If RAFA wins Gold and US Open...it WILL BE the greatest individual season ever!

[scineram]

The majority of the surfaces favor fastcourt player. If 2/3 of the year was played on clay, Nadal would have a better year.

Roger had far better year in 2006.

 

[JeMar]

But that sure didn't stop the Russians from flooding the draw in the women's tounament.

The Olympics used to be best of 5 sets in every round for the men. They only started with best of 3 sets in 1996.

Four Russian women played the singles tournament, that's the maximum a country is allowed to enter. That would hardly qualify as a flood when compared to the 10+ they are able to enter into major events.

1968 was won by Manuel Santana, 1984 was won by Stefan Edberg, 1988 was won by Mecir, 1992 Marc Rosset, 1996 Agassi, 2000 Kafelnikov. I concede the point that Olympic results are random whether you play 3 or 5 sets, but either way, the rest of my post was solid.

 

[BreakPoint]

Four Russian women played the singles tournament, that's the maximum a country is allowed to enter. That would hardly qualify as a flood when compared to the 10+ they are able to enter into major events.

Did any other country (except maybe the host country) have four players in the draw?

1968 was won by Manuel Santana, 1984 was won by Stefan Edberg, 1988 was won by Mecir, 1992 Marc Rosset, 1996 Agassi, 2000 Kafelnikov. I concede the point that Olympic results are random whether you play 3 or 5 sets, but either way, the rest of my post was solid.

Tennis was not an Olympic sport in 1968 and was only a demonstration (not an official) sport in 1984. There was no tennis in the Olympics between 1924 and 1988.

 

[heftylefty]

The greatest individaul season ever belongs to Steffi Graf...Golden Slam!!

 

[heftylefty]

The greatest individaul season ever belongs to Steffi Graf...Golden Slam!!

*My bad...Rod Laver had two of the greatest season in tennis.

*for those that dont count women's tennis.

 

[Connors]

No, it's not. It was incredible. But Steffi didn't have to win best of 5 set matches, requiring longer focus, greater endurance and strength.

Nadal winning two slams in this format is the equivalent of Steffi winning best of three matches.

 

[CyBorg]

Quite frankly, it's MUCH more difficult to become a professional tennis player now or in the last 25 or so years than it was in the 50s and 60s (same as it's become more difficult to become an "expert" in most things in life now). Tennis has become a global game where players starts from very early ages, train all-day, every-day at tennis academies and dedicate their entire lives to the sport. It's huge contrast from Laver's era where there were literally players who started playing as late as 20 (look it up).

Who were these players?

 

[deme08]

Yes, Laver's '69 was great. But, he was not the all-around brilliant speciman Nadal is. Also, Nadal's competition is greater than what Laver had. Connors and Borg were not on the scene yet. Rosewall and Newcomb were good but not at Federer's level and not at Novak's level, in my opinion.

omfg, *********s are truly hilarious! LOL!

 

[edmondsm]

Yes this thread is comical. Even when it was created, the only purpose was to entertain the OP's fanboyism.

Thread: Failed

 

[tennis-hero]

1969

or 2006

as the best years in the open era