Chanwan
G.O.A.T.
hmm, don't remember neither that well, but you may be right.
Is this the résumé of an open era great on clay?
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hmm, don't remember neither that well, but you may be right.
Revenant
Banned
What makes you think Roddick is unhappy right now?
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
All I can say is you're very fortunate.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
Because he said he won't come back at Wimbledon for a while? This place still haunts him
President
Legend
Do you have a link to that story? I believe you, but I'm interested in seeing his exact words and the context behind them. If true, I feel bad for Andy. Everyone knows how painful it is to repeatedly try to do something and fail at it.
Anti-Fedal
Professional
No. Federer is just "good" on clay, not "great".
Fiji
Legend
Definitely a great player on clay.
.According to some posters Chang was more dominant on clay, cuz he didn't lose any finals and won at very early age and had tougher draw.
Who are those decent dirt ballers? Weaponless Ferrer and ChokeMagro, who don't have 1 win vs Fed?
There is one great dirt baler and two average ones Fed and Nole who feast on the weak field.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
arf that was a quote that i read during Wimbledon 2014 but i can't find it anymore
tennis_badger
Rookie
if there's only 3-4 decent dirtballer, then how can nadal be considered great then? by your own definition he's just slightly above average. not great.
so today, we have 3-4 decent guys, and 1 guy slightly better (ie: good player) than those 4 guys.
Revenant
Banned
He played Wimbledon thrice after his 2009 loss. Not sure where you got that quote from.
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nót súré whát yúo méan. résúmé? líké a cónsómé bút cóncéntrátéd?
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
lol you don't seem to understand Mayonnaise, he said he won't be coming back at Wimbledon as a retired player, and this for a while, he was asked this in 2014 (the quote was during Wimbledon 2014), not sure why you make a deal about it.
Revenant
Banned
Oh, great. Not wasting my time on you. And yeah, you probably just made that up.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
yeah whatever :lol:
eldanger25
Hall of Fame
I think he's bottom of the Top 10 Open Era right now. An Open Era great now on clay, but maybe swept away with the tide into Top 20 or so in the coming decades.
I think Roger would be more securely an Open Era great on clay if (1) he had one or more of the traditional slow clay titles at Rome or MC, and (2) if he'd been a bit more competitive in the RG finals he reached against Nadal (2011 semi-excluded, and with a nod to the first set 2006, which was the only time he ever had even a 1 set lead over Nadal in their 5 matches in Paris).
Still a wonderful resume.
I think Roger would be more securely an Open Era great on clay if (1) he had one or more of the traditional slow clay titles at Rome or MC, and (2) if he'd been a bit more competitive in the RG finals he reached against Nadal (2011 semi-excluded, and with a nod to the first set 2006, which was the only time he ever had even a 1 set lead over Nadal in their 5 matches in Paris).
Still a wonderful resume.
