If Sampras had Nole rather than Agassi in the 90s

Most plausible scenario, Sampras would have achieved:


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TMF

Talk Tennis Guru
Maybe if Nole learned how to serve and volley, since that is all Rafter does....

As if Sampras can only lose to a serve and volley?

Sure Nole can learn to serve and volley too. It ridiculous to think Nole's game is fixated whether if he plays on any generation.
 

RF20Lennon

Legend
Fed lost to Nadal at wimbledon in a finals while Fed was still in his prime. And has been losing to Nadal on outdoor hards since Nadal just hit puberty.

If Fed is the greatest to ever lace up the tennis shows why would it matter anyways? :shock:

If Fed had the clear advantage on everything but clay.. I would agree.. But Fed really doesn't have a clear advantage anywhere on an outdoor court. Only indoors under more. controlled conditions does Fed have an advantage

That's the whole point! They've only met on surfaces and conditions that favor Nadal. And aren't controlled conditions a true testament of skill? It's just you vs the other guy with no external factors influencing the game. True testament of talent and skill.
 

90's Clay

Banned
That's the whole point! They've only met on surfaces and conditions that favor Nadal. And aren't controlled conditions a true testament of skill? It's just you vs the other guy with no external factors influencing the game. True testament of talent and skill.



Hardcourt should favor Nadal? :shock::shock: Hardcourts are historically Nadal's most weakest surface and overall probably Fed's strongest yet.. Overrall losing h2h on hards, and 0-3 vs. Nadal at AO, and would be more had they met the USO IMO

Grass Favors Nadal? ROFLMAO

The fact is, Fed should have the CLEAR advantage over Nadal on everything by clay yet he doesn'.

Keep the excuses coming though.. Its comical
 

RF20Lennon

Legend
Hardcourt should favor Nadal? :shock::shock: Hardcourts are historically Nadal's most weakest surface and overall probably Fed's strongest yet.. Overrall losing h2h on hards, and 0-3 vs. Nadal at AO, and would be more had they met the USO IMO

Grass Favors Nadal? ROFLMAO

The fact is, Fed should have the CLEAR advantage over Nadal on everything by clay yet he doesn'.

Keep the excuses coming though.. Its comical

When did I say grass favors nadal? Federer is more successful on hard but the ball still bounces high to his backhand on the surface because of outdoor conditions which favors Nadal in that match up. I like how you evade my indoor question to you.
 

Mr.Snrub

Banned
I wonder if anyone ever did an analysis of how many points Nadal wins on HC by kicking the ball over Fed's shoulders on the BH side.

Nadal hurts Federer in so many other ways. He literally eats up everything Federer throws at him. It's hard to watch at times.
 
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