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I would prefer Federer's title haul but Nadal deservedly has the most ranking points which indicates he was the best player of the year.

Has to be Safin surely?

Who knew it was such a difficult concept to grasp! :eek:

He had a good chance to beat Federer but I think Djoker takes him out fairly easily if he does make the final.

He's the best of a bad bunch I suppose. Stan hasn't set the world alight either on grass.

Stan on clay and slow hard, Safin everywhere else. Probably Safin overall but it's pretty tight.

Zverev beat Darcis.

no fedr goat

Yes- I thought it would be obscure since it was a 3rd round match I believe but apparently not!

7-5 6-7(7) 6-4

Fed dropped one set in those 3 matches. Not even close to a thrilling trilogy.

Perfect :D

If we can add Stan here somehow it would be perfect :)

If Djokovic is not an ATG on HCs because he will have less slams than Nadal at the USO and Nadal isn't an ATG on HCs, won't that mean Fed isn't an ATG either as he has less AOs than Djokovic who isn't an ATG on HCs? Won't this mean that no one is an ATG on hard courts? :rolleyes:

I'm personally looking forward to the semi final between Albot and Kukishkin. What a cracking match for the night session, the atmosphere will be unreal!

I'm not sure Wawrinka would have troubled Djokovic that year or any year to be perfectly honest but he definitely would've pushed Djokovic more than Gasquet. Djokovic has a mental block against Stan whether he would admit it or not.

Wawrinka losing to Gasquet in Wimbledon 2015, had the chance to reach the SF of all the majors in his career which he probably won't do now. Also the choke against Nishikori in USO 2014, being up a set and a break cruising before suddenly having a meltdown.

Yes but the RG win was a peak level performance from Federer. Agree about USO, although outplayed isn't the word I would use for it.

Federer can serve his way out of trouble and come to the net on big points frequently when Stan does get a chance. I think Stan realises how hard it is to get a BP against Federer and thus plays tight when he gets a chance to break serve. The inferiority that Wawrinka has must also play a part...

Do you think that Federer just had a big off day against Stan or did he actually struggle to cope with Stan's heavy shots from the baseline? His backhand was firing from Berdych onwards against everyone but Stan. And at IW it was the same until the final where he missed a lot more groundstrokes...

Contrast between attacking baseline play and defensive, with some volleys sprinkled in.

I misread the question thinking that if you choose Tsonga's you get 2 forehands :)

Misread the question. Stan's backhand would be better as you can get a great forehand easier than a great backhand.

2013 and 2014 makes it a little close but if you include 2015 it's a no brainer for wimbledon.

The effort he put into that match likely made his hip worse than it already was!

This is the best move for him. Just let #1 slip away so he can actually play half decent tennis without injury. He's too eager to return from injury.

Which singles player begins play on the first day of the tournament?

He may have to beat all the big 4 to win the tournament, imagine that :eek:

Anyone know what his rank is likely to be by AO?