Smasher08
Legend
From the age of roughly 22 and for a decade onwards, Roger Federer has been indisputably the best of his generation. He so obliterated all his contemporaries, he made contenders like Roddick and Hewitt look like chumps. In fact, he so lorded over his peers, only the very best of the next generation (ie players 5+ years younger) that could keep up. That's perfectly in keeping with generational changes in tennis.
The same could be said of RNadal until the end of 2010. After that, his generational peers have not only caught up, but he's now been surpassed by two of them. Novak and Andy were almost as precocious as Nads, and as non-surface specialists, they didn't enjoy the early success at one slam. But since 2011 Novak has eclipsed Nads, and now Andy holds 2 of the last 4 slams.
Federer: the best of his generation, full stop.
Nadal: the best of his until about 24, then no longer.
Do you agree?
The same could be said of RNadal until the end of 2010. After that, his generational peers have not only caught up, but he's now been surpassed by two of them. Novak and Andy were almost as precocious as Nads, and as non-surface specialists, they didn't enjoy the early success at one slam. But since 2011 Novak has eclipsed Nads, and now Andy holds 2 of the last 4 slams.
Federer: the best of his generation, full stop.
Nadal: the best of his until about 24, then no longer.
Do you agree?