Is it all over for Rafa ??

[mistik]

Those boat trip pics were really weird, the guys junk was 2inches from rafa's face

what pictures you talk about ??

 

[Chadillac]

what pictures you talk about ??

He was on a boat (scuba trip, thats why people joke about rafa and scuba) with like 5 other guys. They were all sitting really close to each other on the back of the boat. One guy was standing up and his crotch was like 2inches from rafa's face. In the next pic he was still there and rafa had a strange grin on his face.

 

[mistik]

He was on a boat (scuba trip, thats why people joke about rafa and scuba) with like 5 other guys. They were all sitting really close to each other on the back of the boat. One guy was standing up and his crotch was like 2inches from rafa's face. In the next pic he was still there and rafa had a strange grin on his face.

Any source pm me.

 

[tennisaddict]

Any source pm me.

Let us see it out here...

 

[sureshs]

People are so mean.

 

[ncgator]

Rafa is saving himself for the AO, which he wants to win because then he will have at least 2 Slams on every surface, surpassing Federer on that very crucial benchmark.

Haha! Who deemed at least 2 slams on every surface a very crucial benchmark? Doesn't really matter anyway since Nadal will not win another AO title. Maybe one more FO this year, if his knee is better by then, but that's probably it for Nadal winning more majors.

 

[octobrina10]

Hmmm ...I’ve never seen an athlete who’s as “injured” as Nadal always seemingly is who never even had surgery (other than for appendicitis).

Luckily, his injuries have not required surgical intervention.

 

[Gary Duane]

No, its not over for him.

Some of the knee jerk-reactions on these boards are priceless. From - He will be the GOAT to his career is over. There just never seems to be a middle ground. Nadal will be fine, he is being cautious not to jeopardize his chances by overplaying. He made that mistake in the fall season to get that number one ranking secure, it cost him a legitimate shot at the WTF, a title he badly wanted.

He needs to give himself the maximum time possible before playing an important event like AO, even if that means not playing any warm ups. Sometimes you just have to work with what you got. Nadal will also see if he truly ready for Melbourne, if not, he will look at the season ahead, and understand where he needs to be in peak form. Nadal is far from done.

And to everyone else:

 

[vex]

Who says he's probably out for AO?

kids on the interwebs...

 

[cc0509]

 

[Sudacafan]

This question has been made how many times before?

 

[Sudacafan]

People are so mean.

TTW paparazzis are the most dangerous ones.

 

[aditya123]

No. He pulls this stunt every other year and every time he comes back rested and dominates the tour before he again decides to to take a few months off, tank the grass and hard court season and duck his rivals whenever the circumstances aren't overwhelmingly in his favor.

Barring 15,16 he made it to atleast one hc finals every year since 2009. No way you can say he tanks HC season, even on grass he loses in tight fought matches. A true competitor he is

 

[justasport]

the answer is no

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

 

[Deleted member 688153]

He's fine, or he will be.

 

[kevaninho]

If he skips AO, nobody can say anything about Fed skipping FO.

Fed had no reason to skip clay. Other than he had no chance of winning it. Nadal is the current world #1 and has every chance of winning the AO if fit.

 

[junior74]

First Murrakainen, now Nadalisnemi. Two Finnish world #1s in a row!?

 

[Mr Feeny]

I wrote him off during 2016. I won't do that again.

Is that display picture from the clasico? You could hear pins drop around the Bernabeu when he put them 2-0 up and virtually sealed the title in December.

 

[True Fanerer]

Fed had no reason to skip clay. Other than he had no chance of winning it. Nadal is the current world #1 and has every chance of winning the AO if fit.

Rafa always has a chance. I learned a long time ago not to count him out, ever. Unless its the WTF.

 

[swordtennis]

Oh the irony all theze yearz nadal was done and dusted fed was washed up and shot dead and now it looks like djokovic might actually be the one truly done.

 

[clayqueen]

Age nearly 32 seems to be injured again,It seems he will skip AO again and a long break again. Rafa had terrible 2015 and 2016 but at least he wasnt ınjured.Yes he did have great comebacks before but how long can he continue to that ??? The last time he fully recovered from injury and have great result is 2013 which he was still 27,28 years old.

He did it again in 2017 at the age of 31!

 

[Tiki-Taka]

Is that display picture from the clasico? You could hear pins drop around the Bernabeu when he put them 2-0 up and virtually sealed the title in December.

Yes it is.

And it's not the first time we could hear pins around Bernabeu when Barcelona came to visit.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Im not writing him off again.

Its actually great he takes very well care of that knee. Most important to be well for his beloved clay

 

[clayqueen]

Hmmm ...I’ve never seen an athlete who’s as “injured” as Nadal always seemingly is who never even had surgery (other than for appendicitis).

"In a report in The Daily Mail, Nadal's team opened up about his use of platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) during his knee rehabilitation. The treatment involves taking a small vial of a person's blood, spinning it in a centrifuge to separate the platelet-rich cells, which carry growth factors that are believed to have a regenerative effect, and re-injecting those cells into the site of the injury to speed up recovery."

https://www.si.com/tennis/beyond-baseline/2013/10/08/rafael-nadal-knee-injury-recovery

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

"In a report in The Daily Mail, Nadal's team opened up about his use of platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) during his knee rehabilitation. The treatment involves taking a small vial of a person's blood, spinning it in a centrifuge to separate the platelet-rich cells, which carry growth factors that are believed to have a regenerative effect, and re-injecting those cells into the site of the injury to speed up recovery."

https://www.si.com/tennis/beyond-baseline/2013/10/08/rafael-nadal-knee-injury-recovery

Do you know if he has been doing that now?

 

[ForumMember]

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No. He pulls this stunt every other year and every time he comes back rested and dominates the tour before he again decides to to take a few months off, tank the grass and hard court season and duck his rivals whenever the circumstances aren't overwhelmingly in his favor.

This post has 12 likes and counting says a lot.

 

[clayqueen]

No. He pulls this stunt every other year and every time he comes back rested and dominates the tour before he again decides to to take a few months off, tank the grass and hard court season and duck his rivals whenever the circumstances aren't overwhelmingly in his favor.

No. It's just a fact that when free of injury he dominates the tour. Injury is his biggest opponent.

 

[ForumMember]

Too many Suspicious Minds on these boards.

rather too many butthurts..

 

[clayqueen]

Do you know if he has been doing that now?

No. He hasn't said so.

 

[TMF]

No. It's just a fact that when free of injury he dominates the tour. Injury is his biggest opponent.

Injuries is part of the sport.
Different style of play is an option.

 

[clayqueen]

Injuries is part of the sport.
Different style of play is an option.

And Rafa has decided on an option. You might as well say Federer should play 2hbh because the one handed backhand is bad for his back.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

rather too many butthurts..

You are aware that I am quoting an Elvis Presley song.

This is mine and @roger presley 's shtick. Who can quote the most Elvis songs in a thread.

 

[TheMaestro1990]

You are aware that I am quoting an Elvis Presley song.

This is mine and @roger presley 's shtick. Who can quote the most Elvis songs in a thread.

Fact remains there were just as talented, if not more, black artists during the same time span as Elvis that didn’t get the recognition they deserved. Instead white people listened to ”black music” through Elvis.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Fact remains there were just as talented, if not more, black artists during the same time span as Elvis that didn’t get the recognition they deserved. Instead white people listened to ”black music” through Elvis.

Sure. But, that has got what exactly to do with me quoting his songs?

 

[TheMaestro1990]

Sure. But, that has got what exactly to do with me quoting his songs?

Nothing. Just felt like pointing it out

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Nothing. Just felt like pointing it out

Oh. OK. No problem.

 

[TMF]

And Rafa has decided on an option. You might as well say Federer should play 2hbh because the one handed backhand is bad for his back.

Even if that's true that a 2hbh is better for his back(which I don't think so), he should never switch because he became the goat with a 1hbh.
My point is injuries are part of the sport, and Nadal has to deal with it like everyone else. Either Nadal sacrifice his legs in order to win 16 slams, or adjust his game to protect his legs but end up achieving MUCH less. I prefer the former.

 

[clayqueen]

Even if that's true that a 2hbh is better for his back(which I don't think so), he should never switch because he became the goat with a 1hbh.
My point is injuries are part of the sport, and Nadal has to deal with it like everyone else. Either Nadal sacrifice his legs in order to win 16 slams, or adjust his game to protect his legs but end up achieving MUCH less. I prefer the former.

Federer is GOAT with just 1 FO title and is so bad on clay that he now skips it. ROFL

 

[TMF]

Federer is GOAT with just 1 FO title and is so bad on clay that he now skips it. ROFL

ROFL yourself.
See the full picture rather than part of it.


Most GS titles
1. Roger Federer 19*(career slam)
2. Rafael Nadal 16*(career slam)
3. Pete Sampras 14
4. Novak Djokovic 12*(career slam)
5. Björn Borg 11
6. Andre Agassi 8(career slam)
= Ivan Lendl 8
= Jimmy Connors 8
9. John McEnroe 7
= Mats Wilander 7
11. Stefan Edberg 6
= Boris Becker 6

GS finals
1. Roger Federer 29*
2. Rafael Nadal 23*
3. Novak Djokovic 21*
4. Ivan Lendl 19
5. Pete Sampras 18
6. Björn Borg 16
7. Jimmy Connors 15
= Andre Agassi 15
9. John McEnroe 11
= Mats Wilander 11
= Stefan Edberg 11
= Andy Murray 11


Consecutive GS finals
1. Roger Federer 10
2. Roger Federer 8
3. Novak Djokovic 6
4. Rafael Nadal 5
5. Andre Agassi 4
= Rod Laver 4
= Novak Djokovic 4
8. Jimmy Connors 3
= Andy Murray 3
= Björn Borg 3
= Björn Borg 3
= Björn Borg 3
= Ivan Lendl 3
= John McEnroe 3
= Ivan Lendl 3
= Ivan Lendl 3
= Mats Wilander 3
= Jim Courier 3
= Jim Courier 3
= Pete Sampras 3
= Rafael Nadal 3

GS semi-finals
1. Roger Federer 41*
2. Jimmy Connors 31
= Novak Djokovic 31*
4. Ivan Lendl 28
5. Andre Agassi 26
= Rafael Nadal 26*
7. Pete Sampras 23
8. Andy Murray 21
9. John McEnroe 19
= Stefan Edberg 19
10. Boris Becker 18


Consecutive GS semi-finals
1. Roger Federer 23
2. Novak Djokovic 14
3. Ivan Lendl 10
4. Novak Djokovic 9
5. Ivan Lendl 6
= Nadal 6
7 Andy Murray 5
= Boris Becker 5
9. Roger Federer 4
= Rod Laver 4
= Tony Roche 4
= John McEnroe 4
= Andre Agassi 4
= Jim Courer 4
= Nadal 4


GS quarter-finals
1. Roger Federer 51*
2. Jimmy Connors 41
3. Novak Djokovic 37*
4. Agassi 36
5. Ivan Lendl 34
6 Rafael Nadal 32*
7. Andy Murray 30*
8. Pete Sampras 29
9. John McEnroe 26
= Stefan Edberg 26
11. Boris Becker 23
12. Björn Borg 21

Consecutive GS quarter-finals
1. Roger Federer 36
2. Novak Djokovic 28
3. Ivan Lendl 14
= Andy Murray 14
5. Rafael Nadal 11
6. Pete Sampras 10
7. Ivan Lendl 7
= Mats Wilander 7
9. Andre Agassi 6
= Rafael Nadal 6

All Four Slams Per Year
Rod Laver 1969

Three Slams Per Year
Jimmy Connors 1974
Mats Wilander 1988
Roger Federer 2004
Roger Federer 2006
Roger Federer 2007
Rafael Nadal 2010
Novak Djokovic 2011
Novak Djokovic 2015


All Four Slam Finals Per Year
Roger Federer 2006
Roger Federer 2007
Roger Federer 2009
Novak Djokovic 2015
Rod Laver 1969

All Four Slam Semi-finals Per Year
Rod Laver 1969
Ivan Lendl 1987
Roger Federer 2005
Roger Federer 2006
Roger Federer 2007
Roger Federer 2008
Roger Federer 2009
Rafael Nadal 2008
Novak Djokovic 2011
Novak Djokovic 2012
Novak Djokovic 2013
Novak Djokovic 2015
Andy Murray 2011

Most consecutive matches won at one Grand Slam event:
1. Björn Borg (Wimbledon), 41
2. Roger Federer (Wimbledon), 40(walk-over in 2007 not included)
= Roger Federer (US Open), 40
4. Rafael Nadal (French Open), 39
5. Pete Sampras (Wimbledon), 31


Most Grand Slam match wins
1. Roger Federer 325*
2. Novak Djokovic 237*
3. Jimmy Connors 233
4. Andre Agassi 224
5. Ivan Lendl 222
6. Rafael Nadal 226*
7. Pete Sampras 204

Other Stuff:

Year-End Championships
1. Roger Federer 6
2. Ivan Lendl 5
= Pete Sampras 5
= Novak Djokovic 5
5. Ilie Nastase 3
= John McEnroe 3
= Boris Becker 3


Most Year-End Championship finals
1. Federer 10
2 Ivan Lendl 9
3. Boris Becker 8
4. Pete Sampras 6
= Novak Djokovic 6
6. Ilie Năstase 5
7 Bjorn Borg 4
= John McEnroe 4
= Andre Agassi 4
10. Lleyton Hewitt 3

Most Weeks at #1
1. Roger Federer 302*
2. Pete Sampras 286
3. Ivan Lendl 270
4. Jimmy Connors 268
5. Novak Djokovic 223*
6. John McEnroe 170
7. Rafael Nadal 157*
8. Björn Borg 109
9. Andre Agassi 101
10. Lleyton Hewitt 80

Consecutive Weeks at #1
1. Roger Federer (1) 237
2. Jimmy Connors (1) 160
3. Ivan Lendl (1) 157
4. Novak Djokovic(1) 122
5. Pete Sampras (1) 102
6. Jimmy Connors (2) 84
7. Pete Sampras (2) 82
8. Ivan Lendl (2) 80
9. Lleyton Hewitt (1) 75
10. John McEnroe (1) 58
11. Rafael Nadal (1) 56

Year End #1
1. Sampras 6
2. Federer 5
= Connors 5
4. McEnroe 4
= Lendl 4
= Novak Djokovic 4
= Nadal 4

Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Novak Djokovic(2015) .932 82-6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
= Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
9. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
10. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
11. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
13. Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 79-7
= Jimmy Connors(1975) .919 79-7
15. Jimmy Connors(1976) .918 90-8
16. Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6
17. Björn Borg(1977) .916 76-7
18. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7
19. Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 74-7
20. Roger Federer (2017) .912 52–5

Most ATP Titles
1. Jimmy Connors 109
2. Roger Federer 95*
3. Ivan Lendl 94
4. John McEnroe 77
5. Rafael Nadal 75*
6. Novak Djokovic 68*
7. Björn Borg 64
= Pete Sampras 64
9. Guillermo Vilas 62
10. Andre Agassi 60
11. Ilie Nastase 57
12. Boris Becker 49

Most match wins versus top 10(http://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/record?recordId=MatchesVsTop10Won)
1. Federer 211*
2. Djokovic 181*
3. Lendl 161
4. Nadal 152*
5. Connors 137
6. Sampras 124
7. Becker 121
8. McEnroe 120
9. Bjorn Borg 110
10. Agassi 109

Most Master Series or equivalent win
1. Novak Djokovic 30*
= Rafael Nadal 30*
3. Roger Federer 27*
4. Ivan Lendl 22
5. John McEnroe 19
6. Andre Agassi 17
= Jimmny Connors 17
8. Bjorn Borg 15
9. Andy Murray 14*
10. Boris Becker 13
11. Pete Sampras 11

Consecutive Match Win Streak
1. Guillermo Vilas 46 1977
2. Ivan Lendl 44 1981–82
3. Novak Djokovic 43 2010–11
4. John McEnroe 42 1984
5. Roger Federer 41 2006–07
= Björn Borg 41 1979–80
7. Björn Borg 35 1978
= Thomas Muster 35 1995
= Roger Federer 35 2005
10.Jimmy Connors 33 1974

 

[merlinpinpin]

Federer is GOAT with just 1 FO title and is so bad on clay that he now skips it. ROFL

Typical answer 1: Which shows how relevant clay is in the tennis world, no?

Typical answer 2: Fed is also the only man alive who won both on red and blue clay, while the so-called clay-GOAT never made even a QF on blue clay (we're talking Sampras-levels of dominance on clay here). ROFLMAO.

Choose your poison...

 

[clayqueen]

Hmmm ...I’ve never seen an athlete who’s as “injured” as Nadal always seemingly is who never even had surgery (other than for appendicitis).

Has Federer ever had surgery on his back? The knee surgery was nothing to do with tennis; it was an accident at home.

 

[clayqueen]

ROFL yourself.
See the full picture rather than part of it.


Most GS titles
1. Roger Federer 19*(career slam)
2. Rafael Nadal 16*(career slam)
3. Pete Sampras 14
4. Novak Djokovic 12*(career slam)
5. Björn Borg 11
6. Andre Agassi 8(career slam)
= Ivan Lendl 8
= Jimmy Connors 8
9. John McEnroe 7
= Mats Wilander 7
11. Stefan Edberg 6
= Boris Becker 6

GS finals
1. Roger Federer 29*
2. Rafael Nadal 23*
3. Novak Djokovic 21*
4. Ivan Lendl 19
5. Pete Sampras 18
6. Björn Borg 16
7. Jimmy Connors 15
= Andre Agassi 15
9. John McEnroe 11
= Mats Wilander 11
= Stefan Edberg 11
= Andy Murray 11


Consecutive GS finals
1. Roger Federer 10
2. Roger Federer 8
3. Novak Djokovic 6
4. Rafael Nadal 5
5. Andre Agassi 4
= Rod Laver 4
= Novak Djokovic 4
8. Jimmy Connors 3
= Andy Murray 3
= Björn Borg 3
= Björn Borg 3
= Björn Borg 3
= Ivan Lendl 3
= John McEnroe 3
= Ivan Lendl 3
= Ivan Lendl 3
= Mats Wilander 3
= Jim Courier 3
= Jim Courier 3
= Pete Sampras 3
= Rafael Nadal 3

GS semi-finals
1. Roger Federer 41*
2. Jimmy Connors 31
= Novak Djokovic 31*
4. Ivan Lendl 28
5. Andre Agassi 26
= Rafael Nadal 26*
7. Pete Sampras 23
8. Andy Murray 21
9. John McEnroe 19
= Stefan Edberg 19
10. Boris Becker 18


Consecutive GS semi-finals
1. Roger Federer 23
2. Novak Djokovic 14
3. Ivan Lendl 10
4. Novak Djokovic 9
5. Ivan Lendl 6
= Nadal 6
7 Andy Murray 5
= Boris Becker 5
9. Roger Federer 4
= Rod Laver 4
= Tony Roche 4
= John McEnroe 4
= Andre Agassi 4
= Jim Courer 4
= Nadal 4


GS quarter-finals
1. Roger Federer 51*
2. Jimmy Connors 41
3. Novak Djokovic 37*
4. Agassi 36
5. Ivan Lendl 34
6 Rafael Nadal 32*
7. Andy Murray 30*
8. Pete Sampras 29
9. John McEnroe 26
= Stefan Edberg 26
11. Boris Becker 23
12. Björn Borg 21

Consecutive GS quarter-finals
1. Roger Federer 36
2. Novak Djokovic 28
3. Ivan Lendl 14
= Andy Murray 14
5. Rafael Nadal 11
6. Pete Sampras 10
7. Ivan Lendl 7
= Mats Wilander 7
9. Andre Agassi 6
= Rafael Nadal 6

All Four Slams Per Year
Rod Laver 1969

Three Slams Per Year
Jimmy Connors 1974
Mats Wilander 1988
Roger Federer 2004
Roger Federer 2006
Roger Federer 2007
Rafael Nadal 2010
Novak Djokovic 2011
Novak Djokovic 2015


All Four Slam Finals Per Year
Roger Federer 2006
Roger Federer 2007
Roger Federer 2009
Novak Djokovic 2015
Rod Laver 1969

All Four Slam Semi-finals Per Year
Rod Laver 1969
Ivan Lendl 1987
Roger Federer 2005
Roger Federer 2006
Roger Federer 2007
Roger Federer 2008
Roger Federer 2009
Rafael Nadal 2008
Novak Djokovic 2011
Novak Djokovic 2012
Novak Djokovic 2013
Novak Djokovic 2015
Andy Murray 2011

Most consecutive matches won at one Grand Slam event:
1. Björn Borg (Wimbledon), 41
2. Roger Federer (Wimbledon), 40(walk-over in 2007 not included)
= Roger Federer (US Open), 40
4. Rafael Nadal (French Open), 39
5. Pete Sampras (Wimbledon), 31


Most Grand Slam match wins
1. Roger Federer 325*
2. Novak Djokovic 237*
3. Jimmy Connors 233
4. Andre Agassi 224
5. Ivan Lendl 222
6. Rafael Nadal 226*
7. Pete Sampras 204

Other Stuff:

Year-End Championships
1. Roger Federer 6
2. Ivan Lendl 5
= Pete Sampras 5
= Novak Djokovic 5
5. Ilie Nastase 3
= John McEnroe 3
= Boris Becker 3


Most Year-End Championship finals
1. Federer 10
2 Ivan Lendl 9
3. Boris Becker 8
4. Pete Sampras 6
= Novak Djokovic 6
6. Ilie Năstase 5
7 Bjorn Borg 4
= John McEnroe 4
= Andre Agassi 4
10. Lleyton Hewitt 3

Most Weeks at #1
1. Roger Federer 302*
2. Pete Sampras 286
3. Ivan Lendl 270
4. Jimmy Connors 268
5. Novak Djokovic 223*
6. John McEnroe 170
7. Rafael Nadal 157*
8. Björn Borg 109
9. Andre Agassi 101
10. Lleyton Hewitt 80

Consecutive Weeks at #1
1. Roger Federer (1) 237
2. Jimmy Connors (1) 160
3. Ivan Lendl (1) 157
4. Novak Djokovic(1) 122
5. Pete Sampras (1) 102
6. Jimmy Connors (2) 84
7. Pete Sampras (2) 82
8. Ivan Lendl (2) 80
9. Lleyton Hewitt (1) 75
10. John McEnroe (1) 58
11. Rafael Nadal (1) 56

Year End #1
1. Sampras 6
2. Federer 5
= Connors 5
4. McEnroe 4
= Lendl 4
= Novak Djokovic 4
= Nadal 4

Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Novak Djokovic(2015) .932 82-6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
= Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
9. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
10. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
11. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
13. Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 79-7
= Jimmy Connors(1975) .919 79-7
15. Jimmy Connors(1976) .918 90-8
16. Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6
17. Björn Borg(1977) .916 76-7
18. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7
19. Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 74-7
20. Roger Federer (2017) .912 52–5

Most ATP Titles
1. Jimmy Connors 109
2. Roger Federer 95*
3. Ivan Lendl 94
4. John McEnroe 77
5. Rafael Nadal 75*
6. Novak Djokovic 68*
7. Björn Borg 64
= Pete Sampras 64
9. Guillermo Vilas 62
10. Andre Agassi 60
11. Ilie Nastase 57
12. Boris Becker 49

Most match wins versus top 10(http://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/record?recordId=MatchesVsTop10Won)
1. Federer 211*
2. Djokovic 181*
3. Lendl 161
4. Nadal 152*
5. Connors 137
6. Sampras 124
7. Becker 121
8. McEnroe 120
9. Bjorn Borg 110
10. Agassi 109

Most Master Series or equivalent win
1. Novak Djokovic 30*
= Rafael Nadal 30*
3. Roger Federer 27*
4. Ivan Lendl 22
5. John McEnroe 19
6. Andre Agassi 17
= Jimmny Connors 17
8. Bjorn Borg 15
9. Andy Murray 14*
10. Boris Becker 13
11. Pete Sampras 11

Consecutive Match Win Streak
1. Guillermo Vilas 46 1977
2. Ivan Lendl 44 1981–82
3. Novak Djokovic 43 2010–11
4. John McEnroe 42 1984
5. Roger Federer 41 2006–07
= Björn Borg 41 1979–80
7. Björn Borg 35 1978
= Thomas Muster 35 1995
= Roger Federer 35 2005
10.Jimmy Connors 33 1974

Tennis is much more than slam count. You are really scraping the barrel by counting final and SF appearances. What about counting coin toss wins?

 

[Comb Over Champion]

No, its not over for him.

Some of the knee jerk-reactions on these boards are priceless. From - He will be the GOAT to his career is over. There just never seems to be a middle ground. Nadal will be fine, he is being cautious not to jeopardize his chances by overplaying. He made that mistake in the fall season to get that number one ranking secure, it cost him a legitimate shot at the WTF, a title he badly wanted.

He needs to give himself the maximum time possible before playing an important event like AO, even if that means not playing any warm ups. Sometimes you just have to work with what you got. Nadal will also see if he truly ready for Melbourne, if not, he will look at the season ahead, and understand where he needs to be in peak form. Nadal is far from done.

Exactly this. Nadal is trying to maximize his down time to have a better chance of winning slams. The reactions here, as I see them, come mostly from Federer fans, who are genuinely concerned about Federer's slam record being surpassed, and who are hopeful Nadal is truly finished, so all these catastrophic conjectures are simply a way for them to exorcize some of that deep-seated fear.

 

[TMF]

Tennis is much more than slam count.

Indeed.

* Number of Major Titles won
* Overall performance at Grand Slam Events
* Player Ranking
* Performance at ATP/WTA events
* Performance(Win/loss record) at Davis & Fed Cup events
* Records held or broken(i.e. Consecutive winning streaks)
* Intangibles(Overall contribution to tennis)

 

[Comb Over Champion]

Indeed.

* Number of Major Titles won
* Overall performance at Grand Slam Events
* Player Ranking
* Performance at ATP/WTA events
* Performance(Win/loss record) at Davis & Fed Cup events
* Records held or broken(i.e. Consecutive winning streaks)
* Intangibles(Overall contribution to tennis)

Wise of you to leave out Performance at Slams against Top Rivals, for example. Federer is so bad in that metric. Unless you consider that to be an "intangible".

 

[clayqueen]

Indeed.

* Number of Major Titles won
* Overall performance at Grand Slam Events
* Player Ranking
* Performance at ATP/WTA events
* Performance(Win/loss record) at Davis & Fed Cup events
* Records held or broken(i.e. Consecutive winning streaks)
* Intangibles(Overall contribution to tennis)

This is your own personal criteria or is it official?

 

[octobrina10]

First Murrakainen, now Nadalisnemi. Two Finnish world #1s in a row!?

Dear Fedfan, what about Djokovisto?

 

[mistik]

He did it again in 2017 at the age of 31!

Most off his problems in 2015 and 2016 were mental rather than chronic injury like knees. 2017 was MENTAL comeback and it takes 2 years after his 2014 injury problems.Most importantly what happened in 2014 wawa AO final match takes its toll on Rafa.Not trust your body isnt easy in prof sport.

 

[Incognito]

People are so mean.

Serena and Venus want their boat back Rafa!