Druss
Hall of Fame
In my opinion 2008 is Nadal's best season. I come to that conclusion based on his level of play. Roland Garros that year was his best showing, an absolute beast, bulldozing everyone down 0-1-2 being the norm, incl handing Fed his worst ever defeat in the final. The only set that came close was a tiebreak in the SF vs Djokovic. On grass he was on fire, winning Queens and that epic Wimbledon final edging five time defending champion Federer. On HC he did pretty well winning the Olympics Gold in Beijing and Canadian Open, plus Miami finalist and strong showings at AO and USO (SFs). Other important factors in determining 2008 as his best season was his YE No1, his best GS showing for the year at 24-2, an excellent 83-11 win/loss for the year, 17 top ten wins incl 9 to other Big 4 members (as opposed to 7 in 2013 and 5 in 2010). Some like @Gary20 will argue 2010 was his best, however you can't argue that smashing Federer at RG and that epic Wimby win over his nemesis are much much more credible victories than beating Berdych and Soderling. What are your thoughts? Back up your opinions of Nadal's best season with facts.