Nadal faced the very best of Federer at Wimbledon than Djokovic ever did

Backspin1183

Talk Tennis Guru
When Federer was at his very best on grass,
Nadal met him at Wimbledon in
1) 2006 Final
2) 2007 Final
3) 2008 Final



When Federer was past his prime on grass,
Djokovic met him at Wimbledon in
1) 2012 Semi
2) 2014 Final
3) 2015 Final
4) 2019 Final
 
Nadal beat prime Fed at Wimbledon (65 match winning streak).
But then Djokovic beats prime Nadal at Wimbledon (20 match winning streak).

Therefore, by law of transitivity Djokovic beats prime Fed.
(And note 2011 djokovic wasn’t even peak Djokovic has his serve wasn’t the best)
 

UnforcedTerror

Hall of Fame
Djokovic won’t surpass FEDAL no matter how many meaninglessness titles he vultures from now on.
Too late. He already did
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nolefam_2024

Talk Tennis Guru
When Federer was at his very best on grass,
Nadal met him at Wimbledon in
1) 2006 Final
2) 2007 Final
3) 2008 Final



When Federer was past his prime on grass,
Djokovic met him at Wimbledon in
1) 2012 Semi
2) 2014 Final
3) 2015 Final
4) 2019 Final
And 2019 semis

Nadal vs Federer 1-3
Djokovic vs Federer 3-1
 

Razer

Legend
Big titles won in BO5 finals:

Federer - 31
Nadal - 28
Djokovic - 23

Big Titles won in BO5 Finals

01. Federer - 31 (Retired at 41 due to great age shift)
02. Nadal - 28
03. Sampras - 27 (Retired at 31 because of his era)
04. Djokovic - 23
05. Lendl - 22
06. Borg - 20
07. Becker - 20
08. Mcenroe - 19
09. Laver - 18
10. Agassi - 17

So Roger played 10 more years and is only narrowly ahead of Pete ? Do you accept that Roger should be below Pete ?
 

Razer

Legend
That's what you think. I disagree because despite the stats, there's context behind Djokovic pulling away in major achievements that's stopping me and some other people from considering him the greatest.

GOATHOOD is an election where Stats are the votes you earn with hardwork on the field. Whoever has maximum votes (stats) is the winner of the election. Those who do accept the mandate dont matter, the mandate is passed nevertheless.
 

duaneeo

Legend
Big Titles won in BO5 Finals

01. Federer - 31 (Retired at 41 due to great age shift)
03. Sampras - 27 (Retired at 31 because of his era)

So Roger played 10 more years and is only narrowly ahead of Pete ? Do you accept that Roger should be below Pete ?

Nice try, lol. Big titles won in BO5 finals at age 31:

Federer: 28
Sampras: 27
 

nolefam_2024

Talk Tennis Guru
That's what you think. I disagree because despite the stats, there's context behind Djokovic pulling away in major achievements that's stopping me and some other people from considering him the greatest.
Lol what a bs. Your fed got the weak era. Don't hate when we are getting the same now.
 

Unseeded Player

Hall of Fame
GOATHOOD is an election where Stats are the votes you earn with hardwork on the field. Whoever has maximum votes (stats) is the winner of the election. Those who do accept the mandate dont matter, the mandate is passed nevertheless.
True...You can dislike the man who is elected as a president but if he has the numbers on his side than he will be on the function.
 

nolefam_2024

Talk Tennis Guru
Roger Federer won 11 slams before Nole won his first. His toughest competition then is no better than Novak's toughest competition since 2018. Both benefitted from weak era and Novak has more titles.
 

Razer

Legend
Nice try, lol. Big titles won in BO5 finals at age 31:

Federer: 28
Sampras: 27

Except that 31 is not same for both players, peaks, primes are extended as well, so Pete was finished at 29, he won his last at 31, Roger & those in his era are in better shape at 29 or at 31 than Pete was, that is what great age shift is all about. Longer primes & slower decline. Plus we haven't factored the bad competition as well.

Novak did not get BO5 finals in his masters title finals or else he would have got many more wins..... So lets look at things in a more interesting way since you like BO5 a lot we shall see win%

BIG TITLES BO5 WIN% (Minimum 30 finals played)

 

Unseeded Player

Hall of Fame
2012 Wimbledon was Federer's 17th slam title. Perhaps you became a tennis fans in the 2010s and are unaware, but in Normal Order tennis, newer generations took over the reins from the older generations.
Yes, and it was his only slam title in 2011-2016 period.. Last 3 he won only because Novak was injured...
 

ND-13

Hall of Fame
Except that 31 is not same for both players, peaks, primes are extended as well, so Pete was finished at 29, he won his last at 31, Roger & those in his era are in better shape at 29 or at 31 than Pete was, that is what great age shift is all about. Longer primes & slower decline. Plus we haven't factored the bad competition as well.

Novak did not get BO5 finals in his masters title finals or else he would have got many more wins..... So lets look at things in a more interesting way since you like BO5 a lot we shall see win%

BIG TITLES BO5 WIN% (Minimum 30 finals played)




Agassi showed it was possible to play at a high level. Why couldnt Pete do ?
 

duaneeo

Legend
Yes, and it was his only slam title in 2011-2016 period.. Last 3 he won only because Novak was injured...

What does that say about the 2011-2016 next generation of players (Nishikori, Dimitrov, Raonic, Sock, Goffin, Tomic) who were supposed to end Novak's reign? They couldn't even take advantage of an injured Novak, lol. It was grandpa Federer.
 

TMF

Talk Tennis Guru
When Federer was at his very best on grass,
Nadal met him at Wimbledon in
1) 2006 Final
2) 2007 Final
3) 2008 Final



When Federer was past his prime on grass,
Djokovic met him at Wimbledon in
1) 2012 Semi
2) 2014 Final
3) 2015 Final
4) 2019 Final
This is a brutal truth that Djokovic fans don't want to admit.

Pretty much same harsh truth about the FO from my thread, and and Djokovic fans don't want to accepted either
 

Unseeded Player

Hall of Fame
What does that say about the 2011-2016 next generation of players (Nishikori, Dimitrov, Raonic, Sock, Goffin, Tomic) who were supposed to end Novak's reign? They couldn't even take advantage of an injured Novak, lol. It was grandpa Federer.
You expected these guys to stop Novak but Fed and Nadal couldn't? Hahaha...17 wasn't enough, he wanted 3 more and still it wasn't enough.. Hahaha
 

ND-13

Hall of Fame
Oh but Djokovic already has the last word. Only thing fedal have left is some fictional stats. But fedal fans have to give up, not nolefams.

Djokovic has the records but not the $. At the end of the day, money is what makes the world go round not those AO trophies. Ask Borg or Becker.
 

Razer

Legend
RN's injuries are not acceptable but Pete's handicap should be accepted ?

I accepted RN's injuries and Pete's handicap too, if Pete had Great age shift (this is said by Kuerten and Lendl) then he would enjoy 6-8 years of extra career into his 30s, so that puts his career at RN level, he would be done and dusted at minimum 36-37 instead of 31.

This is what great age shift is all about. If we don't accept great age shift then we are arguing in bad faith.

11 of the 17 oldest ATP top 10s are born in the 1980s, so this proves it, Roger's longevity was not out of the blue, even Pete would have played till late 30s at the highest level if he was of this era.

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