Greatest USO player of all time?

Who is the USO GOAT?

  • Federer

    Votes: 83 48.3%

  • Sampras

    Votes: 39 22.7%

  • Connors

    Votes: 50 29.1%
  • Total voters
    172
most of the people who voted in this poll would in reality pick peak sampras more than anybody to win us open if their life depended on it......
 
TMF said:
Tennis in the 1920s players were wearing long pants and women were wearing long dress. They look more suitable going to the prom. Not exactly what you expect from today's game that required the highest level.

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You sure Serena could handle those girls TMF? :lol:
 
MachiA. said:
Sampras and Connors are close.
I vote for Sampras.
Federer is far behind.

KR
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How could he be far behind? They all have 5 titles, even if you value longevity above dominance e.g. more finals versus consecutive titles they'd still be close.
 
Federer has the cons titles, Sampras has the additional finals and Connors has the longevity.

IMO it is pure subjectivity who wins it. Depends which you value the most
 
Fed is a soft cake compared to Sampras and Connors.
No way Sampras and Connors would have problems like Fed against an Agassi almost in a wheelchair.

KR
 
MachiA. said:
Fed is a soft cake compared to Sampras and Connors.
No way Sampras and Connors would have problems like Fed against an Agassi almost in a wheelchair.

KR
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Ok, you've just confirmed that you're an unreasonable troll.

Goodbye.

BTW: Federer wouldn't lose in the 4th round in his prime to players liek Petr Korda or Jaime Yzaga.
 
NatF said:
BTW: Federer wouldn't lose in the 4th round in his prime to players liek Petr Korda or Jaime Yzaga.
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Smart, you just put other names in MY sentence and i am for you the "troll".:)

Agassi said once about Sampras, that he can not respect a Number one who looks like someboy who swing himself from trees.

I simply can not respect Fed who cries when somebody "steals his" Victory.

Without uniforming/slowing down the surfaces and weak competition most of his time - Mirka would date Stepanek.

KR
 
MachiA. said:
Smart, you just put other names in MY sentence and i am for you the "troll".:)

Agassi said once about Sampras, that he can not respect a Number one who looks like someboy who swing himself from trees.

I simply can not respect Fed who cries when somebody "steals his" Victory.

Without uniforming/slowing down the surfaces and weak competition most of his time - Mirka would date Stepanek.

KR
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Well that's not very nice of Agassi...

Federer was winning slams when surfaces still had some distinction. His competition was stronger than Pete's by far when you consider he's had to face peak Nadal and later peak Djokovic since 2007/2008.

All this talk of hard competition for Sampras is nonsense. Agassi was on and off, Becker was past his best, Courier had his best years before Sampras entered his prime, who was this great competition?
 
NatF said:
Well that's not very nice of Agassi...

Federer was winning slams when surfaces still had some distinction. His competition was stronger than Pete's by far when you consider he's had to face peak Nadal and later peak Djokovic since 2007/2008.

All this talk of hard competition for Sampras is nonsense. Agassi was on and off, Becker was past his best, Courier had his best years before Sampras entered his prime, who was this great competition?
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Good answer to every bending Fed-Fan-Boy day dreaming with his thumb in his...:

"You're conveniently omitting the fact that Sampras was never pawned by anyone on a consistent basis, unlike Federer. Comparing records is fine as long as the level playing field is even. But when it's not, the records can be distorted. Sampras played in an error where surfaces were day and night. Yes I know that gets mentioned on this site alot but it's true. Federer and Nadal play in an error where the surfaces are morning and mid-morning, so to speak. So how then can you compare records? If every surface played fast in Sampras' era he would have won 28 slams (28 being 7 x 4, Sampras having won 7 Wimbledons, so for arguments sake 7 x 4= 2. So can you see how it's not a level playing field between Sampras' and Federer's era?

Back to pawnage. Sampras never got owned, whereas Federer against Nadal is embarrassing. It's akward to watch even, especially when Federer gives it his all, then starts to hang his head. The 2012 AO SF comes to mind, just akward to watch. Federer played so well, an injured Nadal not so well and still Nadal beats him. So lets bring this into the equation too yea, not just concentrate on records. And you can dice up that H2H record any which way you want, put whatever spin you want on it, exclude all the claycourt matches, do as you please, it's still all damning to Federer. I'm saying right here right now that when it comes to a match of tennis, 2 men opposite side of a net, trying to outdo the other, Nadal is better than Federer.

What about year end number 1s? Anyone can win 7 matches in a row to win a slam, even a multitude of times. But not everyone can win the year ending number 1 ranking. Winning 7 matches in a row is great, but winning enough matches consistently across the whole year takes something special. Sampras did it 6 times in a row and has accomplished it more than any other man to ever hold a tennis racquet.

And you think Sampras should be discounted. What freaking drugs you on you clown?"

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You think of Connors and you think of the U.S. Open.

You think of Sampras and you think of Wimbledon.

You think of Federer and you think of.......Nadal?
 
Kirijax said:
You think of Connors and you think of the U.S. Open.

You think of Sampras and you think of Wimbledon.

You think of Federer and you think of.......Nadal?
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shotmaking beyond compare and the greatest player of all time ....

your post is only true for federer haters ....
 
Federer won the US Open mainly at a weak era
Sampras only on one surface
Connors at both, tough era ( beating arguable GOAT Borg 3 times) and on three diferent surfaces.

Make your minds up Gentlemen.

-Mc Enroe should get there, beating Lendl and twice Borg, too-
 
kiki said:
Federer won the US Open mainly at a weak era
Sampras only on one surface
Connors at both, tough era ( beating arguable GOAT Borg 3 times) and on three diferent surfaces.

Make your minds up Gentlemen.

-Mc Enroe should get there, beating Lendl and twice Borg, too-
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Check the poll above.
 
Federer - 3r, 4r, 4r, 4r, w, w, w, w, w, f, sf, sf, qf, 4r.

Sampras - 1r, 4r, w, qf, f, w, 4r, w, w, 4r, sf, f, f, w.

Whilst Sampras has more trophy's Federer's record just seems a bit more imposing with five consecutive titles.
 
kiki;791782[B said:
8]Federer won the US Open mainly at a weak era[/B]
Sampras only on one surface
Connors at both, tough era ( beating arguable GOAT Borg 3 times) and on three diferent surfaces.

Make your minds up Gentlemen.

-Mc Enroe should get there, beating Lendl and twice Borg, too-
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so true indeed.
 
Totals matter and clinching it in consecutive fashion makes it irrefutably convincing, it seals the deal.
 
Pete and Connors were a factor at the USO for over a decade. That puts them above Federer for me. Between them probably Connors for the insane longevity, the competition and winning it on 3 surfaces (hardcourts would have been better for him).
 
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