tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
is number of majors won outside your favorite major
Federer - 12
Djokovic - 9
Nadal - 7
That is the big 3.
Federer - 12
Djokovic - 9
Nadal - 7
That is the big 3.
The true test of versatility..
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AlexanderTheGreat08
Hall of Fame
Djokovic has another major on his preferred surface and he’s still 3 behind Rafa.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
Yugram
Legend
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Yeah because the HC used at the AO and USO are identical.
alexio
G.O.A.T.
so slam count still matters?
oo, cat prisoedinilsya k besede, interesno..pochuyal zharenoe
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
Weak sauce.. Fed was 37.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Yugram
Legend
Schwartzman vs Nadal USO 2019?
AlexanderTheGreat08
Hall of Fame
Still HC and that’s his preferred surface. It’s easier for him. Madrid’s clay is different to RG’s clay , But it’s still clay
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
It was the one match I missed lol. Yall worried me talking about how tired and done Nadal looked in the match thread. I was like really?
Yugram
Legend
Nah, I told folks to keep it calm. The conditions were terrible and it affected the match.It was the one match I missed lol. Yall worried me talking about how tired and done Nadal looked in the match thread. I was like really?
duaneeo
Legend
Baghdatis was born in 1985. He wasn't Roger's contemporary, but a NextGen. And he was a strong NextGen (one of many during Federer's peak/prime years)...not only making the 06 AO final, but the 06 Wimbledon semifinal. He simply didn't develop into a strong contemporary for Nadal and Djokovic, so they're the ones who most benefitted from Marcos Baghdatis.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Or it means your worst slam does not hurt you, and your best slam does not save you.
duaneeo
Legend
The OP's point would be the same even if Federer had 15 Wimbledons.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Looks like a Rafa and Fed show to me.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Did anyone call you in 1962 and 1969 when Laver did all that? He did it in one calendar year as well.
Slightly D1
Professional
Federer won 9 of his majors before 2007. He has only won 11 since. Nadal and Djokovic have each won 16 since 2007.
Federer is lucky he was able to vacuum up nearly half of his majors before Nadal and Djokovic’s arrival. Nadal and Djokovic have had to win almost all of their majors while wedged between 2 other all time greats.
Federer is lucky he was able to vacuum up nearly half of his majors before Nadal and Djokovic’s arrival. Nadal and Djokovic have had to win almost all of their majors while wedged between 2 other all time greats.
Spencer Gore
Legend
The true test of versatility post mid-80s is winning multiple slams on grass, clay and hard.
Anyone managed it?
Anyone managed it?
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Rafa.
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Deleted member 762343
Guest
You mean 17 slams for Rafa without Wimb.
Nadal won his slams vs 0 clay competition. Which top players was Djokovic beating since 2014?
DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
When Rod Laver won the Grand Slam in 1969, the Masters Cup (today WTF) had not been created.
The first edition of this prestigious tournament was played in 1970.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Slam wins in these "weak eras."
Against slam winners:
Rafa: 3
Fed: 11
Djoker: 7
Against non slam winners:
Rafa: 5
Fed: 4
Djoker: 1
Slightly D1
Professional
That’s an embarrassing answer. For over half of his career Federer was the second best clay court player in the world. And then Djokovic has been a great clay court player as well.
duaneeo
Legend
Nadal won 9 of his majors before 2011...
Nadal is lucky he was able to vacuum up nearly half of his majors before Djokovic's arrival.
Slightly D1
Professional
How many majors had he won with Federer playing?
Neither guy could win 2 sets except for one occasion. Mediocre clay competition.
Slightly D1
Professional
Yep totally. Because consistently owning two all time greats means weak competition and not being the greatest clay court player of all time.
Yugram
Legend
MambiPambi
New User
Standaa
G.O.A.T.
AO changes surface in 2008.. does that make it a different Slam?
steelcity32
Rookie
Too bad. RG still merits the same importance as the other 3. 12-0 in the final, 12-0 in semifinals. GOAT.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Wimbledon is tennis world championship
duaneeo
Legend
No relevance. You said Federer is lucky to win half his slams before Nadal and Djokovic's arrival, so Nadal is lucky to win half his slams before Djokovic's arrival, no? If not, please explain...more so considering that since Nole arrived, Rafa hasn't won the Australian Open or Wimbledon.
steelcity32
Rookie
It gives the same amount of points in the year-end race. Goodbye.
vanioMan
Legend
Thanks. Corrected.
Tenez101
Banned
No, only Edberg came close to winning on every surface. I wonder why it was so much harder to win on different surfaces in the past?
StrongRule
Talk Tennis Guru
Lol, no it isn't. Federer fans can say that as many times as they want, that will not become true. All slams are equal, you like it or not. Why should Federer get more credit for being the best on grass than Nadal gets for being the best on clay?
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Makes WTF the 5th biggest tourney if you see it like this...
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Not more credit, but there is more prestige when winning WC. At the very least, it has been regarded this way by many.
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