2006 Federer versus Borg on clay

[Nathaniel_Near]

I'm glad you see the light! Ferrer is the modern Borg, and though Ferrer hits harder and arguably plays with more tenacity, Borg had an edge on speed and better consistency than Ferrer. But I honestly don't see Borg beating Nadal on clay or Federer on grass.
Borg's speed was impressive, but he was by no means a phenomenal runner. Wayne Gretzky makes him look slow here. I'm not saying that Nadal, Fed, or Djokovic are much faster than Borg, but let's not get carried away.

Skip to minute 20:00 on the video to see Borg in a race.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O72OzmBFFno

Borg is being underrated in this thread.

 

[Dark Magician]

Borg is being underrated in this thread.

Exactly. Borg had champions mentality. No point comparing him to Ferrer.

 

[Zoid]

On clay....Borg >> Federer.

/thread

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Relative to era's Borg was much much better. That's all that matters. Comparing Borg with 70's technology and training to Federer of 30 years later is inherently unfair.

This says it all.

 

[Sysyphus]

Relative to era's Borg was much much better. That's all that matters. Comparing Borg with 70's technology and training to Federer of 30 years later is inherently unfair.

[ MANTRA] It. Is. Impossible. To. Compare. Different. Players. From Different. Era's Wit. Different. Circumstances, Equipment, Medics, and Coaching. [ / END MANTRA]

This. This. This.

We can look at their legacies -- Borg did better on clay, there.

Any speculation beyond this is meaningless. Eras cannot be compared...