No one takes Nadal's place as my main rival ever, doesn't matter what Alcaraz does
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MichaelNadal
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StrongRule
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Funny how you need to use the most cherry picked stat ever in order to prove something.The "rivalry"
I can also cherry pick. Nadal is 29-0 in head to head excluding matches where he was out of form.
Phoenix*
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weakera
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MichaelNadal
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TheNachoMan
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Nadal’s main rival is Federer to the casual, his main rival is Djokovic to the true tennis fan.
MichaelNadal
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NoleFam
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Djokovic has played both Nadal and Federer more they played each other.And yet, Djokovic will still never be viewed as Nadal's main rival LOL
Imagine being both Federer AND Djokovic's main rival!?
#JustRafaThings
Much more really.
TheNachoMan
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Fair to say that Nadal’s main rival in the 00s was Federer and Djokovic in the 10s.
joekapa
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No, no, my man. That myth has been busted.
MichaelNadal
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Exactly. Nadal is BOTH their main rival. When Rafa was at his peak in the most important matches it was Federer who was there though, Novak came much later. 6 years after Nadal won his first slam did Novak start challenging Rafa on slam level.
StrongRule
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Rivalry is not all about the number of matches.Djokovic has played both Nadal and Federer more they played each other.
TheNachoMan
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Novak was there for 2010-2013. Rafa was still very much in his peak.
MichaelNadal
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And Novak was BEGINNING his. Nadal had been running around like Bolt since 2005.
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NoleFam
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That's actually part of it, yes. Djokovic has also played them both in Slams more than they played each other and had epic matches with both.
MichaelNadal
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Hitman
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Djokovic beats Nadal and Federer multiple times in their own kingdoms, but he is not the main rival.
joekapa
Legend
That's exactly what he said. He also said he hopes to play Nadal in the final at RG.Basically this is what Djokovic is saying to Nadal...
The stone being the McDonald's of this world.
That would be EPIC.
And yet, Djokovic will still never be viewed as Nadal's main rival LOL
Imagine being both Federer AND Djokovic's main rival!?
#JustRafaThings
A true boat #2
TheNachoMan
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“You hear that, Mr Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability“
”What agenda?“
NoleFam
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To me, his rivalry with them is better than the one they had with each other. Their rivalry pales in comparison in my opinion and is more media driven.Djokovic beats Nadal and Federer multiple times in their own kingdoms, but he is not the main rival.
MichaelNadal
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It was only in the media bc it was actually THAT good. Tennis hasn’t been on that level since.
StrongRule
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Here you are wrong. Very few of these matches can be called epic. Or you belong to this group of users who think AO 2019 final was epic?
Hypo Crisis
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Why is Alcaras intentionally pushed into narrative over and over again as Novak's big rival ? Just how many matches did they play ? Seems like they avoided each other more than played against each other.
TheNachoMan
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I’m sure if Djokovic was American or British it would be covered more.
NoleFam
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Was it? I disagree with that last statement. Lol.
NoleFam
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Djokovic has legendary matches with Fedal. Matches that will be talked about long after they've retired. Obviously that doesn't include AO 2019.
Each one of the big three are each other's main rival, or so it seems to me.And yet, Djokovic will still never be viewed as Nadal's main rival LOL
Imagine being both Federer AND Djokovic's main rival!?
#JustRafaThings
MichaelNadal
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Hitman
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This was what popped into my head.
Djokovic as Achilles and Nadal as Hector.....Djokovic doesn't want Nadal to fade away to the like of McDonalds. He wants it to be the right way, taking out Nadal himself.
joekapa
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Hitman
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Agree. He has played both more in slams than they have played each other, he also have played overall more matches against both also. He has also defeated BOTH at all four slams and the WTF final.
NoleFam
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Both matches Nadal won of course. Lol. I would think tennis peaked in 2012-2013 when Djokovic and Nadal were pushed to the brink by each other at their pet Slams, as well as the overall quality especially in 2012, but that's just my opinion.Yea, it really was lol. Tennis peaked with the Wimbledon 08 and AO 09 finals
Nolefan did NOT say that ALL Nole-Nadal matches were epic. Many though, were.
StrongRule
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Of course he wants to face the easiest possible competition. I don't remember him or his fans ever wanting to face prime Nadal in RG.
Hitman
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NoleFam
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Yup. Epic matches with both at RG and Wimbledon, epic match with Federer at USO, Nadal at AO, etc. Who can forget the 2012 WTF final? That's not including Masters matches.
Hitman
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No, he knows NEVER to underestimate Nadal. That is the ultimate sign of respect that even after the bad show of form these past few months, the real Nadal can come back, and Djokovic is fully expecting him to.
Hitman
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The rivalry is there, they wanted Fedal to be the rivalry of this time, but Djokodal and Fedovic became more historic.
Hitman
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You do what you do best, taking RG titles....I'll do what I do best, stopping guys like you.
StrongRule
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah, sure. Interesting enough, Djokovic fans get upset when someone hypes a win over even a decent version of Djokovic, forget about a bad one.
joekapa
Legend
We give credit, where it's due.......
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