Rafa is Epic

[titoelcolombiano]

Just want to add a few more reasons to the growing list of why Rafa is epic:

• 78 career titles (moved into 4th place)
• 8 Rome titles (record)
• 32 Masters 1000 titles (record)
• Return to # 1
• 174 weeks at # 1 (6th place)

Next up slam # 17 and RG # 11

Bu17ieve, Bu11ieve, Bullieve!!!!

edit: 8 Rome titles, not 7

 

[TahoeTennis]

8 rome now right?

 

[titoelcolombiano]

8 rome now right?

My bad - 8 Rome

even more Epic!

 

[AiRFederer]

8 rome and isnt even his best tournament. Sick

 

[titoelcolombiano]

11 MC
11 Barcelona
10 RG
8 Rome
5 Madrid (one hard, four clay)
3 US Open
3 Indian Wells
3 Canada
2 Wimbledon
2 Hamburg (one M1000, one 500)
1 Australian Open
1 Cincy

Epic!

edit: forgot Cincy

 

[Pablo1989]

The GOAT

 

[tennisaddict]

Can you please give the break up of clay vs non clay metrics please!

 

[Sudacafan]

Can you please give the break up of clay vs non clay metrics please!

Relax, take it slow.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Can you please give the break up of clay vs non clay metrics please!

Slams:
10 clay
4 hard
2 grass

M1000:
Clay: 24
Hard: 8

 

[Deleted member 3771]

2 OG
4 DC
16 GS
32 MS

it's all very symmetrical.

 

[Deon Sanders]

2 OG
4 DC
16 GS
32 MS

it's all very symmetrical.

Dont forget 0 WTFs

Also an even number

 

[Deleted member 3771]

Dont forget 0 WTFs

Also an even number

I forgot the 4 Abu Dhabi Mubadala World Tennis Champs exos too.

 

[Fedeonic]

Dont forget 0 WTFs

Also an even number

There are many claims that Zero is not an even number.

 

[tennisaddict]

Relax, take it slow.

Oh, I am very relaxed.

 

[tennisaddict]

Slams:
10 clay
4 hard
2 grass

M1000:
Clay: 24
Hard: 8

Commendable effort in non clay events

 

[Kozzy]

I thought Tignor said it very well in his article about the match today - Rafa may be great on clay, but it's not because he's a clay court specialist - he's a clay court artist. Some fail to see the beauty in his work, and that's OK. Genius is not appreciated by everyone. For those of us who do enjoy it, it is a pleasure to behold. I really care not if Rafa is THE GOAT - he is definitely one of the GOATs. There's not a single statistic anyone can post that disproves that. I happily give Federer the nod for THE GOAT status. Dude has 20 slams and all the rest of it, and probably the most graceful game we've ever seen. But Rafa is also just amazing, and more my style, for whatever reason.

 

[Deon Sanders]

There are many claims that Zero is not an even number.

Wow

Ned is so bad at the ATP's most prestigious event you can't even accurately describe how bad

 

[ak24alive]

There are many claims that Zero is not an even number.

But that's just beyond him like most things are.

By "him" I mean that stupid user not Rafa obviously!

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Commendable effort in non clay events

Epic effort in non-clay events. Remove the clay and you are left with 6 slams and 8 M1000 events - I mean, that is 1 slam short of Johnny Mac's entire career achievements and on par with Becker and Edberg.

 

[Fedeonic]

But that's just beyond him like most things are.

By "him" I mean that stupid user not Rafa obviously!

Well, that's beyond even mere mortals.
But it's not that I like Rafa, by the way. (tsundere mode on)

 

[titoelcolombiano]

2 OG
4 DC
16 GS
32 MS

it's all very symmetrical.

Nice! I guess he'll have to go and ruin that by winning # 17 at RG

 

[Backspin1183]

Epic effort in non-clay events. Remove the clay and you are left with 6 slams and 8 M1000 events - I mean, that is 1 slam short of Johnny Mac's entire career achievements and on par with Becker and Edberg.

That poster is just trying to paint Rafa a pure clay court specialist. He knows each title Rafa has won. More obsessed with Rafa than most Rafa fans.

 

[AlexanderTheGreat08]

Wow

Ned is so bad at the ATP's most prestigious event you can't even accurately describe how bad

Bad? He reached two finals

 

[titoelcolombiano]

That poster is just trying to paint Rafa a pure clay court specialist. He knows each title Rafa has won. More obsessed with Rafa than most Rafa fans.

lol - so right. Only on here does utter domination on one surface and excellent results on the other two = a weakness in the player's resume

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Bad? He reached two finals

People who want to pick holes will pick holes. Nadal has an excellent record on hard and grass and an out-of-this world record on clay and he is only 7 months away from a potential 5th YE#1 - that is undeniable greatness.

 

[welcome2petrkordaland]

Commendable effort in non clay events

edit: you mean commendable effort in major H2H against Novak/Fed across all surfaces. Bam.

 

[Nadalgaenger]

 

[ATPtennisFan]

he is only 7 months away from a potential 5th YE#1

Clay season really makes Nadal fans cocky

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Clay season really makes Nadal fans cocky

I said potential, not definate. He won it last year so it is not unreasonable to think that he is a decent chance of doing it again - it is a two horse race basically and Fed and / or Nadal's health could let them down at anytime like it did for both last season.

 

[ATPtennisFan]

I said potential, not definate. He won it last year so it is not unreasonable to think that he is a decent chance of doing it again - it is a two horse race basically and Fed and / or Nadal's health could let them down at anytime like it did for both last season.

Zverev will be in the mix.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Oh, I am very relaxed.

U sure, boo bear?

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Without a doubt one of the greatest in all of sport. His will to win, athletic ability, mental strength is inspiring no matter what your personal feelings for him maybe. Rafa has helped the game grow, given us numerous iconic moments and without him, Federer and Djokovic probably would not be what they are today IMO.