Federer would likely have won 20 by the time he retired. People underrate Prime Hewitt, Prime Roddick, Prime Nalbandian and especially Prime Safin a lot. It was Federer's ridiculously high level of play, which has never come close to being matched, which made them all look bad. Those are some seriously talented players. Safin when on was a better player than Djokovic ever was or will be. My guess, if all 4 were aged the same :
Aged 19
Australian Open : X
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : X
US Open : X
Aged 20
Australian Open : X
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : X
US Open : Djokovic
Aged 21
Australian Open : Djokovic
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Nadal
US Open : Murray
Aged 22
Australian Open : Nadal
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Nadal
US Open : X
Aged 23
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 24
Australian Open : Djokovic
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 25
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 26
Australian Open : Djokovic
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Nadal
US Open : Murray
Aged 27
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 28
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Federer
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 29
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Federer
Wimbledon : X
US Open : Federer
Aged 30
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Federer
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : X
Come to think of it, he'd likely finish with over 20 Grand Slams. Post-prime Federer could've beaten the field in his prime, he was unfortunate he couldn't use his prime against Nadal's and Djokovic's. Honestly, he would have murdered them outside of their best surfaces more times than not.
he, Djokavic, Nadal and Murray were all the same age and all 4 started playing the tour at the same time when Federer did?
Would he still have 17 slams to his name?
Would he still be considered a GOAT contender?
Come on man. You think Fed would have won 3 slams in a calendar year 5 times + the CYGS? That just crazy.
Well, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray would not be as good as they currently are for starters. Their frame of reference would be completely different. Federer was responsible for raising the standard, which would not have occurred to the degree it did, as early as it did if he were born later. He set a standard that others tried extremely hard to follow, but nobody blazed a trail for him. If they all came up at the same age, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray would not be able to draw confidence from beating him to the degree they can now. Federer would also be playing them with less pressure than he did, always being the favourite. And conversely they would be under more pressure.he, Djokavic, Nadal and Murray were all the same age and all 4 started playing the tour at the same time when Federer did?
Would he still have 17 slams to his name?
Would he still be considered a GOAT contender?
Federer would likely have won 20 by the time he retired. People underrate Prime Hewitt, Prime Roddick, Prime Nalbandian and especially Prime Safin a lot. It was Federer's ridiculously high level of play, which has never come close to being matched, which made them all look bad. Those are some seriously talented players. Safin when on was a better player than Djokovic ever was or will be. My guess, if all 4 were aged the same :
Aged 19
Australian Open : X
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : X
US Open : X
Aged 20
Australian Open : X
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : X
US Open : Djokovic
Aged 21
Australian Open : Djokovic
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Nadal
US Open : Murray
Aged 22
Australian Open : Nadal
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Nadal
US Open : X
Aged 23
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 24
Australian Open : Djokovic
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 25
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 26
Australian Open : Djokovic
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Nadal
US Open : Murray
Aged 27
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 28
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Federer
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 29
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Federer
Wimbledon : X
US Open : Federer
Aged 30
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Federer
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : X
Come to think of it, he'd likely finish with over 20 Grand Slams. Post-prime Federer could've beaten the field in his prime, he was unfortunate he couldn't use his prime against Nadal's and Djokovic's. Honestly, he would have murdered them outside of their best surfaces more times than not.
Federer would have more. Feds prime is better than any of those. The surface at AO and uso would suit fed way better. And now theyd all be 31 and Since nobody new is better, fed would still rack up slams.
he, Djokavic, Nadal and Murray were all the same age and all 4 started playing the tour at the same time when Federer did?
Would he still have 17 slams to his name?
Would he still be considered a GOAT contender?
Fed would have more than 17 slams easy.
This years AO final had little excitement, even less shot making, and tons of "retrieving". It was so boring even the announcers commented on how little was going on.
The best and most redeeming quality of this years final vs. last years is the fact that they played at a decent pace this year and the dang thing did not drag on for 6 hours.
he, Djokavic, Nadal and Murray were all the same age and all 4 started playing the tour at the same time when Federer did?
Would he still have 17 slams to his name?
Would he still be considered a GOAT contender?
Fed at 31 still a threat and is #2 in the world against Nole/Murray/Nadal who are in their prime. If all 4 players are at the exact same age, Fed at 31 would have even greater chance or racking up slams. There's no way Nole/Murray/Nadal at 31 can compete with Federer, their game is too taxing to have that longevity. Also, Nadal is an early bloomer, which would give Fed better shot at winning RG by the time nadal's body break down. And then you have Nole could possibly take out nadal at RG due to the nightmare matchup, and Fed's chance to win RG is better when Nadal is knock out.
It's tricky and alot of variables come into play, but one can argue Fed would still have won 17 if not more.
No way man. The Rafa of 2010-2012 is a much better player than the Rafa of 2005-2006 when he won his first RG's. I still think Rafa would have dominated RG, and perhaps Fed wouldn't even have won his lone FO title in 2009. I mean there's just no way you're going to say it would favor Fed to play a prime Rafa when prime Fed couldn't even beat a 19-22 year old Nadal @ the French...
I mean how the hell is prime Fed suppossed to beat prime Nadal on clay, when prime Fed couldn't even beat young Nadal on clay?
he, Djokavic, Nadal and Murray were all the same age and all 4 started playing the tour at the same time when Federer did?
Would he still have 17 slams to his name?
Would he still be considered a GOAT contender?
These hypotheticals are always difficult. We could say "How great would Fed be considered if they played in the 90's faster courts"? Or "What would we think of Nadal if Fed and Djoke weren't around?
It's fun talk, but things are the way they are.
Realistically, Fed barely leads Nadal outside of clay, so what if Fed refused to play clay? He'd have a winning record.
Tough to know, it spikes many emotions with many people.
Federer would likely have won 20 by the time he retired. People underrate Prime Hewitt, Prime Roddick, Prime Nalbandian and especially Prime Safin a lot. It was Federer's ridiculously high level of play, which has never come close to being matched, which made them all look bad. Those are some seriously talented players. Safin when on was a better player than Djokovic ever was or will be. My guess, if all 4 were aged the same :
Aged 19
Australian Open : X
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : X
US Open : X
Aged 20
Australian Open : X
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : X
US Open : Djokovic
Aged 21
Australian Open : Djokovic
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Nadal
US Open : Murray
Aged 22
Australian Open : Nadal
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Nadal
US Open : X
Aged 23
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 24
Australian Open : Djokovic
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 25
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 26
Australian Open : Djokovic
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Nadal
US Open : Murray
Aged 27
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Nadal
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 28
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Federer
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : Federer
Aged 29
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Federer
Wimbledon : X
US Open : Federer
Aged 30
Australian Open : Federer
French Open : Federer
Wimbledon : Federer
US Open : X
Come to think of it, he'd likely finish with over 20 Grand Slams. Post-prime Federer could've beaten the field in his prime, he was unfortunate he couldn't use his prime against Nadal's and Djokovic's. Honestly, he would have murdered them outside of their best surfaces more times than not.