Can Djokovic catch up with Rafa's 11 slams??

Can he do it?

  • Yes

    Votes: 62 38.3%

  • No

    Votes: 56 34.6%

  • Don't know- it'll be very close.

    Votes: 44 27.2%
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-RF-

Hall of Fame
Assuming Rafa wins no more slams from now on. Unlikely-ish, but stranger things have happened I guess.

Would Djokovic be able to win 6 more slams and catch up with Nadal's 11?

He's recently turned 25 and so lets say has 3 years left of his "prime" (it may even be longer..). Supposing from the age of 28 onwards he wins no more slams, Nole would need to win 6 slams in 3 years (2 slams a year), and that's supposing he doesn't win anything after 28!!
He's won 4 of the 7 past grand slams....

What do you think?
 
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Aeropax

Aeropax

Rookie
No, because Rafa won't stop at 11. I'm guessing he'll end up with 14 - same as Pete.

Novak will probably land around 9 or 10.
 
90's Clay

90's Clay

Banned
Nole is already on the downhill slide from last year.. No way he manages another 6-7 slams. Nadal will add another 2-3 majors to his resume at the very least anyways
 
T

TMF

Talk Tennis Guru
Sure he can.

After 1984 USO, JMac had 7 slams and Lendl had only 1. Not only Lendl managed to catch Mac, but surpassed him by winning 8 slams. Lendl was also 25 when he start to make a run.
 
Sentinel

Sentinel

Bionic Poster
(ignoring the first line of the OP), Rafa is able to come back to his best (or near-about) quite easily. It seems Noel has not been able to come anywhere close to 2011 form. Some of us opined he was focusing on slams, but apparently that has not been the case.

How about a case that meets your criterion, Rafa wins no more slams but takes out Joker in the semis and then loses in the final to Murray :D :D
 
Towser83

Towser83

G.O.A.T.
No. I think he needed another 3 slam year to make that possible, he could still do that next year and have a shot, but I doubt he gets to 11. If he makes 10 he will have done really well.
 
Evan77

Evan77

Banned
Can he? yes. Will he? I don't know. Sorry, my crystal ball is not working.
Some guys are talking how he is not perfoming as well as in 2011 (which was one of the best years in open era). However Djokovic is still performing better than Fed and Rafa at slams this year.

Djokovic: AO win, RG final, Wimbledon SF.
Federer: AO SF, RG SF, Wimbledon win.
Nadal: AO final, RG win, Wimbledon R2
 
kishnabe

kishnabe

Talk Tennis Guru
I doubt Rafa will stop at 11 unless he has a career ending injury.

Novak can still bag another 3 slams at least.


It depends what happens in the next two years.
 
Sentinel

Sentinel

Bionic Poster
kishnabe said:
I doubt Rafa will stop at 11 unless he has a career ending injury.

Novak can still bag another 3 slams at least.


It depends what happens in the next two years.
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3 more RG's for Rafa ?? So at least 14.

Yep, ND could get in a couple of AO's and USO's.
 
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Joseph L. Barrow

Professional
-RF- said:
Assuming Rafa wins no more slams from now on. Unlikely-ish, but stranger things have happened I guess.
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No need for the "ish" on that one.

Would Djokovic be able to win 6 more slams and catch up with Nadal's 11?
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Well, in a scenario where Nadal isn't winning any, Djokovic probably wins six more; I say he probably won't win six more in real life, though.

He's recently turned 25 and so lets say has 3 years left of his "prime" (it may even be longer..).
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Or it could be shorter, of course.

Supposing from the age of 28 onwards he wins no more slams, Nole would need to win 6 slams in 3 years (2 slams a year), and that's supposing he doesn't win anything after 28!!
He's won 4 of the 7 past grand slams....

What do you think?
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He's won four of the last seven by virtue of his incredible run last year; it is unlikely he will ever reproduce his form from 2011, much the way that McEnroe never reproduced what he did in 1984.
 
Clarky21

Clarky21

Banned
With Nadal's endless injuries,and inability to win on any surface that is not clay,I think Cvac can catch up to him if not surpass him. Nadal has one slam a year where he's a legit threat win while Cvac has at least 2,and maybe even 3 since he's so good on clay.
 
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Larrysümmers

Larrysümmers

Hall of Fame
i doubt he'll ever have another 2011 year. but i could see him getting 3 majors again, multiple times. in majors he's relatively unchallenged until it comes to the top men. how long can Fed keep it up? and how long can Nadal stop him? Granted no injuries, he shouldnt have a problem beating Nadals 11 IMO
 
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NadalAgassi

Guest
Nadal will win more slams anyway. Even if he didnt it is still unlikely Djokovic would catch him. The odds of Djokovic catching Nadal are much less likely than Nadal catching Federer(and even that is unlikely probably) since Nadal is only 1 year older than Djokovic, and he doesnt have a slam he dominates like Federer at Wimbledon or the U.S Open or Nadal at the French. The Australian to an extent I guess.
 
Polaris

Polaris

Hall of Fame
NadalAgassi said:
Nadal will win more slams anyway. Even if he didnt it is still unlikely Djokovic would catch him. The odds of Djokovic catching Nadal are much less likely than Nadal catching Federer(and even that is unlikely probably) since Nadal is only 1 year older than Djokovic, and he doesnt have a slam he dominates like Federer at Wimbledon or the U.S Open or Nadal at the French. The Australian to an extent I guess.
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This is quite reasonable. I agree.
 
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Netspirit

Hall of Fame
It is realistic to expect Nadal to win RG 2013 and 2014, and then one of 2015 or 2016. Djokovic isn't going to stop him, and Federer isn't either.

It means that Nadal will have 14 slams, equaling Sampras. If he manages to add one or two AO or Wimbledon titles, he'll be close to Federer.

No way Djokovic catches up with that. His 2011 fluke made everyone believe he was star material, but as we can see - he cannot sustain that level.
 
BauerAlmeida

BauerAlmeida

Hall of Fame
NadalAgassi said:
Nadal will win more slams anyway. Even if he didnt it is still unlikely Djokovic would catch him. The odds of Djokovic catching Nadal are much less likely than Nadal catching Federer(and even that is unlikely probably) since Nadal is only 1 year older than Djokovic, and he doesnt have a slam he dominates like Federer at Wimbledon or the U.S Open or Nadal at the French. The Australian to an extent I guess.
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He doesn't dominate as Nadal on clay or Federer on grass, but he is probably the favorite on the HC slams. I think he will win a few more USO and AO.
 
cc0509

cc0509

Talk Tennis Guru
No, I don't think Djokovic will reach Nadal's 11 slam number. I think Djokovic will win around 8 slams or so as long as he is still healthy and motivated, two big "ifs."
 
roysid

roysid

Hall of Fame
It will be very surprising for nadal not to win slams. He will aim to be healthy by french..and he should get it.
 
scineram

scineram

Professional
tank_job said:
25 slams for Nadal, Djoker stays on 5.

20 slam differential between the two, sounds about right.
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Not if Nole turns out at Melbourne Park like this.

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ktid

Rookie
A few years ago I made a prediction with my mate that Nadal would win 15 (1-9-4-1) and Federer would win 18 (4-2-7-5)

These are looking close but I'm beginning changing my mind about Nadal winning 2 more wimbledons.

I'm going to predict that Nole wins 8 (4-0-1-3)/(4-1-1-2)
 
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Gangsta

Rookie
If Nadal does not win any more, I don't really know who else is going to stop Djokovic from winning everything there is. I think Nadal will win at least 3 more slams, 2 RG's and one Wimby probably. Possibly even more. So, nope. Don't think Djoker can catch up with Nadal. I am rooting for him to win RG after Nadal retires, though.
 
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nikdom

Guest
Nole's in his prime. Murray is getting there. Certainly it won't be surprising if they corner a majority of the slams in the next few years with others splitting the remainder.

In which case, it's not inconceivable that Djoko will reach 11. I think at least in the Agassi range - 8 slams.
 
90's Clay

90's Clay

Banned
Probably not.. Since I doubt Rafa stops at 11.. He will win a few more at least. Nole is going to need a few more 3 slam win seasons to have a shot

I got Nole equalling Agassi at least.. But I doubt he touches 11
 
xan

xan

Hall of Fame
I'd bet he hits the double digits, how could he not realistically? 4 slams per year, with at least 4-5 good years for him. that's 16-20 slams for the grabs and he needs 5 more to hit 10. is that inconceivable for the worlds best player in his prime with questionable competition? I'd say not.

wethere he surpasses rafa is whole other story, but I'd say he will be very close once all is said and done. time will tell..
 
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