Nadal is the King of rallies on all surfaces

BeatlesFan

Bionic Poster
Yes, Rafa is king of rallies "on all surfaces..." that's why he lost at Wimbledon to a 38 year old last year. Most points were played from the baseline as well in that match.
 

Villain

Professional
Now now, play nice. :D
It was just too easy. In all honesty, as a Nole fan I have no problem acknowledging that Rafa is a beast with a very underrated backhand and net game. I can admit it. I guess it pains some people here to admit that there are other exceptional players outside of their favorite.
 

SonnyT

Legend
Old Federer out grind Nadal from the baseline at the AO in 2017.

Yep, Federer won the longest rally of the match, somewhere in the 5th! I just rewatched that set yesterday!

What struck me was the symmetry and anti-symmetry between the 5th sets of that match, '17 AO F, and the '19 Wimbledon F.

The symmetry is: In '17, Nadal was a break up early, but Federer broke back twice and served for the championship at 5-3. In '19, Djokovic was a break up early, but Federer broke back twice and served for the championship at 8-7.

The anti-symmetry is: At 5-3, Nadal had 2 break points, but ultimately lost the game and championship. At 8-7, Djokovic had 2 match points against, but ultimately won the game and championship.

So the clutch-ness ranking has to be Djokovic >> Federer >> Nadal.
 
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