After 2008 Wimbledon final, would you have predicted?

[McEnroeisanartist]

After Federer's heartbreaking loss to Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon final, would you have predicted the performances by Nadal and Federer at Wimbledon?

Nadal - DNP, W, F, 2nd Round, 1st Round, 4th Round, 2nd Round
Federer - W, QF, QF, W, 2nd Round, F, F/W

I certainly expected far more from Nadal and far less from Federer.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

 

[El Diablo]

And in the same time period, at Roland Garros:
Nadal: 4R W W W W W QF
Federer: W QF F SF QF 4R QF

Do you ever weary of this silly game you play?

 

[The_18th_Slam]

And in the same time period, at Roland Garros:
Nadal: 4R W W W W W QF
Federer: W QF F SF QF 4R QF

Nothing surprising about this. In fact, after the 2008 Wimbledon final, people would have been surprised to know that Federer would go on to win French Open the next year.

 

[helterskelter]

After Federer's heartbreaking loss to Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon final, would you have predicted the performances by Nadal and Federer at Wimbledon?

Nadal - DNP, W, F, 2nd Round, 1st Round, 4th Round, 2nd Round
Federer - W, QF, QF, W, 2nd Round, F, F/W

I certainly expected far more from Nadal and far less from Federer.

I would have expected Federer to still do better than Nadal on grass, yes. He lost ONE match 9-7 in the fifth set against a player who has a matchup advantage against him. Hardly a sign that he was Finnish.

Now, after the 2010 tournament, I would not have expected what followed from them.

 

[fed_rulz]

And in the same time period, at Roland Garros:
Nadal: 4R W W W W W QF
Federer: W QF F SF QF 4R QF

Do you ever weary of this silly game you play?

I fail to see the relevance of your post in relation to the OP's.. Looks like OP touched a raw nerve - honestly, the only thing that looks silly is your retort.

 

[Tenez!]

After Federer's heartbreaking loss to Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon final, would you have predicted the performances by Nadal and Federer at Wimbledon?

Nadal - DNP, W, F, 2nd Round, 1st Round, 4th Round, 2nd Round
Federer - W, QF, QF, W, 2nd Round, F, F/W

That's 18-5 to Nadal, 35-5 to Federer (assuming defeat tomorrow) or 36-4
So twice the wins at Wimby for Fed

And in the same time period, at Roland Garros:
Nadal: 4R W W W W W QF
Federer: W QF F SF QF 4R QF

42-2 for Nadal, 33-6 for Fed
Nadal 25% more wins

Both results are sound and consistent with their general level on these surfaces.

 

[Technology Ruined Tennis]

After Wimbledon '13 Nadal and Fed both had 8 finals at their pet slam. If you were told one of them would reach 10 in two years, not too many people would say Fed.

 

[ruerooo]

After Federer's heartbreaking loss to Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon final, would you have predicted the performances by Nadal and Federer at Wimbledon?

Nadal - DNP, W, F, 2nd Round, 1st Round, 4th Round, 2nd Round
Federer - W, QF, QF, W, 2nd Round, F, F/W

I certainly expected far more from Nadal and far less from Federer.

Did you conveniently skip over Rafa's winning the whole thing in 2010?

 

[Fed881981]

Did you conveniently skip over Rafa's winning the whole thing in 2010?

OP has Rafa winning Wimbledon in 2010. Just re-read his post.

But, to OP's question: in the end, the 2008 Wimbledon final could have gone either way. Rafa came on top in the end, though. I didn't see that day a Roger who is fully incapable of producing some more great tennis and I didn't feel that Rafa will dominate the All England Club.

However, I started to have real doubts about Fed' ability to win slams after losing at Wimb 2010. That was different, especially following a QF loss at the FO. The loss to Djokovic at the USO just confirmed my fears. Since 2010, I didn't expect Fed to repeat what he did during his prime years, but I thought he can still snatch a slam or two if things align perfectly for him.

On thing though, I wasn't expecting to see this Federer after 2013. I mean, losing to Stakhovsky and Robredo?!! He managed to bounce back nicely, but he still needs to back that with a GS trophy!