Federer could have made a three-slam season in 2003, but one man stopped it.

[skypadq]

I know the nalbandian won all five of his first five against Federer.

What I want to talk about is that the nalbandian blocked Federer twice in the 03 Australian Open and 03 Us Open, blocking Federer's 3 Slam season.

If it wasn't for Nalbandian, the quarterfinalist is Schutler, and it's hard to imagine losing to Schutler.
semi-final
He's against Roddick, and he's never lost a Grand Slam to Roddick, and final , he 's against aggasi I know it's a little overkill, but I think Federer's 03 tennis was good enough to win a Grand Slam, and I'm pretty sure he's gone to five sets.


03 us Open is more certain, but I'm sure Federer would have won this tournament if it weren't for nalbandian.
I don't know who younes is, fed never lost a younes , semifinal is roddick , i know at 03 rogers cup sf fed lost roddick in 2-1 but this is the major and that match is close
i think fed win cose 4 set or 5 set
final is ferrero i am so sure fed is gonna beat ferrero

 

[tennis_pro]

Reason no 73 why people think Nalbandian wasted his talent.

 

[skypadq]

Reason no 73 why people think Nalbandian wasted his talent.

The only thing I can be sure of was that if the nalbandian wasn't, Federer won the 03 us open.

 

[KINGROGER]

USO yes

 

[skypadq]

USO yes

I'm pretty sure Federer will have made it to the finals, and I don't have a picture of him losing the Australian Open to Schutler or Roddick.

 

[NatF]

I think Agassi takes him at the AO, Roddick at the USO would be tough too - not sure he wins that one, Roddick in lesser form gave Federer in much better form some tough'ish matches at the USO.

 

[RS]

Reason no 73 why people think Nalbandian wasted his talent.

Him and Safin. They were so talented. Roddick and Hewitt (more so Roddick) were not as much but worked hard. Nalbandian even had the most wins over Federer in 2004-07 by a player not named Nadal.

 

[RelentlessAttack]

Agassi could have beaten him at AO for sure. Stretched him to 5 at US04 too despite Federer being a much better player by that time

 

[skypadq]

Agassi could have beaten him at AO for sure. Stretched him to 5 at US04 too despite Federer being a much better player by that time

yeah , agassi could beat fed at AO 03 for sure but uso 03 is if wasn't for david nalbandian , fed is gonna win 03 uso for sure in my opinion

 

[RelentlessAttack]

yeah , agassi could beat fed at AO 03 for sure but uso 03 is if wasn't for david nalbandian , fed is gonna win 03 uso for sure in my opinion

Yeah peak Fed’s ROS was so good and Roddick didn’t have enough weapons after the serve to beat him at any slam I think.

 

[MichaelNadal]

It's so weird how Nalbandian could be so good sometimes out of nowhere

 

[ForehandRF]

Fed had to learn how to beat Nalbandian, having no answers until the 2003 TMC.That's why his first win in a slam at the 2004 AO against the argentine is underrated.

 

[ForehandRF]

It's so weird how Nalbandian could be so good sometimes out of nowhere

True, just like in 2007 Madrid & Paris

 

[NatF]

Him and Safin. They were so talented. Roddick and Hewitt (more so Roddick) were not as much but worked hard. Nalbandian even had the most wins over Federer in 2004-07 by a player not named Nadal.

Tbf, Roddick had way more talent in the most important shot in tennis - the serve.

 

[helterskelter]

Like the OP, I'm confident about one of the two events but unsure of the other. Unlike the OP, my confidence is about the AO and my uncertainty about the UO. I'm confident that Federer would NOT have won the AO. Agassi would most likely have beaten him pretty easily. I'm not sure whether Federer would have won the UO. Maybe. But him winning over Roddick isn't by any means certain.

 

[BGod]

The butterfly effect cannot be ignored here. Say Fed wins 3 Slams in 03 including beating Roddick for USO and Agassi for AO. Then maybe he loses 04 Wimbledon to Roddick and USO to Agassi. Or maybe he loses 2007 USO to Djokovic. The hell knows.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Not winning AO, USO possible but not a given. Let bygones be bygones.

 

[Red Rick]

Nalbandian's talent is overrated.

Basically every non elite mover who was also a less than great server who accomplished something is.

 

[King No1e]

Goffin could've won The CYGS in 2017, but 4 men stopped it

 

[ForumMember]

Reason no 73 why people think Nalbandian wasted his talent.

I think Berrettini is more talented than Nalbandian and its not even close.

 

[Standaa]

so hypothetical Federer is now trying to steal even that one Slam Roddick actually has won.

what a baddie @Red Rick

 

[Poisoned Slice]

 

[Red Rick]

so hypothetical Federer is now trying to steal even that one Slam Roddick actually has won.

what a baddie @Red Rick

I'm sharpening the hypothetical pitchforks

 

[ollinger]

Was thinking recently the Confederacy might have won the Civil War if not for the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. I think they would have cruised through the remaining opposition.

 

[DSH]

More moral victories!

 

[tennis_pro]

I think Berrettini is more talented than Nalbandian and its not even close.

Berrettini? Never heard of the guy. Is he any good?

 

[Meles]

Reason no 73 why people think Nalbandian wasted his talent.

Fraudulent Reason #73.

 

[-snake-]

Nalbandian's talent is overrated.

More overrated than ARod's or Muggy's? I don't think so. One never beat Fed at any slam and the other weakling barely took out Backerer .

 

[Red Rick]

More overrated than ARod's or Muggy's? I don't think so. One never beat Fed at any slam and the other weakling barely took out Backerer .

Roddick and Murray are often stated as overachievers.

Nalbandian never had great game stats cause he had nothing to fall back on. Couldn't grind. Couldn't servebot. And it's not like he had an average serve. It was far below average

 

[ForehandRF]

Roddick and Murray are often stated as overachievers.

Nalbandian never had great game stats cause he had nothing to fall back on. Couldn't grind. Couldn't servebot. And it's not like he had an average serve. It was far below average

Nalbandian had one of the greatest backhands, but the problem with him is that he didn't took tennis as seriously as the BIG3 did.

 

[Red Rick]

Nalbandian had one of the greatest backhands, but the problem with him is that he didn't took tennis as seriously as the BIG3 did.

Yeah and one of the greatest backhands is much less useful than one of teh greatest serves or forehands if you're not a great defender.

Seriously don't compare his talent to the Big 3. It's actually insulting.

 

[ForehandRF]

Yeah and one of the greatest backhands is much less useful than one of teh greatest serves or forehands if you're not a great defender.

Seriously don't compare his talent to the Big 3. It's actually insulting.

I was not comparing their talent.I just said that Nalbandian didn't took tennis as seriously as the BiG 3, nothing more.He should have been a slam winner.