I disagree that these are the three greatest of all time. Completely disagree. I think Fed fits the bill for now, but I get the feeling that Nadal might have something to say about it in the end.
To the bolded point: I would agree, if they were ever all at their best, but throughout the last four years, there haven't been too many times when they're all at the top of their game. Now is close, but Fed is almost 31, he's far from where he was at his best.
I understand what you are saying ....but I'm not sure that I agree.....
You say Fed has slowed down. I realize that he is 30, and I do also grant you that players slow down as a general rule after 30.....however like everything else with Federer I think that he may be the exception to the general rule.
But I'll listen.....what evidence do you have other than he is 30 that he has slowed down?
He is not doing any worse against Nadal. I'm fact he is doing better as he beat Nadal both on hard and clay and has been the better player. He was actually ranked #2 like a week ago.
Federer lost to Djokovic at the AO in his "prime" but beat Joker just last year at the FO and Fed really should have beaten Joker this past USO .....Fed squandered three match points.
Feds contemporaries and all the prior greats don't think Fed has slowed down .
The man never gets injured and never misses a grand slam like nadal has. In fact I would say that Nadal at 25 or whatever he is , is actually older with aches and pains than Federer is.
So why do you think that Fed has slowed?
As far as the all time greats.....please throw put what's on paper because that means sheet. Laver was an amateur for so many years and there wasn't even opens . How many more slams would he have won ?
Or take Emerson ......he actually won more slams than Laver.....but everyone knows Laver is the better player.
Nadal , Federer and Joker are the greatest of all time. There has never been this much competition before on ALL surfaces . NEVER.
Who wouldn't these guys beat? You take anyone of them....each one would destroy laver or Borg or McEnroe.
Sampras? Close but on clay they would all make mincemeat of Pete . Fast grass? Well Fed already beat him .....and Joker and Nadal would beat him too.
There's no one ......these three are the GOATS on all surfaces .
Look let's even go by surface....
Grass....probably fed is the Goat there. He beat Sampras and has the world record for most consecutive wins on grass.
Clay.....Nadal.....it's not even worth discussing at this point . He is by far and away the GOAT on clay.
Hard: Fed or Joker .....take your freaking pick. No one has ever been better.
There you have it .....the three GOATS of all time.
Come to think of it has there ever been a period where you have had two players who both have won career grandslams ? And right now you practically have three players with career slams....hell.....nadal even has the golden slam. When has this ever occurred ? Do you realize what you are witnessing?
It's a battle Royale.....May the best man win.
It's gonna be a blast to watch!