Will Nadal have any rival to challenge him?

[D-man]

Originally Posted by A_Chong

This thread is just absurd, well in my opinion. Federer just dominates everyone in the tour. Plus, Nadal's knee is dragging him down and will stay with him..

Is it though?

[fed_the_savior]

Why is this thread here.

[FTS]

i think murray and djokovic

[Tennis sensation]

Originally Posted by FTS

i think murray and djokovic

Can't say about Murray but Djokovic for sure

[stevenwags987]

DEL POTRO!!!!!

Cilic, Murry, Djokavic

And Federer will still be a pain for Nadal for the next 3 years.

-Steven

[Borg Forever]

It's gonna be tough for Nadal to surpass Harri Heliovaara.

[Tony Stark]

Of course Novaak Djokovic and Federer of course. but I would rather bet on Djokovic as he is way way way younger than any of those top 5 in the world...hah !!!

[Djokolate]

cilic djoko davydenko << get good davy lol you were amazing
and ofcourse delpo... and fed
OHH and soderling, berdych

[CANTGETENOUGHTENNIS!]

BTW now rafa has won 9 slams and i think some juniors coming up have a very good chance when he is 30 and degrading like aggasi and sampras so ya there will be challenges for him

[phnx90]

Originally Posted by Tony Stark

Of course Novaak Djokovic and Federer of course. but I would rather bet on Djokovic as he is way way way younger than any of those top 5 in the world...hah !!!

Actually Djokovic is only a year younger than Rafa, and is the same age as Murray. Only Roger is much older.

[F-T-S]

Djokovic it is.

[phnx90]

Originally Posted by F-T-S

Djokovic it is.

Definitely. Eg Miami and Indian Wells 2011.

[alen_david]

Everyone on the ATP tour is a challenge to everyone else. Any tennis player on the tour has the chance to pull an upset against Nadal. Now, yes the chances of that happening might be fat or slim and such chances are so sensitive to external factors such as court conditions, weather, players' injuries... the list goes on. But yes it is easy to say that the top few (top 5) players in the ATP would most likely see each other in the latter parts of any tournament/major. But then again those upsets I were talking about might happen and shock everyone. For me, personally, I had low hopes for Del Potro during the '09 USO finals but he managed to pulled through and eventually beat 'the best ever.'

[zepphead33]

its funny looking at this 5 years later

[got spin?]

Wow, this was before Murray and Djoker came into the Equation!

[TheMagicianOfPrecision]

Originally Posted by joy

By the way he rips through his opponents with ease, I doubt will there be anyone who can atleast challenge Rafa in his entire career. Atleast, Sampras had Agassi, Rafter etc who won him quite a few times. As of now, no body (Federer included) seems to stand a chance against him. Nadal is only 19 and he can very well dominate the circuit for atleast 10 or may be even 15 more years. During this period, if he continues to annihilate his opponenets in the way he does right now which is likely the case and maintains the same form, he would end up winning atleast 35 - 40 grand slam titles. In fact he would win anything and everything that he enters. Don't be surprised but it's very well a possibility. I am not sarcastic but I am stating the obvious fact. No body has ever dominated the game with such an authority as this guy does. So tennis is heading towards a single man domination for the next 10-15 years with no real drama. That's what I feel. But it would be good if some youngster (Monfils, Gasquet or Young) rises up and at least throws him a challenge if not beat him though it would be highly unlikely. I don't like Nadal's dominance because of his brash, arrogant and ruthless personality and Nadal's fans can happily enjoy the game for the next 15-20 years where the game will have only a single winner in every tournament. Frankly, I can't think of anyone who can beat Rafa. He is beyond human. Federer fans and fans of other players can better stop watching tennis. Other players can only compete for runners up.

Get a clue, man.

[George123]

This thread has to be an epic fail after the 2011 season! about 2 people mentioned djokovic, so lol at the rest of the predictions on this thread.

[SoBad]

Originally Posted by joy

Frankly, I can't think of anyone who can beat Rafa. He is beyond human.

I agree with you, I think Rafa may well go undefeated on the tour in 2012.

[F-T-S]

Originally Posted by SoBad

I agree with you, I think Rafa may well go undefeated on the tour in 2012.

good call

[SoBad]

F-T-S is the least talented poster of all time, men and women.