Pete Sampras would beat Nadal in any form, on old grass..
I am surprised by the lack of votes (figured he would be way ahead) I mean, if he was in the zone, like 1997 and 1999, he would kill anyone that ever played Wimbledon.
Federer in 2005. Beat Safin at AO, he wins the AO.
Beat Nadal at FO.. and wins the FO.
He wins the Masters Cup and goes undefeated....
and Sampras in 1996.... Wins the tiebreak, wins the match, and beats Stich in the final to win the French Open.
Who had the better backhand of the two, which, would probably be the key factor in this match?
Forehand.... that's a draw, with a slght edge to Federer... But Running FH would be Lendl for sure.
I can only imagine how much better Lendl would be if he had Mecir's movement.... Now he, probably one of the greatest movers of all time.
Mecir's movement makes Federer look a bit awkward....