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| 26 year old Nadal lost to 100th ranked Rosol in 2R, Wimb 2012 |
  
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65 | 77.38% |
| 30 year old Sampras losing to 145th ranked Bastl in 2R, Wimb 2002 |
  
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23 | 27.38% |
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10-11-2012, 10:29 AM
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Which loss is worse
Which loss is worse ?
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10-11-2012, 10:36 AM
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Even though Sampras was a great gc player, he was already having poor results that year and was almost retired. Nadal is in his prime.
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10-11-2012, 10:36 AM
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Nadal. Sampras was pretty much washed up at that point, barring a miracle run to the U.S. Open title later that year. Nadal seemed to be regaining ground after his relatively mediocre season last year, and then Rosol hit him like a ton of bricks.
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10-11-2012, 10:38 AM
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nadal's loss to rosol is in a league if it's own...
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10-11-2012, 10:45 AM
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Nadal's loss was the best ... oops... I mean worse
*red face* Nadal was injured whereas I am not sure about Sampras. So Sampras perhaps. Or maybe Nadal.
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10-11-2012, 10:48 AM
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The Sampras loss was worse, he had no business losing to that joker, at least Rosol overpowered Nadal and it didn't happen on clay...
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10-11-2012, 10:51 AM
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The poll results amaze me... Of course Pete's loss was worse. While it's true that he was old at the time, he was still the king of grass. But more important: Rafa didn't play that bad in his loss, it's Rosol who stepped it up big time with amazing power tennis, being especially impressive in the 5th.
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10-11-2012, 10:55 AM
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Prime x Post-Prime.
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10-11-2012, 11:04 AM
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Sampras, at least Rosol was playing out if his mind.
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10-11-2012, 11:11 AM
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sampras was 30 and probably slower. sampras wasn't that great in 2002 from what I remember. besides winning the us open he was losing on clay to the like of a pre-prime roddick and seemed slower than he was in his 20s. for him the 30s, took a toll on his game. his last great year was 2002.
nadal lost against an on fire rosol. pretty sure rosol would have beaten anyone that day
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10-11-2012, 11:39 AM
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Nadal's because that match is a sign of the end. It's hard to believe he hasn't played since then.
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10-11-2012, 11:50 AM
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On paper, Nadal's. Watching the matches, Sampras's.
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10-11-2012, 01:13 PM
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Nadal's loss because he bumped into Ross at changeover and Ross laughed it off and won the match. Total ***** slap move. lol
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10-11-2012, 01:52 PM
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10-11-2012, 01:58 PM
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2012 Rosol would have destroyed 2002 Bastl (actually he would have destroyed almost anyone on that day), so draw your own conclusions...
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10-11-2012, 02:29 PM
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10-11-2012, 03:05 PM
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10-11-2012, 03:16 PM
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10-11-2012, 04:18 PM
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Federer faced his own Rosol when #152 Ilija Bozoljac put on a serving masterclass against him at Wimbledon in 2010. Despite the onslaught of aces and a bad back, Roger weathered the storm in four.
Nadal/Rosol was thrilling entertainment, easily qualifying as one of the matches of the season, whereas Pete's game was a series of damp squibs in that bloodless encounter with Bastl. Anyone looking for an interesting Sampras defeat would be better off seeing his USO contest with Yzaga in 1994, or his perplexing collapse against Corretja on grass in a 2002 Davis Cup match. |
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10-11-2012, 04:34 PM
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Nadal's loss was wayyyy worse. Pete was 31 at the time (And was on like a year and half losing streak or something) , and would retire in a few months.. Nadal is much younger this year and was a favorite to take the wimbledon title this year after winning the french
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