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At 10:20 of today's AO final pre-match commentary, Brad Gilbert shared his list of the top 10 players of the open era. In first and second place he put the winner and runner up of today's final which we now know are Federer and Nadal respectively. So, Brad Gilbert's ranking of the top 10 players greatest players of the open era are as follows:
1. Roger Federer
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Pete Sampras
4. Novak Djokovic
5. Rod Laver
6. Bjorn Borg
7. Andre Agassi
8. John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors
PS: At 10:55, Darren Cahill said that he would put Laver in his top 3 of the "open era."
PPS: To be clear, Gilbert did not just count major titles. His #1 and #2 in the open era were based on the winner and runner up of this final, before the match was played. If Nadal had won, then he would have been Gilbert's #1 in the open era with fewer major titles than #2 Federer.
1. Roger Federer
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Pete Sampras
4. Novak Djokovic
5. Rod Laver
6. Bjorn Borg
7. Andre Agassi
8. John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors
PS: At 10:55, Darren Cahill said that he would put Laver in his top 3 of the "open era."
PPS: To be clear, Gilbert did not just count major titles. His #1 and #2 in the open era were based on the winner and runner up of this final, before the match was played. If Nadal had won, then he would have been Gilbert's #1 in the open era with fewer major titles than #2 Federer.
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