Fedr #1 again again
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Federer and Del Potro
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tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Reclaimed the no 1 spot in the middle of the clay season. If this doesn't prove that he's the 2nd best clay court player out there today I don't know what does.
Tennisanity
Legend
And the new #1 player in the world isssss?????? THE GOAT, Rog! 
Federer and Del Potro
Talk Tennis Guru
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Nadal would have to lose another match on clay for Fed to either remain no 1 or retain it.
In other words if Nadal wins Rome he's back to no 1 and if he also wins the FO he will sit at that spot until the grass season at least.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
Sum Buddy Ells
Hall of Fame
Indeed. Sukit, haters & critics
Plamen1234
Hall of Fame
Yes but if Nadal wins Rome he will get back to the Number one position.Hopefully Thiem stops him there
Proves he is a better clay courter than Rafa. Claims the nr1 rank from the clay king during clay season
Julian Houston
Semi-Pro
Broken record for oldest number 2nd time Fedr.
cluckcluck
Hall of Fame
Waiting for the VB to come in and make excuses for their raging bull and talk about how much the #1 rank for RF is so undeserved because he didn't step foot in a clay tournament (yet, they forget that RN didn't play IW or Miami and got the #1 ranking).
AlexanderTheGreat08
Hall of Fame
Nadal will win Rome
Zeref
Professional
That would be interesting contest if it happens, it was clear Nadal was not at the top of his game , His forehand was not clicking and his backhand was miserable whereas Theim was playing his best tennis in 2018. I say it would b interesting because I am sure Nadal would play better on any other day this clay season than he did in Madrid today , it is not often that his Forehand and Backhand both fail. But Rome's surface suits Theim more and Nadal hasn't won Rome from 2013, so if Nadal vs Theim happen , it should be a good match.
Suddenly this clay season is not boring anymore
Plamen1234
Hall of Fame
Yeah.BTW Nadal and Thiem are projected to meet at Rome QFs. https://twitter.com/Olly_ATP_2018/status/994985187267284995
mike danny
Bionic Poster
He's saying hi from his couch
mike danny
Bionic Poster
It will be very weird because Fed and Nadal will be tied in number of points if Nadal wins Rome. So how can you decide who becomes no.1?
True Fanerer
G.O.A.T.
@Nadalgaenger called it.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Flip a coin with Federer's face on both sides.
Why do we need to decide? Both are nr.1. In skiing if both have the same time, both share the gold medal, I don't see why tennis would be different.
No, I think h2h in the last year decides who the real nr.1 us
Backspin1183
Talk Tennis Guru
Could lose it next week if Rafa wins Rome.
AceSalvo
Legend
Would be wise from Nadal if he pulls out of Rome. Never did win back to back M1000's since 2013.
Badabing888
Hall of Fame
309 weeks and counting.
Still expect Rafa to reclaim number 1 after Rome and win RG.
Still expect Rafa to reclaim number 1 after Rome and win RG.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
- When two or more players have the same number of points, ties shall be broken with the following rules:
- Total points from all Grand Slams, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Mandatory tournaments and ATP World Tour Finals main draws, and if still tied, then,
- The fewest events played (all penalties count as a played tournament), and if still tied, then
- The total number of points from the players' best tournament, then, if needed, the second best, and so on.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Well, judging be the first criteria, Nadal will jump ahead.
What, did I miss something. It says total points from all grand slams, Fed won AO, so Fed jumps ahead?
Julian Houston
Semi-Pro
Nadal will tank rome believe me. Losing it at RG is even worse.
He looks like knees problem again.
He looks like knees problem again.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
It's from the last 52 weeks. Nadal has played more in the last 52 weeks.
You guys are so insecure. Rafa has 10 RG titles and you still need to make excuses for his losses on clay.
Federer and Del Potro
Talk Tennis Guru
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
I don't know, MC isn't mandatory so it wouldn't be counted in the first section? Current points Fraud 8670 (minus Halle, Basel and Rotterdam = 7170) and RAFA 7950 (plus Rome win, minus Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Beijing = 6770).
mike danny
Bionic Poster
It's gonna be interesting how they approach this.
T
Tiki-Taka
Guest
If Nadal wins Rome, his Madrid and Rome results from last year will be flipped, which means he will be back where he was before. 100 points ahead of Federer. No tie.
Federer and Del Potro
Talk Tennis Guru
Federer strategically sitting out of clay so Nadal loses #1 while he doesn't even play.
Laughs in Indian Wells and Miami
Laughs in Indian Wells and Miami
Tennisanity
Legend
Come on guys, Fed only got it back because of Nadal's hip and lack of aggressive, i.e. passive play, LOLLLLLLL
HetTheGreaterer
Banned
Nah dont expect that much from thiem..
He redlines once vs rafa every year and then goes back to normal pigeon level......
Next time if they will meet in rome, angry bull will almost crush him like 6-2 6-1 ...
Nadal has never lost 2 consecutive clay matches to a one player (not named novak djokovic)
Lol, both got it back only because of Murray's hip and Nole's wife.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
From my calculations, Nadal has lost 820 points by losing in the Madrid QF. So Fed is now ahead by 720 points.
If Nadal wins Rome, he will gain 720 points, which results in a tie.
Federer and Del Potro
Talk Tennis Guru
Who me?
Upon further review, Nadal fans did the same thing after the Kokkinaskian tragedy, so this is fair game.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
RAFA would gain 820 points since he's defending 180 points and masters award 1000. He currently has 7950 points so -> 8770 points.
