Post something that is not in favor of your favorite player, but you believe it to be true

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I'll start.

1. Nadal peaked slightly higher than Djokovic at the US Open across the whole tournament.

2. Federer is a slightly more skilled tennis player than Djokovic.
 
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Fonseca will take another 2-3 years before his breakthrough. He's way too inconsistent, physically fragile and he'll be a late bloomer for sure.
By the time he's in the top 5, I'll be long gone from this forum.
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ChrisRF

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- Sampras usually only looked "mentally strong" when the conditions suited him and it was likely that he SHOULD prevail anyway.

- Similar thing with Federer: His greatest comebacks in matches usually came against opponents he should never have fallen behind 0-2 against.

- If Sampras wouldn't be introverted, he could have been a McEnroe type of jerk on the court. Because he actually questioned a lot of calls he was CLEARLY wrong about. Only that his typical reaction wasn't swearing or discussing, but standing like a statue for seconds, staring at the line or the judge and not walking to the other side. I remember how often I thought "Not this again, move over now".

- Federer could REALLY be a bad loser at times.

- Federer kind of "wasted" the 7 years between AO 2010 and AO 2017, and that costed him the GOAT title. And yes, I know that most players could only dream of having those 7 years, but Federer isn't "most players".
 

Hitman

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- Sampras usually only looked "mentally strong" when the conditions suited him and it was likely that he SHOULD prevail anyway.

- Similar thing with Federer: His greatest comebacks in matches usually came against opponents he should never have fallen behind 0-2 against.

- If Sampras wouldn't be introverted, he could have been a McEnroe type of jerk on the court. Because he actually questioned a lot of calls he was CLEARLY wrong about. Only that his typical reaction wasn't swearing or discussing, but standing like a statue for seconds, staring at the line or the judge and not walking to the other side. I remember how often I thought "Not this again, move over now".

- Federer could REALLY be a bad loser at times.

- Federer kind of "wasted" the 7 years between AO 2010 and AO 2017, and that costed him the GOAT title. And yes, I know that most players could only dream of having those 7 years, but Federer isn't "most players".

Sampras won Davis Cup away on the slowest clay possible.
 

ChrisRF

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Sampras won Davis Cup away on the slowest clay possible.
I meant in close pressure situations, when he looked mentally strong, but usually it was just his serve that saved him. Of course there are exceptions, like the US Open match with Corretja.

But as a negative example he certainly wasn't mentally strong in the Wimbledon match with Federer.

And for his career he was in surprisingly few matches where his mental strength was really measurable, unlike all of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.
 

Hitman

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I meant in close pressure situations, when he looked mentally strong, but usually it was just his serve that saved him. Of course there are exceptions, like the US Open match with Corretja.

But as a negative example he certainly wasn't mentally strong in the Wimbledon match with Federer.

And for his career he was in surprisingly few matches where his mental strength was really measurable, unlike all of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.

The guy was holding back tears, fighting back from two sets to love down against Courier, when he found out his coach was dying form cancer, at AO 95.

That is one of the most iconic displays of mental strength I have ever seen.
 

Mike Sams

G.O.A.T.
It's painful to admit, but Nadal can be a time-waster and rhythm-breaker.
Nadal and Djokovic are notorious for making a mockery of the time out system and using the bathroom.
Nadal took 15 minutes to use the toilet and take a shower right before the start of the third set against Tiafoe at USO 2022. He went 8 minutes over the time limit and the umpire said nothing because Nadal is a superstar.
 

dapchai

Legend
1. Murray is not the Greatest English Tennis Player Of All Time. Sad but true.

2. Nadal was a better clay player than Murray.
 

KantenKlaar

Hall of Fame
Holger Rune is Prince of Denmark, the best candidate for short shorts and he will win the US Open and go on to make a Juicy Lucy advert on the top of Kilimanjaro.
 

itrium84

Hall of Fame
Big3 all achieved extremely similar maximum gameplay level in last 20 years, and it's extremely subjective to claim one's peak is higher than peaks of other two.
* with specific Nadal on clay exception
 

nolefam_2024

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Big3 all achieved extremely similar maximum gameplay level in last 20 years, and it's extremely subjective to claim one's peak is higher than peaks of other two.
* with specific Nadal on clay exception
Oh yeah

But we can say Djokovic objectively peaked higher than Nadal on HC and Federer on CC

While Nadal objectively peaked higher than Djokovic on CC and Federer on CC

There is nothing on which Fed peaked higher than Djokovic.
 

InsuranceMan

Hall of Fame
By the numbers Federer wasn’t the GOAT in 2017, I always found the 17 slams > x or y an asinine argument

Thiem was just in a tier above schwartzman on clay, no major clay titles is a huge indictment and it was just a mediocre clay field (even though without Nadal he could have won multiple slams)

Ben Shelton is loud and it can be annoying
 
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KingCarlitos

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I hope it’s not true but It’s very possible that Alcaraz along with many top tour players are doping and maybe even Nadal was doping.
After all most of the time when these guys get busted it’s covered up, Sinner unfortunate to have his bust leaked and his reputation in tatters.
 

AO13

Hall of Fame
- Sampras usually only looked "mentally strong" when the conditions suited him and it was likely that he SHOULD prevail anyway.

- Similar thing with Federer: His greatest comebacks in matches usually came against opponents he should never have fallen behind 0-2 against.

- If Sampras wouldn't be introverted, he could have been a McEnroe type of jerk on the court. Because he actually questioned a lot of calls he was CLEARLY wrong about. Only that his typical reaction wasn't swearing or discussing, but standing like a statue for seconds, staring at the line or the judge and not walking to the other side. I remember how often I thought "Not this again, move over now".

- Federer could REALLY be a bad loser at times.

- Federer kind of "wasted" the 7 years between AO 2010 and AO 2017, and that costed him the GOAT title. And yes, I know that most players could only dream of having those 7 years, but Federer isn't "most players".
Actually good calls.
 

RoddickAce

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Andy Roddick has become a cheerleader of the establishment, and also constantly makes self-deprecating comments about himself and his generation as a coping mechanism for failing to live up to his own and the US media/fans' expectations despite having an excellent career already.
 

toby55555

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Steffi upset a lot of fans by pulling out of the 1999 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles SF - don't enter if you 'cant be serious'!
 
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