Fed fans would you rather

French Open or Wimbledon

  • French Open

    Votes: 28 82.4%

  • Wimbledon

    Votes: 6 17.6%
  • Total voters
    34
Strangely Wimbledon and if it could be in route to beating Djokovic so that their grass h2h isnt 2-1 that would be great but in general I feel like 9 wimbledons would be amazing and there is something about fed and Wimbledon that I just get extra joy seeing him win
 
Lleytonstation said:
8 W's is awesome, but that one RG bothers me. Plus, doing it by beating Nadal would be awesome. Even just winning the semi would be better than winning wimbledon.

Okay, it wouldn't be better. But give me this french and I would never ask for another win.

Okay, I would.
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I'm with you actually. Think I would prefer another FO. The fact he has only won it once bothers me as well, particularly as he has lost so many finals. It's a bit of a blot on his record. The fact it would also mean he has beaten Nadal would be extra gloss on another FO title.
 
Terry Tibbs said:
FO title which would obviously include beating Nadal on the way or another Wimbledon title?
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Now I have thoughts of Fed winning both.
 
FedHeadComposer said:
Is this even a decision? Double Grand Slam or another loss to Nadal?

FO Title or Wimbledon & US Open would be a choice.
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Honestly, even that would not be a choice. Obviously one would take 2 slams over 1 slam, especially when those 2 slams would almost definitely secure Federer's slam record
 
French as that would be a storyline and a half. Doesn’t play the slam for 3 years, comes back, and wins, finally beating his biggest rival on the Parisian clay at the age of 37. On par, if not greater than Australia 17
 
Mainad said:
What wouldn't poor ol' Pete give to be 'bothered' by one RG title? :cool:
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Sampras probably has never even thought about clay tennis in over a decade. You think he has watches one RG match since retiring? That would be a great interview question ha.
 
Lleytonstation said:
Sampras probably has never even thought about clay tennis in over a decade. You think he has watches one RG match since retiring? That would be a great interview question ha.
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He may never watch any clay matches but I'll bet the absence of a CGS from his resumé must rankle when the top 3 players of this era can all boast one. :cool:
 
Milehigh5280 said:
Only the Nadal haters who stupidly trash clay court tennis would choose another Wimbledon.
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LOL @ those results.

As I said, Fed fans respect the tournament when it suits them. If Nadal drags Fed's body across the dirt in 3 sets tomorrow, see what happens.
 
zagor said:
Another Wimbledon easily, it's the slam, always has been.

Heck as a Fed fan I'd even take another USO before FO if given the choice.
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If he wins another uso he also becomes the leader there in terms of total slams and would have two tournaments where had the most slams on the mens side I believe. People only put so much on fo because they like the idea of beating nadal but w/e his 1st one was valuable and will always be.
 
icedevil0289 said:
If he wins another uso he also becomes the leader there in terms of total slams and would have two tournaments where had the most slams on the mens side I believe. People only put so much on fo because they like the idea of beating nadal but w/e his 1st one was valuable and will always be.
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Sure, there's that but also just that it's one of the weirdest results in tennis for me how Fed didn't another USO after his brilliant run there at his peak. If there's one place Fed really underachieved, it's there. Granted, it's not compltetely his fault, they did slow down the surface (especially the last few years) which likely didn't help his chances.

Personally, I've always viewed FO as something Fed needed to complete the set (and that 2009 win was special no doubt) but as a slam it always paled in comparison to Wimbledon that follows shortly after it. That was my opinion long before Fed won his first Wimbledon as well, which is a bit hard for Nadal fans (or many younger fans of the game in general) to understand as they view everything through Fedal rivalry lense.

Sure, I'd love to see Fed beat Nadal today just to see the internet explode but not any more so than I'd like to see Fed beat Nadal in any other slam.
 
zagor said:
Sure, there's that but also just that it's one of the weirdest results in tennis for me how Fed didn't another USO after his brilliant run there at his peak. If there's one place Fed really underachieved, it's there. Granted, it's not compltetely his fault, they did slow down the surface (especially the last few years) which likely didn't help his chances.

Personally, I've always viewed FO as something Fed needed to complete the set (and that 2009 win was special no doubt) but as a slam it always paled in comparison to Wimbledon that follows shortly after it. That was my opinion long before Fed won his first Wimbledon as well, which is a bit hard for Nadal fans (or many younger fans of the game in general) to understand as they view everything through Fedal rivalry lense.

Sure, I'd love to see Fed beat Nadal today just to see the internet explode but not any more so than I'd like to see Fed beat Nadal in any other slam.
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yep, i mean i also take comfort in the fact that so far no one has been able to defend the USO since him. strange to think he has done better at the ao now.

lol you and i might differ on this not sure, but i think id rather see fed beat novak at wimbledon, that grass h2h as a fed fan hurts my soul. and this isnt me downplaying novak's abilities on that surface it just hurts my soul.

i dont know how anyone can deny that wimbledon has that extra something to the point that winning it is important for people that arent even british or its their favorite slam and its not their home slam.
 
Terry Tibbs said:
FO title which would obviously include beating Nadal on the way or another Wimbledon title?
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I think this is obvious, the better question would be FO defeating Djokovic-Nadal back to back at old age on his worse surface after not playing for years and double career slam
or
W-USO double.

Now this I feel is much tougher choice.
 
Fed finally beating Rafa at RG and winning the French, which would probably mean beating Novak in the final too, at this stage of Roger's career, would mean more than even a 9th Wimbledon title.
It would also mean he'd have won all the Slams at least twice. It would be a massive boost to his legacy.
 
Xavier G said:
Fed finally beating Rafa at RG and winning the French, which would probably mean beating Novak in the final too, at this stage of Roger's career, would mean more than even a 9th Wimbledon title.
It would also mean he'd have won all the Slams at least twice. It would be a massive boost to his legacy.
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How about this or W-USO double?
 
Tennis_Hands said:
A Major is a Major, and Wimbledon is first among equals, so you are incorrect about "mean more". Federer has nothing to prove as far as his game is concerned. The "win something at least twice" is in the same ballpark with "golden Masters" and other BS. It won't significantly alter his legacy either way.

I get it that some people want to push for the improbable scenario being better, so that they can gloat at the outcome, but those people have to understand that that only happens in their heads.

:cool:
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To me, and this is just my opinion, another French Open for Roger at this stage of his career, finally beating Rafa at RG and probably having to beat Novak in the final would mean more, yes, than another Wimbledon.

It would be a bigger achievement in 2019 on a tougher surface for Roger, most definitely, in my view.

A Slam is a Slam, yes and another Wimbledon would be a great win too.
It's all about different opinions, and context in this case, not necessarily about being viewed as "right or wrong".
 
Xavier G said:
That would be great as well, but let's not be too greedy!

:)
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But what would you pick?
double career slam winning RG beating clay goat RAfa and NOle back to back at old age on his worse surface after 3 years absence including beating three FO champions or W-USO double?

It's very hard for me to choose.
 
JackGates said:
But what would you pick?
double career slam winning RG beating clay goat RAfa and NOle back to back at old age on his worse surface after 3 years absence including beating three FO champions or W-USO double?

It's very hard for me to choose.
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Hard choice for me too.
The W-USO double is 2 Slams, so maybe that, but another French beating Rafa and Novak before just 1 of the other titles is my choice, I think.
 
Tennis_Hands said:
From number of titles point of view it will mean exactly the same and that is what matters the most for the legacy. Winning RG for a second time is juxtaposed to winning Wimbledon for the 9th time, and I would rather have him win 9th Wimbledon than win a second RG.

Noone is having delusions that if he wins RG it will be against top flight Nadal/Djokovic, so that is also a moot point. He will prove that he is exceptional tennis player yet again, but we already know that. Federer did what he had to do for his legacy in the last 5 years where it mattered most, so this choice is irrelevant.

Of course that is also only my opinion.

:cool:
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Novak and Rafa are the two highest ranked players in the world and they're both in good form, so of course, they are "top flight, so what are you talking about here? Fed's older than them too, so no excuses.
You want an argument, but you're talking nonsense there, in my opinion.


:cool:

:):laughing:
 
Tennis_Hands said:
I didn't say "current top flight tennis players". I said "top flight Nadal/Djokovic".

"Top flight Nadal/Djokovic" means "some of the best versions of Nadal/Djokovic". If Federer beats them back to back at almost 38 you better have other explanation than "Federer is just too good". Nadal's clay court game is inherently better than Federer's and Djokovic's is on par with Federer's. Given the age difference no meaningful conclusions about their legacies on the surface will be made even if Federer does the unthinkable.

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What iis this "Top flight" nonsense? I know what you mean, but Fed is hardly "top flight" either, is he then? and he's older than them.
Yes, Nadal's game is inherently better on clay than Federer's, that is why he has won 11 French Opens.
If Fed did happen to beat Nadal, it means he played the better on the day, that's it and the win would count, whether any of them are "top flight" right now in your opinion or not, lol!

You are talking nonsense about "top flight" stuff. You are talking mostly in moot points and irrelevance.
What your opinion is, is yours, and what's mine, is mine.
The poll actually shows that most people who've voted would prefer Roger to win another French.
 
Tennis_Hands said:
So, you agree that all of those players are possibly far from their best games on the surface, but somehow a win over any of them would be significant for the legacy of the player in question? Isn't that your contention: that a win at RG is preferable over Wimbly because supposedly it will add something to Federer's legacy. What is that something, if he faced and beat sub-par Nadal?

:cool:
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Yes, winning a second French over Rafa and Novak on clay at RG would have been a greater achievement for Roger than another Wimbledon, in my opinion. They're both great titles to win, obviously.
None of these players might be what they were possibly, given age, injuries etc, but Rafa played pretty "top flight" today considering everything, didn't he, genius!

:)


:cool:
 
zagor said:
Sure, there's that but also just that it's one of the weirdest results in tennis for me how Fed didn't another USO after his brilliant run there at his peak. If there's one place Fed really underachieved, it's there. Granted, it's not compltetely his fault, they did slow down the surface (especially the last few years) which likely didn't help his chances.

Personally, I've always viewed FO as something Fed needed to complete the set (and that 2009 win was special no doubt) but as a slam it always paled in comparison to Wimbledon that follows shortly after it. That was my opinion long before Fed won his first Wimbledon as well, which is a bit hard for Nadal fans (or many younger fans of the game in general) to understand as they view everything through Fedal rivalry lense.

Sure, I'd love to see Fed beat Nadal today just to see the internet explode but not any more so than I'd like to see Fed beat Nadal in any other slam.
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This.

Some fans wax lyrical about this slam or that slam, but just ask the top100 player that if they could only win ONE slam in their career, which one would they choose? We can rank the slams from there. Pre-Fedalovic, it's a certainty to be a landslide for Wimbly. It may be less so now, but a lesser landslide is still a landslide, no? :)
 
Mainad said:
What wouldn't poor ol' Pete give to be 'bothered' by one RG title? :cool:
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Because he was never dominated by any of his contemporaries all time greats of clay.
OK, maybe he was lucky he was not that good on clay to have a chance to play them on clay big tournaments.
 
Sudacafan said:
Because he was never dominated by any of his contemporaries all time greats of clay.
OK, maybe he was lucky he was not that good on clay to have a chance to play them on clay big tournaments.
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What I meant was that he is missing a Slam from his resumé unlike the 3 best players of today.
 
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