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Which one is the best.

Raz-Nole H2H 2-3 (slam 1-1), 3 losses RG SF, Yec SF, Cincy F Rafa-Fed H2H 5-3 (slam 2-1), 3 losses Wb F, Yec SF, Miami F Isn’t it crazy how rarely Rafa faced top-5 or top-10 opponents during his rise? Even Raz, who didn’t face them that often either, still did so over 60% more than Rafa.

Before we even get into how hard the establishment worked for Fedal and against the GOAT...

Who’s more impressive, Sinner or Alcaraz? Sinner using young Nole as the benchmark, or Alcaraz using young Rafa as the benchmark? Closer below, or further above, is considered more impressive. Please set bias aside and do the research if you’re a true tennis fan.

Which of these records will be broken first? Nole 428 weeks @No.1 (next Fedr 310, gap 38%) Rafa 387 weeks @No.2 (next Fedr 218, gap 78%) Fedr 222 weeks @No.3 (next Connors 206, gap 8%) Mury 181 weeks @No.4 (next Becker 144, gap 26%) The Big4 in a nutshell? More detail about Big4...

If I'm not mistaken Fognini's clay court record against the clay GOAT is an impressive 3-5, clocking one more win than Federer did in his entire career against Nadal on the surface. How much is it the game styles suiting each other on the surface and how much is it Fognini mostly facing a...

Matches vs Top5/T10/Big3 Slam Slam F Slam SF+ Nole 72 / 109 / 35 31 / 35 / 14 61 / 70 / 31 Fed 55 / 99 / 31 18 / 27 / 14 46 / 63 / 30 Rafa 48 / 78 / 32 22 / 26 / 18 37 / 51 / 29 On hard courts, the surface of truth, Rafa has faced the top 5 only 16 times, even behind Wawrinka. Just how...

Iga Swiatek has made Paris her playground in a manner echoing her idol Rafa as well as tennis great Evert, although she is still in the beginning phases. Can Coco Gauff challenge her on her home turf or will she have to wait until the French Open champ begins to lose steam? She may never reach...

Nole is ahead of Fedal by more than 200 points NOW (2025 AO)—a monumental lead. The gap is far wider than Pete had over Agassi in their era. Absolutely insane dominance! https://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/goatList

Today I'm with cool content. Two alike racquets. But actually not. Let's make a comparison between Rafa Nadal personal racquet, that was used by him during final at Roland-Garros 2014 and retail version of this AeroPro Drive paintjob. Let's start with visual differences. First: Cortex System...

So many to choose from. What do you think? 2005 French Open 2008 Wimbledon Final 2008 Olympic Gold + First World #1 Ranking 2010 US Open Career Grand Slam 2012 Australian Open Final 2012 French Open Record Breaking 7th Title 2019 US Open Final 2022 Australian Open 21st Slam 2022 French Open...

ALRIGHT guys get ready now, we have all been told relentlessly by the tennis media propaganda machine that tennis is "always evolving" but the cold hard mathematical objective truth is that with the official retirement of Rafael Nadal on November 19, 2024, the decades long devolution of tennis...

2008 – 16 vs Top5 T5 Weight vs Top10 T10 Weight vs T11+ T11+ Weight vs All Big Titles Points/Yr Nole 126 (80-46) 63.49% 17.17% 235 (170-65) 72.34% 32.02% 499 (460-39) 92.18% 67.98% 734 (630-104) 85.83% 45 11461 Rafa 94 (54-40) 57.45% 14.33% 170 (110-60) 64.71% 25.91%...

I've always been curios - who would be the real GOAT if fantasy tournament could gather all the best from different periods. And these best players would be on their best, on their given day. Relatively speaking, speeds, phisical conditions and rackets now and during Rod Laver era are completely...

We can easily agree that 2004-23 is the most fitting 'Big3 Era' concept, dominated by one, two, or all three of them consistently throughout. However, at the core of this Big3 Era, Murray reached significant heights—taking the 2016 YE#1 and 2015 YE#2 rankings. His well defined prime (2008-2016)...

I'm not saying that Carlos Alcaraz is as good as the Big 3 together, let alone one of them, but to me there's no denying that his game resembles different qualities of the Big 3's games, for instance with Djokovic it's the sliding backhand and the drop shot + lob combo, with Federer it's the...

Hi @TW Staff Are there any Rafa caps in the incoming Holiday 2024 collection? And if there are, would you happen to know the colorways and approximate release dates? Please, and many thanks.

2004-2023: Their first and last YE#1s & multiple slams 2007-2021: Nole's first & Fed's last top 5 ranking 2011-2018: Nole's first & Fed's last #1 ranking 2008-2018: Nole’s first & Fed’s last slam Or something else? I think 2004-2023 is the most fitting 'BIG3 ERA' concept. During this period...

by age 23 vs Top5 T5 Weight vs Top10 T10 Weight vs T11+ T11+ Weight vs All Sinner 46 (22-24) 47.83% 13.53% 71 (39-32) 54.93% 20.88% 269 (221-48) 82.16% 79.12% 340 (260-80) 76.47% Fed 34 (24-10) 70.59% 7.98% 74 (46-28) 62.16% 17.37% 352 (264-88) 75.00% 82.63% 426 (310-116) 72.77%...

We have 'Nole Slam' = NCYGS It's time for a new term, the 'Djokovic Slam' = 'Career Slam' + 'Career Masters' + Tour Finals + OG. 'Career Masters' = all 9-slot Masters. The 'Djokovic Slam' is a complete ATP big title set. Edit: I agree 'Diamond Slam' is a more fitting term. The 'Venn Diagram'...

Anybody else wish the Cage 3 had an unattached padded tongue like Rafa’s custom? BEHOLD. My frankenstein Cage 3 with Lunar Ballistec tongue

Okay here we go. Rafa having won 3 matches in a row for the first time since September 2022 goes up against the Czech youngster Lehechka who is known for his big hitting prowess. Does Rafa have enough gas in the tank to overcome yet another tough challenge? Or will the Czech be the one taking...

Is there another one on the horizon? WI07 F Federer (1) d. Nadal (2) 7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2 WI08 F Nadal (2) d. Federer (1) 6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(8) 9-7 AO09 F Nadal (1) d. Federer (2) 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2 UO10 SF Djokovic (3) d. Federer (2) 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5 UO11...

Appreciate the absolutely incredible achievements, then cast your vote. Thank you. (By the way, if you notice any other slam records of similar magnitude, please suggest and I may add.) Borg: 5+5 channel slams before 25th birthday Closest next? (Rafa 5+2)? If we consider any two-venue...

Weeks@#1 Slam Atp finals Masters How astounding!

Peak 6-year span with a win rate above 70% against both top5 and top10. >70% against top5 >70% against top10

Top5 matches Top5 per tourney Top10 matches Top10 per tourney Ave oppo rank Ave oppo Elo Lost to oppo rank Lost to oppo Elo 1 Lendl 17 (8-9) Borg 1.11 Lendl 28 (18-10) Lendl 1.75 Lendl 25 Lendl 2036 Borg 4 Borg 2295 2 Connors 17 (8-9) Lendl 1.06 Connors 26 (13-13) Borg 1.67 Borg 25 Borg...

The two editions of HC GOATs are very clear: Nole (14 slams 50 big titles) Fed (11 slams 39 big titles) 3rd (Pete 7 slams, Agassi 21 big titles) Since the rise of Fed in 2004, there have been only six players who reached the AO final multiple times: Nole 10-0 Fed 6-1 Rafa 2-4 Murray 0-5 Meddy...

I'm referring to matches involving the absolute top players: as No1 vs No2, as No2 vs No1, between Top2. Chronologically listed for the elite 8 who have spent the most time at the top 2. as No1 vs No2 as No2 vs No1 between Top2 Weeks@Top2 Jimmy Connors 1-7 2-4 3-11 387 Bjorn Borg...