Nadal 2005 vs 2009 vs 2011

[vanioMan]

Which year you going for vanio?

2011 for consistency, but 2005 is the most impressive one. Winning 1 Slam, 4 Masters and 11 titles overall at 18/19 year old is just mind-boggling.

 

[Apun94]

Just wondering which of these Nadal seasons y'all consider to be better. With Sampras it's easy to work out his 6 best seasons(1993-98), with Federer it's 2004-07, 09, 17 and with Djokovic it's 2011-16 but where Nadal's best years are concerned it's not quite so clear cut. I mean 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2017 are obviously his top 4 followed by 2007 but which one comes next?

In 2005 he won 11 titles including RG and 4 Masters 1000s but failed to get past the 4th round at any of the other three majors and skipped the WTF entirely. In 2009 he won 5 titles including the AO and 3 Masters titles but failed to reach another slam final, didn't play Wimbledon and failed to win a single match at the WTF. 2011, which incidentally is the season with most ranking points, he only won 3 titles(RG, Monte Carlo and Barcelona) but did reach the Wimbledon and US Open finals which is a big plus compared to '05 and '09 as well as 4 more Masters finals although again he went out at the RR stage at the WTF.

Poll is up. Let me know which season you think is his sixth best.

I actually think he played his best (out of these 3 years) in 2011. He legit deserved another 3 slam year. Just got stomped around by the freakishness (and that really was a ridiculously freakish Nole) that was Nole 2.0. Cant remember the last time Nadal played 2 consecutive seasons not injured

 

[NatF]

2011 for consistency, but 2005 is the most impressive one. Winning 1 Slam, 3 Masters and 11 titles overall at 18/19 year old is just mind-boggling.

4 masters man Even more impressive no?

 

[Apun94]

2005 by like a billion. By far his best clay and HC form out of those years (aside from AO 09). 11 titles 89% win ratio.

Also lol at Federer’s 08 being peak level with 4 titles 15 losses. Only 08 USO SF/F were close to peak level.

Lol. Put 05 Rafa against ''09 or 11 Rafa on HC. Really think 19 year old Rafa would win?

 

[MichaelNadal]

05

 

[Apun94]

Still, 3 slam finals in a season beats 2005 and 2009.

And people also seem to forget that barring Novak, he wuldve won IW, Miami, Madrid and Rome. Wouldve ended with 3 slams, 5 Master 1000s at the very least

 

[MichaelNadal]

And people also seem to forget that barring Novak, he wuldve won IW, Miami, Madrid and Rome. Wouldve ended with 3 slams, 5 Master 1000s at the very least

Woulda woulda woulda, he DID lose, therefore it's not above those seasons.

 

[NatF]

Lol. Put 05 Rafa against ''09 or 11 Rafa on HC. Really think 19 year old Rafa would win?

Depends where they played. Rafa in 2005 was in the final of Miami, won Montreal and Madrid Indoors, also won Bejing. He lost to Hewitt and Blake in the majors, not easy opponents for any Rafa but the best.

 

[naxroy]

2005 first slam, 4 masters all being a teenager, for sure the best year of those chosen
2009 brought AO, but it is one of the very few years in which he only reached one slam final, also the way he lost in RG so soon... it cannot be considered a great year for him
2011 was a great year in ranking points, but when you lose so many finals... and against the same player, it cannot feel like a great year.

 

[AngryBirds]

2011, narrowly over 2005.

Novak Djokovic was simply superior to Nadal that year - but Nadal still played at a very high level.

Nadal won 11 titles in 2005 vs 3 titles in 2011. I don't think there is any doubt that Nadal in 2005 was more dominant. He had very few grass and hard court experience back then. Otherwise, he could have won 15+ titles that year.

 

[Phoenix1983]

Nadal won 11 titles in 2005 vs 3 titles in 2011. I don't think there is any doubt that Nadal in 2005 was more dominant.

Nadal could have been a 3-slam champ again in 2011, and swept the clay season, were it not for a certain Novak Djokovic.

Have no illusions, Nadal could have been ultra-dominant in 2011, but was denied by one man.

 

[Apun94]

Woulda woulda woulda, he DID lose, therefore it's not above those seasons.

Not looking at only the results. The level of play was higher in 2011 consistently

 

[naxroy]

I think 2005 is even better than 2007

 

[naxroy]

sorry, didnt mean to do that

 

[mehdimike]

Just wondering which of these Nadal seasons y'all consider to be better. With Sampras it's easy to work out his 6 best seasons(1993-98), with Federer it's 2004-07, 09, 17 and with Djokovic it's 2011-16 but where Nadal's best years are concerned it's not quite so clear cut. I mean 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2017 are obviously his top 4 followed by 2007 but which one comes next?

In 2005 he won 11 titles including RG and 4 Masters 1000s but failed to get past the 4th round at any of the other three majors and skipped the WTF entirely. In 2009 he won 5 titles including the AO and 3 Masters titles but failed to reach another slam final, didn't play Wimbledon and failed to win a single match at the WTF. 2011, which incidentally is the season with most ranking points, he only won 3 titles(RG, Monte Carlo and Barcelona) but did reach the Wimbledon and US Open finals which is a big plus compared to '05 and '09 as well as 4 more Masters finals although again he went out at the RR stage at the WTF.

Poll is up. Let me know which season you think is his sixth best.

where would you put 2012 in your list?

 

[TheNachoMan]

Youngdal is epic. Possibly the epicest thing ever

 

[BackhandDTL]

2005.

Nadal was dogshit the second half of 09 and 11

 

[Lew II]

RG10-RG12 Nadal --> 5 titles, 3 finals lost to peak Djokovic

 

[MichaelNadal]

Youngdal is epic. Possibly the epicest thing ever

"You betta recognize"

 

[NoleIsBoat]

2011 Nadal > 2010 Nadal. Only difference is peak Djokovic.

 

[DSH]

2011 Nadal > 2010 Nadal. Only difference is peak Djokovic.