennis until Federer won his doubles gold.

There is mixing titles, then there is ignoring titles. What people do in regards to Federer's gold medal is the latter.

People seem to speak of the Olympics as if it's similar to a Grand Slam. I'd say the main reason Federer wanted a singles gold is because it's different to a GS. And in that sense Federer's gold in doubles, and silver in singles, still means a lot.

[Federer20042006]

If it were all about singles gold at the Olympics, Federer wouldn't have bothered playing doubles. He would've said, "eh, it's all about personal achievements, I need to win singles gold to be the real GOAT and have the Golden Slam, therefore...screw Stan and the doubles crap."

[TheNatural]

Nadal will work on becoming the doubles goat when Fed wins the singles gold.

[Zarfot Z]

Originally Posted by TheNatural

Nadal will work on becoming the doubles goat when Fed wins the singles gold.

LOL. Nadal is half the doubles player Federer is. His game is built around baseline counter punching play.

[Gangsta]

Nadal already has the singles gold. No matter how Federer fans try to spin this, Nadal has already surpassed Federer's Olympics accomplishments. But its ok, Fed cannot have it all. I mean, why go around posting about the Olympics not meaning much and then come back to defend Federer's Olympics career by meaninglessly equating the doubles gold to singles gold? If the Olympics don't mean much, it sure cannot be that hard to let Nadal have this over Federer.

[Alchemy-Z]

Pretty sure Nadal will play Rio if not for anything but to play for his country again before he retires.

I think he was crushed not to play this year....hopefully we see a very title hungry rafa that's eager to get back on the court soon.

[TennisTalkGuru]

Originally Posted by MariaRafael

Tell that to Fed. He's always wanted a SINGLES gold. But you know better.

Nobody ever mixed singles and doubles titles in tennis until Federer won his doubles gold.

OK, buddies. Then your claim that Feddy is a GOAT because of his 17 slams is null and void. The real GOAT is Roy Emerson with his 28 slam titles followed by John Newcombe (26) as well as Frank Sedgeman and Todd Woodbrige (22 each).

Feddy's place in the overall list is No.12 which he shares with such omnipotent greats as Jack Crawford, Adrian Quist, Ken Rosewall and John McEnroe.

He is surpassed by the titans of tennis Jack Bromwich and Bob Brian (19 and 18 titles respectively).

Ciaoooooooooooooooooooooo. I'll be waiting for your exercise in double standards. If it were an Olympic sport, the local posters would occupy the whole podium and its vicinity.

Ok so Fed is behind Emerson and Newcombe, but that still means Nadal is behind all 3 of them

[sonicare]

Nadal won gold for spain, federer won gold and silver for switzerland.

hence federer has done more at the olympics. not hard to grasp.

[TennisTalkGuru]

From the Olympic country perspective, clearly Fed has done much more than Nadal will ever be able to achieve.

[sonicare]

Originally Posted by TennisTalkGuru

From the Olympic country perspective, clearly Fed has done much more than Nadal will ever be able to achieve.

Shame cos nadal is a good player but always seems to be playing second fiddle to others. He is like robin in the robin batman relationship.

First federer was always ahead of him and when he finally overcame him, djokovic came along and absolutely owned him across all 3 surfaces and completely trolled him and now both djoker and federer are ahead of him.

seems like the majorcan apprentice and his uncle phoni can never get a break.

he will no doubt go down as the greatest no.2 ever. not too shabby and nothing to be ashamed of as he was never as talented as the others and sacrificed his body to achieve what he did. a good role model for us mere mortals although we always will respect and admire godlike players like roger more.

[CMM]

Originally Posted by sonicare

Federer won gold 4 years ago and had now added a silver. Nadal only has the gold.

No. Fedrinka did.

[cknobman]

I can almost see the logic of a ******* arguing:

singles gold > doubles gold

but there is no amount of ******* (or any other ****) logic that can justify:

singles gold > doubles gold + singles silver

[Tennis_Hands]

Originally Posted by CMM

No. Fedrinka did.

Did Federer receive half a medal?

[sureshs]

Originally Posted by cknobman

I can almost see the logic of a ******* arguing:

singles gold > doubles gold

but there is no amount of ******* (or any other ****) logic that can justify:

singles gold > doubles gold + singles silver

You are right. Doubles is a joke and does not even belong in the equation.

[CMM]

Originally Posted by Tennis_Hands

Did Federer receive half a medal?

No but I didn't hear anyone saying Federer won the gold medal in 2008. Federer and Wawrinka did and Federer can't take all the credit for the victory.

[Tennis_Hands]

Originally Posted by CMM

No but I didn't hear anyone saying Federer won the gold medal in 2008. Federer and Wawrinka did and Federer can't take all the credit for the victory.

You are grasping at straws.

The last few days I am hearing constantly from the commentators at the Olympcs, that M. Phelps has 18 OG medals won.

Are all of those won in singles disciplines? I don't think so.

It is a common practice to refer to the individual athletes, when talking about winning OG (well, maybe with an exeption of the team sports (football, basketball etc.). No need to mention the others involved, because it is unnecessary complication and it is not in accord with the olympic spirit.

A gold medal is a gold medal. It means that you put your country on the map of the sports for everyone to see.

[cknobman]

Originally Posted by sureshs

You are right. Doubles is a joke and does not even belong in the equation.

Thanks for proving my point!