Fed Fans: Rather Rafa or Nole win?

[Artificial Grass]

Surprised this thread hasn't been created yet (if it has, my bad, I haven't come across it).

Q: Fed fans, would you rather Nole win and get the DCGS and second Nole slam and 16 slams OR Rafa win and get his 12th FO and get to 18 slams?

Personally, I would prefer Rafa winning for a few reasons:

1) Nole getting the DCGS and second Nole slam is a big freaking deal. Plus he'd only be 4 away from Fed then and seemingly plenty of time to get a 'boat'load more.
2) If Rafa wins, yes he'd be at 18, but adding another French, at least from my perspective, just adds more to his clay legacy than his overall lagacy as a tennis player. And he's less likely than Nole to win away from the French.
3) I like Rafa more than Nole, so I'd be happier for Rafa than I would be for Djokovic.

 

[NEW_BORN]

I'd much rather see Nadal win another French Open.

 

[tennisaddict]

Nadal for the win .

 

[imageFAM]

huge fed fan here. would love to see nole win. would be great for tennis.

 

[JackGates]

Call me crazy, but as a Fed fan I would prefer Fed to win. If Fed loses, I don't really care who wins.

 

[Feather]

Roger Federer

Else Rafa given a choice from Rafa/Novak !

Actually would love to see Dominic Thiem to win if not Roger Federer

 

[tennisaddict]

Roger Federer

Else Rafa given a choice from Rafa/Novak !

Actually would love to see Dominic Thiem to win if not Roger Federer

Thiem will earn my respect if he beats Djoker and Rafa . Knowing him , don’t see that happening here

Have seen Zverev backup huge wins at least at non slams but not Thiem .

 

[Standaa]

Nole all the way. Would make for a much bigger story.

 

[Subway Tennis]

Thiem will earn my respect if he beats Djoker and Rafa . Knowing him , don’t see that happening here

Have seen Zverev backup huge wins at least at non slams but not Thiem .

What chance do you give Zverev against Djokovic?

 

[Enga]

You should want Rafa to win. Because for every time Rafa loses to Djokovic, thats a worse look for all the times Federer lost to Rafa.

 

[tennisaddict]

What chance do you give Zverev against Djokovic?

He may grab a tiebreaker if Novak is sloppy . I expect Novak to come sharp given the rain delays and prognosis to avoid unwanted time to be spent on court

 

[tennisaddict]

You should want Rafa to win. Because for every time Rafa loses to Djokovic, thats a worse look for all the times Federer lost to Rafa.

Rafa has a winning h2h only on clay

 

[Ann]

I will always like Ralph, as a distant second to Fred and I will never like Djoker. Easy question - Ralph.

 

[Sport]

Rafa has a winning h2h only on clay

Nadal leads the H2H over Federer in outdoor hard courts 8-5. Nadal also leads the H2H in Grand Slams over Federer 4-3 outside clay. So it is completely untrue that Nadal only leads Federer on clay.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Eww, people cheer for Imhotep? who wants to see screamer win then pretend to be nice and throw boobs?

 

[RF-18]

As a huge Federer fan, have to go with Djoko. I like him more.

 

[Deleted member 765702]

Djokovic. Always preferred him tbh...

 

[icedevil0289]

if there is some sort of guarantee fed wins Wimbledon, then i guess nadal winning rg. i think it just maintains status quo in terms of the gs count still being 3 apart and both players taking their respective slams, well more so nadal.

idk it depends on which fans will annoy me more.

 

[NBP]

Rafito 200000%

 

[Third Serve]

Rafa.

 

[tennisaddict]

Nadal leads the H2H over Federer in outdoor hard courts 8-5. Nadal also leads the H2H in Grand Slams over Federer 4-3 outside clay. So it is completely untrue that Nadal only leads Federer on clay.

VB chooses to club / separate HC events
as convenient

For eg When talking about slam distribution you lump SLow HC with Fast HC and say Rafa is the only player to win 2 each on all surfaces

Yet here you want to split indoor from outdoor

 

[Towser83]

Nadal leads the H2H over Federer in outdoor hard courts 8-5. Nadal also leads the H2H in Grand Slams over Federer 4-3 outside clay. So it is completely untrue that Nadal only leads Federer on clay.

Only if you make a distinction between outdoor hard and indoor hard which people do when it suits them. Overall on HC fed leads.

If it's to be separately then it's just a shame Fed has not played Nadal as many times on indoor hard as he has clay because its 6-1 to Fed indoors. Also unlucky there is no indoor HC slam

 

[Towser83]

VB chooses to club / separate HC events
as convenient

For eg When talking about slam distribution you limp SLow HC with Fast HC and say Rafa is the only player to win 2 each on all surfaces

Yet here you want to split indoor from outdoor

Yes I've noticed this.

Or Nadal leads Djokovic at the USO 2-1, ignoring that overall HC slam h2h is 3-2 Djokovic, but then acting like both HC slams are the same to say Nadal has at least 2 slams on each surface. Double standard

 

[Towser83]

Well Djokovic is my second Favourite so obviously Nole

 

[TheAssassin]

I remember Djokovic getting majority of the support for the AO final. Were folks far more afraid of Nadal's threat to the record than now? Looks like the tune has changed.

 

[Deleted member 733170]

Rafa with an asterisk as Nole touches the net on a crucial point even though the ball was out of play.

 

[vex]

Dread it. Run from it. DjokerSlam: The Sequel still arrives....

 

[Benjamin Rio]

Nadal leads the H2H over Federer in outdoor hard courts 8-5. Nadal also leads the H2H in Grand Slams over Federer 4-3 outside clay. So it is completely untrue that Nadal only leads Federer on clay.

It is untrue if you take out some of Fed's win of that H2H.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

What chance do you give Zverev against Djokovic?

Zero

 

[vladisimo]

Thiem will earn my respect if he beats Djoker and Rafa . Knowing him , don’t see that happening here

Have seen Zverev backup huge wins at least at non slams but not Thiem .

Yeah somebody like Thiem has to EARN the respect of some nobodyes on a tennis forum.Seems legit.

 

[abmk]

Thiem will earn my respect if he beats Djoker and Rafa . Knowing him , don’t see that happening here

Have seen Zverev backup huge wins at least at non slams but not Thiem .

Thiem beat Raonic&Fed back to back to win Indian Wells this year.

 

[Pantera]

Federer fans are obsessed by Nadal, but legacy wise for them it is better for Nadal to win FO as if Djokovic wins he will be undisputed GOAT, something Federer fans will never live with.

 

[JackGates]

Federer fans are obsessed by Nadal, but legacy wise for them it is better for Nadal to win FO as if Djokovic wins he will be undisputed GOAT, something Federer fans will never live with.

But don't most Fed fans think Laver is the goat? I mean most non biased fans, who cares about biased Fed fans?

 

[Dilexson]

Novak. Slam race would be heating up between the three that way.
Honestly 11 FOs are already enough. Win something else Rafa!

 

[Fed881981]

Of course Nole.

For me, if someone would ever break Fed's record, then it should be anybody but Nadal.

 

[MichaelNadal]

If it's to be separately then it's just a shame Fed has not played Nadal as many times on indoor hard as he has clay because its 6-1 to Fed indoors. Also unlucky there is no indoor HC slam

That would be so disgusting

 

[Towser83]

That would be so disgusting

Why would that be disgusting? All the slams are going to have a roof soon anyway because playing outdoors is not conducive to tennis being scheduled for TV. Plus indoor tennis is the truest measure of skill anyway.

Have an indoor slam and rotate the wtf surface, everyone is happy! Nadal has already done the career slam anyway so it won't hurt him now

 

[MichaelNadal]

Why would that be disgusting? All the slams are going to have a roof soon anyway because playing outdoors is not conducive to tennis being scheduled for TV. Plus indoor tennis is the truest measure of skill anyway.

Have an indoor slam and rotate the wtf surface, everyone is happy! Nadal has already done the career slam anyway so it won't hurt him now

True, roof those future generations, bc I won't be watching anyway unless Dibaego and Thiem are 1 and 2 of course

 

[Lebsta]

For the preservation of men's tennis. it must be Rafa that wins FO. If Novak wins then he potentially becomes GOAT without transcending the sport the way Roger & Rafa has. Their rivalry and GOAT debates were the most compelling stories in tennis that attracted non tennis fans to the sport. Novak doesn't have that same appeal and has a robotic and stale dominance which hurts the sport badly. I think Thiem can drive him to 5 sets but may fold in the clutch points.

Rafa must win to have any chance of catching Roger. Tbh i think the losses of AO17, and WIM18 may have cost him that goal, but if he doesn't win FO19 then that's it. He must win for himself and most importantly for the sport. He saved tennis once when emerging during Fed's dominance of the game, now he must do it again.

Please Rafa win, not Djokovic.

 

[Krish872007]

As a huge Federer and Nadal fan, I would love for Wimbledon 2008 to win.

 

[Ann]

Federer fans are obsessed by Nadal

If any of us start getting weird letters in the mail written in words cut-out from magazines we'll know who it's from.

 

[MichaelNadal]

For the preservation of men's tennis. it must be Rafa that wins FO. If Novak wins then he potentially becomes GOAT without transcending the sport the way Roger & Rafa has. Their rivalry and GOAT debates were the most compelling stories in tennis that attracted non tennis fans to the sport. Novak doesn't have that same appeal and has a robotic and stale dominance which hurts the sport badly. I think Thiem can drive him to 5 sets but may fold in the clutch points.

Rafa must win to have any chance of catching Roger. Tbh i think the losses of AO17, and WIM18 may have cost him that goal, but if he doesn't win FO19 then that's it. He must win for himself and most importantly for the sport. He saved tennis once when emerging during Fed's dominance of the game, now he must do it again.

Please Rafa win, not Djokovic.

Keep slaying bro. Rafa needs to win for the good of tennis.

 

[AceSalvo]

Thiem Time has come.

 

[jm1980]

Dread it. Run from it. DjokerSlam: The Sequel still arrives....

No player has had the might, nay the nobility to win not one but two Nole Slams. GOAThood lies within his grasp

 

[jm1980]

Keep slaying bro. Rafa needs to win for the good of tennis.

How is Nadal winning the French for the 200th time good for tennis? Nobody aside from Nadal fans want to see this happen

 

[Grampa]

Novak winning the French would be too much as he will complete a second Nole Slam. I like him much more than RAFA but the latter winning is lesser of the two evils. Djoker can win the next two hardcourt slams, leave Wimby for *******

 

[Grampa]

No player has had the might, nay the nobility to win not one but two Nole Slams. GOAThood lies within his grasp

You seem to be a MCU fan

 

[MichaelNadal]

How is Nadal winning the French for the 200th time good for tennis? Nobody aside from Nadal fans want to see this happen

Hmm, a screaming Mummy in your avi? I'll decline to respond.

 

[jm1980]

Hmm, a screaming Mummy in your avi? I'll decline to respond.

It doesn't have to be Djokovic. Literally anyone else winning the French would make a better story than Nadal doing it yet again

 

[kimguroo]

why fed fan wants either Nadal or Djokovic win any GS title. I am sure Fed fans want to see other players win GS title.
Does not matter who wins. they will be a strike distance of 20 GS title record which is the only reason that Federer is still playing tennis in my opinion.